Europe
German Station Elevator Renovation To Soon End, More Expected
After months of renovation, Deutsche Bahn, the national railway company of Germany, says that its station elevator in Erfurt on platforms 9 and 10 will be operational again by the...
Two-Tower Scheme Approved in West London
Volumetric modular housebuilder Tide Construction, working with contractor Vision, has been given full planning permission by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to build a 32-story, 462 home co-living scheme in...
Registration Open for Inaugural CTBUH Europe Conference
Registration is open for the inaugural Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Europe Conference, “Full Circle: The Life and Second Life of European Tall Buildings,” on June 22-23...
Latest CiA News and Activities
The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association recently shared news about its latest activities and more. CiA Managing Director Holger Zeltwanger provided an overview of CiA technical groups working to...
Liftinstituut Welcomes Back Molema as Function Safety Certification Expert
Netherlands-headquartered Liftinstituut, one of Europe's leading certification organizations for lifts, escalator systems, sub-systems and components, welcomed Tijmen Molema back as a functional safety certification expert after a nearly five-year absence....
Key Transitions at CEDES
CEDES, a global leader in elevator safety light curtains and optoelectronic sensors headquartered in Landquart, Switzerland, announced several key transitions on May 1. Andreas Hunziker, managing director of CEDES Europe,...
Birmingham, U.K. Tower Approved, Will Become City’s Tallest
Associated Architects has secured permission for a mixed-use development on behalf of Birmingham, U.K.-based developer Woodbourne Group that would be Birmingham’s tallest building at 53 stories, Building Design reports. The...
Escalator Replacement Planned for North London Tube Station
Kentish Town Tube station in north London will close this summer for “vital” escalator replacements, Time Out is among outlets to report. Beginning June 26, the station’s 26-year-old escalators will...
Mitsubishi Electric Swedish Subsidiary Motum To Acquire Norway’s UNIHEIS
Motum AB, a Sweden-based subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corp., has formally agreed to acquire Norway-based UNIHEIS AS, which has been selling and installing new elevators and providing maintenance as a...
TKE Second Sustainability Reports Shows Progress Towards ESG Targets
Düsseldorf, Germany-headquartered TK Elevator (TKE)'s second sustainability report, published on April 27, shows what the company describes as "significant progress towards the company's ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) targets." Titled...
