Europe
IEES Issues Call for Paper Abstracts for Scotland Event
International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES) organizers are issuing a call for paper abstracts for the event, planned on December 5-6 at The Balmoral in Edinburgh, Scotland. Those interested in...
Alimak Group Reports “Accelerating Profitable Growth”
Buoyed by acquisitions and construction- and industrial-related work, Sweden's Alimak Group reported "accelerating profitable growth" in its 4th Quarter 2022 and year-end report. Order intake increased by 53% to SEK1.39...
Early Registration Ends Soon for Elevcon 2023 in Prague
Organizers of Elevcon 2023, the 23rd International Congress of the International Association of Elevator Engineers, planned on June 20-22 at the Grandior Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic, invite those interested...
AKE, Del Bo Provide 12 Escalators for Naples Underground Metro
AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, and the Naples office of Italy's Ascensori Del Bo are partnering to provide 12 escalators to the Naples underground metro system. Scheduled...
Plans Submitted for Tower to Join Leeds Tower Cluster
U.K.-based Glenn Howells Architects has submitted plans to add a 45-story hexagonal tower to an emerging cluster of tall buildings in central Leeds, U.K., Building Design reports. The Wellington Square...
Pierce Joins U.K.’s LES as Head of Sales
Lisa Pierce has transitioned from strategic account manager at Otis to head of sales at Lift & Engineering Services Ltd. (LES), with locations in West Midlands, East Midlands and London,...
MIBA: Four Events in One at Fiera Milano in Italy
The Milan International Building Alliance (MIBA) consists of four events to be held simultaneously at Fiera Milano in Milan, Italy, on November 15-18: Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE), ME-MADE Expo, SMART...
U.K.’s Global1Partners Taps Two Joint GMs
On February 1, U.K.-headquartered Global1Partners Ltd announced the appointment of Susan Terry and Andrew Creswell as joint general managers (GMs). Since joining the company 26 years ago, Terry progressed through...
Nordic Lift Expo Draws More Than 500 to Stockholm Venue
More than 500 vertical-transportation (VT) industry members and clients gathered on January 31 at Scandic Infra City in Stockholm, Sweden, for the biannual Nordic Lift Expo. Organized by Oxbridge Live...
In Memoriam: Fritz Mayr
Fritz Mayr, after more than half a century as CEO of Mauerstetten, Germany-headquartered mayr®, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on January 18. An engineer who earned his degree...
