Europe
Global Elevator Industry Survey Reflects Improved Outlook
Elevator World, Inc., the German elevator association VFA Interlift e.V. and fair organizer AFAG, in association with Credit Suisse, recently released the results of their latest global elevator industry survey...
U.K.-Based UKLE Completes Lift Modernization at Hotel Golf Shop
UK Lift and Escalator (UKLE), headquartered in Gateshead, U.K., recently completed a modernization of the lift serving the golf shop at The Belfry Hotel & Resort in Royal Sutton Coldfield,...
Fourth Global Lifting Awareness Day Set for July 13
The fourth Global Lifting Awareness Day – #GLAD2023 – will take place on July 13. Powered by the U.K.’s Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) and supporting organizations, GLAD is now...
UKLE Delivers Custom Platform Lift to U.K.’s National Sikh Heritage & Holocaust Museum
UK Lift and Escalator Co. Ltd. (UKLE), with head offices in Gateshead, U.K., recently delivered a custom platform lift to the National Sikh Heritage & Holocaust Museum on Princes Street...
Spain’s TK Escalator Norte Achieves Safety Milestone
The TK Escalator Norte SA factory in Asturias, Spain, recently achieved a significant safety milestone: 1,500 days without an accident in the step band and manufacturing cell divisions, TK Escalator...
Plans for London Towers Originally Refused Now Revised
Squire & Partners is facing a backlash from Westminster Council after substantially increasing the height of a three-tower housing scheme in west London, which was previously refused for being too...
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...