Europe
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...
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...
