Europe
East London Council Expected to Greenlight Tower Plans
Councillors in east London are being advised to approve demolition of their current headquarters to make way for two SimpsonHaugh-designed residential towers, Building Design reports. Tower Hamlets Council’s strategic development...
LEEA’s 17th LiftEx Review, 2023 Date Announced
LiftEx, the flagship event of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), was held over two days in October at P&J Live in Aberdeen, Scotland. The event provided a one-stop shop...
U.K.-Based Insurer HSB Taps Business Development Managers
HSB, a provider of specialty insurance and inspection/risk-management services to industries including vertical transportation, has appointed Sharon Evans and Ross Tyler as business development managers, HSB announced on October 11....
LEEA Award Winners Announced
The fourth annual Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Awards winners were announced October 5 at the Awards Ceremony held at P&J Live in Aberdeen, Scotland. LEEA CEO Ross Moloney was...
Car and Driver Fall Down German Elevator Shaft
A woman in Stuttgart, Germany, plunged her car 35 ft down an elevator shaft after mistaking it for a parking spot on October 8, International Business Times reports. The 38-year-old...
28-Story “Green” Tower in Amsterdam to Start Construction
The 28-story, mixed-use Brink Tower in north Amsterdam is set to start construction this month, with city officials giving the Meccanoo-designed plan formal approval, Archinect reports. Named for the Dutch...
Alimak Group Names Nomination Commitee for 2023 AGM
Alimak Group, the construction hoist specialist headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 10 announced the appointment of the Nomination Committee for its 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Tasked with preparing...
Wucherer to Take Helm as Ziehl-Abegg CEO
Dr. Marc Wucherer, who has held numerous management positions both in Germany and abroad, will take the helm as CEO of Künzelsau, Germany-headquartered Ziel-Abegg in December. The supervisory board of...
Anticipation Builds for Interlift 2023 in Augsburg, Germany
Anticipation is building for interlift 2023, planned on October 17-20, 2023 in Augsburg, Germany, and organizers are optimistic that lack of travel restrictions, promotional efforts and a new hall structure...
Close Call for Man in Russian Apartment Elevator
A man in an apartment block in the city of Krasnodar, Russia, recently had a close call with an elevator, The Irish Mirror reports. CCTV footage shows the man entering...
