Europe
Riverfront Plan Draws Complaints in U.K.
A controversial development plan for a site in the North East, U.K., area is facing backlash among residents along the Ouseburn River, Chronical Live reports. Plans for an 18-story tower...
Website Launched, Events Announced for GLAD 2022
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) and its members are supporting Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) on July 7 by encouraging organizations and individuals to share any content they are...
Organizers of interlift in Germany Offer Virtual Alternative
Organizers of international vertical-transportation trade show interlift at Messe Augsburg in Augsburg, Germany, on April 26-29 are offering a virtual alternative for those who cannot be there in person. Lift...
Otis Germany to Service More Than 130 Hospital Units
Otis Germany recently signed a service contract with EKK plus, a procurement vendor for municipal hospitals, making it the third contract between the two companies for service of elevator systems,...
Winning Student Teams for Otis’ Made to Move Communities Challenge
Otis Worldwide Corp. announced the winning student teams for its second annual Made to Move CommunitiesTM challenge, in which Otis volunteers mentored students to use their science, technology, engineering and...
Schmersal, View Elevator Partner to Develop Digitalized Lift Systems
Schmersal Böhnke + Partner, based in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, and View Elevator of Austria are working together to develop lift systems with a focus on digitalization, the companies announced on...
51-Story Towers Approved for Manchester
Simpson Haugh has won planning permission for two 51-story residential tower blocks in central Manchester, England, U.K. Building Design reported in March. Members of Manchester City Council’s planning and highways...
Jackson Lift Group Adds Escalators to Maintenance Contract
The Jackson Lift Group Manchester team recently won a maintenance contract for the escalators at the four-story Princes Quay Shopping Centre in Hull, the company announced on LinkedIn in April....
Cibes Lift Group Enters Agreement to Acquire Apex Lifts
Cibes Lift Group has entered an agreement to acquire Apex Lifts to strengthen their customer offering and presence in the U.K. market, Cibes announced in April. Cibes Lift Group will...
Otis Receives Approval Results of Spanish Firm’s Tender
Otis Worldwide Corp. received the results of its voluntary public tender offer to acquire the remaining 49.98% interest in the Spanish firm Zardoya Otis S.A., the company reported on April...
