Europe
Mitsubishi Electric Acquiring Swedish Elevator Firm Motum
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is wholly acquiring Sweden-based Motum AB, which operates an elevator and automatic door business, mainly in Sweden, the Tokyo-based company announces. Noting that it formally agreed on...
New Tower Ready for Workers in Warsaw
Officials have obtained an occupancy to open Forest Tower, a 120-m-tall office building in Warsaw, Poland, Eurobuild reports. Built under developer HB Reaves of Slovak, the high-rise building is part...
38-Story Tower Blocks Proposed for Walthamstow
Tower blocks up to 38 stories high could soon appear in Walthamstow, U.K., as part of the regeneration of Blackhorse Lane, according to the BBC Local Democracy Service in a...
U.K.-Based Carbon Fiber Lift Manufacturer Lands First Yacht Order
Bespoke carbon fiber lift manufacturer U.K.-based Opulent Designs received its first maritime order to supply custom fiber interiors for a lift on a yacht in Florida, SuperyachtNews reports. Opulent Designs...
Soon to be Completed Paris Tower Gets Colorful Exterior
The 48-story, 220-m HEKLA Tower will be the tallest building in Paris’s La Défense business district, as well as the second tallest building in all of France when completed this...
LEEA Awards Nomination Portal Now Open
As a way to reward members who have done the most to raise standards, the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) gives out the LEEA Awards annually in 11 distinct categories....
Sheridan Lifts Wins Three-Year Maintenance Contract
The U.K.’s Sheridan Lifts recently announced on LinkedIn that, following a public tendering exercise, the company has been awarded the lift contract for Blackburn & Darwen Council. This is a...
CabSafe Passenger-Detection System Certified by Liftinstituut
In light of updated North American elevator code incorporating a requirement that approaching passengers be detected, Swiss sensor company CEDES developed its CabSafeTM system, which was recently certified by third-party...
Liftinstituut Adds Five to Expert Certification Team
Amsterdam, Netherlands-headquartered Liftinstituut has added five experts to its certification team, the product certification organization recently announced. They are: Wouter Bijlsma, Tolga Göktaş, Mohamed Issa, Elena Mauro and Tejaswini Gangegowda...
LEEA Annual Golf Event Announced for June
Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) recently announced its annual golf day will be at the Hilton Puckrup Hall on June 30. Set within 140 acres of Gloucestershire countryside, the course...
