Europe
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...
A Quarter of French Elevators Need Quick Renovations
According to the Lift Federation in France, 25% of the country’s elevators are more than 40 years old and, according to a survey, 77% of the nation’s people want help...
Alimak Group Releases 2021 Annual, Sustainability Report
Alimak Group AB, the Stockholm, Sweden-based provider of rack-and-pinion vertical-transportation systems, construction hoists and more, released its Annual and Sustainability Report 2021 on March 18. President and CEO Ole Kristian...
LECS UK Hires Ford as Project Engineer
LECS UK, a lift and escalator consultancy with offices in London and Manchester, recently hired Michael Ford as project engineer. Prior to this appointment, Ford spent eight years at Allianz...
