Europe
Inclined Elevators Part Of Budapest Metro Upgrade
Six stations between Lehel and Nagyvárad Squares that are part of the M3 metro line in Budapest, Hungary, will be served by inclined elevators that — other than at Buda...
Schmersal Receives First UKCA Certificate From TÜV Rheinland
Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, has been issued the first United Kingdom Conformity Assessment (UKCA) certificate by TÜV Rheinland, a testing body officially recognized by the U.K. government's Department...
Ostrava Tower To Be Tallest In The Czech Republic
CHYBIK + KRISTOF has revealed the design of a skyscraper in the Czech Republic city of Ostrava that, upon completion, will be the tallest building in the country, according to ArchDaily. The...
Gatwick Airport Station VT Upgrade Hits Milestone
The upgrade to Gatwick Airport station in West Sussex, England, U.K., hit a milestone in early February as the final three of eight new escalators were lifted into place at...
Busy market generates work for construction and vertical-transportation industries
KONE Providing Lifts, Escalators for London High Rise KONE has won an order to supply 15 custom-made elevators and escalators for the new “Arbor” office building at Western Yards, phase...
Contracts buoy optimism
Maspero Elevatori Handling VT Portion of UN European HQ Andrea Maspero Maspero Elevatori has been awarded a more-than-EUR2.8-million (US$3.4-million) contract for the vertical-transportation (VT) portion of renovation of the historic...
DOPPLER Solutions in Germany
A range of lift types is examined. Germany is one of the largest consumer markets in Europe, in both population and purchasing power, as well as one of the largest...
Please Touch Me. Not!
In this Readers' Platform, your author describes HMI systems for touchless operation, including those from his Germany-headquartered company. by Rudolf Sosnowsky Do you know the theremin? It's an almost forgotten...
EFESME Makes Progress Through VmA Partnership
Collaborations ensure elevator SMEs will find voice and fulfillment. submitted by EFESME EFESME, by its nature in the European Federation to protect and support lift small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),...
VDI Standards Set in Germany
Engineers set the current state of the art The Association of German Engineers (VDI, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) is the third-largest German technical standardization body. It issues up to 250 standards...
