Europe
Battersea Station’s Glass Elevator to Open Next Year
A glass elevator that will run up the inside of one of Battersea Power Station’s chimneys in London before popping up out of the top for a view will open...
Swearings-in at association join rail and tall building plans made for London.
LEIA Announces New Leadership Alastair Stannah Paul Turner The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) recently announced Alastair Stannah, managing director of Stannah Lifts, and Paul Turner, technical director of...
Mainland high-rise news includes contracts let
Tall residential buildings planned, and timber being used in high rises. High-Rise Residences Multiply in Moscow Low interest rates, government-backed cheap mortgages and lockdown exemptions for construction companies are fueling...
Industry shopping and contract join Manchester and Birmingham development news
Schmersal Introduces “Webshop” Schmersal’s new “webshop” for customers in the U.K. and Ireland; image courtesy of Schmersal The Schmersal Group has unveiled a new “webshop” for customers in the U.K....
Acquisition, transitions, events and more in the recovering continent
Prysmian Group Completes Acquisition of EHC Global Prysmian Group, headquartered in Milan, Italy, announced the acquisition of EHC Global, a “complementary add-on to Prysmian’s Draka Elevator business,” in January. Headquartered...
New Elevator Eases Access to Athens Acropolis
A new, wheelchair-accessible elevator was put into service at the Athens Acropolis on December 3, 2020, according to the Greek Reporter. With its glass cab, the elevator will allow riders...
Journal Reports on Coronavirus/Elevators Study
The professional journal Indoor Air published a report in September detailing an investigation into how long aerosol droplets of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 persist in hospital elevators and offered...
Otis in La Défense, Paris
Double-Deck Elevators for Alto Tower Otis’ first SkyRise® double-deck elevators in France are part of a vertical-transportation (VT) system serving the new 150-m-tall Alto Tower, a 38-story office tower developed...
Appointments, contracts and project news from Italy to Ireland
Schindler Names Simeon-Aissaoui to Group Executive Committee Schindler Holding AG has appointed Sabine Simeon-Aissaoui, head of supply chain Europe, to its group executive committee responsible for its escalators supply chain,...
Henning ELVI 2 Wins Liftinstituut Certification for CAT5 Testing
Schwelm, Germany-based Henning’s ELVI 2 Elevator Inspection System has received ASME A17.7-2007/CSA B44.7-07 performance certification from Notified Body Liftinstituut as an alternative system for Category 5 (CAT5) testing, according to...
