Europe

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...

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...

CAUTION URGED AFTER FATAL ESCALATOR FALL IN CANADA

Caution Urged After Fatal Escalator Fall in Canada

One of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two ADA Units for Brooklyn Station

AZERBAIJANI-CHINESE VT FACTORY TO LAUNCH IN AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijani-Chinese VT Factory in Azerbaijan

Elevators were installed in wooden shafts using a certified, high-efficiency assembly method; image courtesy of Schindler.

Schindler Provides 32 Elevators for New Berlin Schools

Biodiverse plan for 1 Silk Street; image courtesy of SOM

1980s London Buildings to Make Way for New Tower Plan