Sweden
Åman Appointed MD of Wittur Nordics
Elevator component manufacturer The Wittur Group announced that Peter Åman has been appointed managing director (MD) of Wittur Nordics, effective February 1. Wittur Nordics provides sales and after-sales service to...
Nordic Lift Expo To Return to Scanda Infra City in November 2024
The Nordic Lift Expo plans to return to Scanda Infra City just outside of Stockholm, Sweden, on November 12, 2024, following the first post-pandemic event held on January 31, 2023....
Alimak Investigates Sweden Accident, Reports Errors
After five people died in the fall of a construction site elevator in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 11, Alimak Group sent three senior experts to the accident site for observation,...
Sweden Elevator Fall Results in Deaths
Five people died in the fall of a construction site elevator in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 11, Reuters is among outlets to report. The construction elevator fell 20 m with...
Alimak Group Considers Consolidating Assembly Activity
Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered Alimak Group is considering consolidating assembly activity in Mammendorf, Germany, to its manufacturing facility in Madrid, Spain, as part of an effort to deliver significantly improved margins in...
Warsaw Office Complex Project Receives Second-Phase Investment
Sweden-based development company Skanska has invested EUR100 million (US$109 million) in the second phase of Studio, an office complex in Warsaw, Poland. Located in the Wola district, the 27-story building...
PLC Partners With SafeLine for Safer Line of Emergency Communications
The U.K.’s Platform Lift Company (PLC) has partnered with SafeLine, a Swedish company that manufactures open protocol safety accessories for lifts, to ensure that all emergency auto-dialers currently installed within...
Sweden’s Cibes Lift Group Acquires Connecticut-Based ESC
Cibes Lift Group, a leading manufacturer of screw-driven, modular platform lifts headquartered in Gävle, Sweden, has acquired Elevator Service Co., Inc. (ESC), based in Torrington, Connecticut, and serving the Connecticut,...
CTBUH Best Tall Building Europe is Sweden’s Sara Kulturhus
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) named Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå, Sweden, the Best Tall Building, Europe, as part of CTBUH's 2023 Award of Excellence program at...
KONE Wins Order To Provide 38 Elevators to Growing Stockholm Metro
KONE announced on October 5 it has won an order to equip seven new Stockholm Metro Stations with 38 elevators. Including the Sofia Station, which will be the deepest in...
