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AKE Welcomes Hughes as U.K. Country Manager

AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen GmbH, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, recently announced it has named Gareth Hughes as U.K. country manager. Hughes joins AKE from Orton Lifts & Escalators, where he...

In Memoriam: Yee Meng Foo

Yee Meng Foo, a longtime employee of KONE U.K., passed away on August 26 after a short illness. He was 71. Joining KONE U.K. in 1988, Foo was a design...

Apex Lifts To Again Participate in U.K. Housing Sector Event

Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers is a sponsor, as well as an exhibitor, at the South East Consortium’s (SEC) 2023 annual event on November 1 at the London Stadium in...

11- and 24-Story Towers Approved for South London

Two major office schemes — 24- and 11-story blocks — designed by architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and HWKN at a Canada Water site in South London have been given...

35-Story Tower Approved for Islington, U.K.

The Islington, U.K. council approved Kohn Pedersen Fox’s plans to transform the Inmarsat building on Old Street roundabout into a 35-story office tower, Building Design reports. The Shoreditch scheme proposes...

U.K. FC To Increase Height of Tower Next to Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (FC) has submitted plans to increase the height of a consented but unbuilt hotel tower next to its north London, U.K. stadium, Building reports. The changes...

Otis Team Taking Part in World’s First London Landmarks Skyscraper Challenge

Otis Women’s Network, one of the company’s employee resource groups, is partnering with Tommy’s, a major U.K. charity focused on research into pregnancy loss and premature birth, on the world’s...

Two-Tower Mixed-Use Development Planned in South London

The council in Croydon, South London, recently received plans from developer Greystar to build 47- and 35-story towers that include nearly 800 flats, office space, retail and greenspace designed by...

In Memoriam: Neil Proud

The London, U.K.-based Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) in July announced the passing of Neil Proud, owner of Prolift Management Ltd. and lead end-point assessor at LEIA Assessment. "Neil...

Third-Tallest Tower in London Greenlit by Authorities

The Gherkin and Walkie Talkie buildings in London's Square Mile look to soon get a neighbor with City of London Corp. officials approving plans for a 284-m-tall, 63-story skyscraper at...

SDSU PARKING ELEVATORS OPERATING WITH EXPIRED PERMITS

SDSU Parking Elevators Operating With Expired Permits

Grone

NEII Congratulates Grone on Retirement

SCHINDLER REFLECTS ON 2025 CHALLENGES, REWARDS

Schindler Reflects on 2025 Challenges, Rewards

Techno International Airport; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Provides 118 Units for New Cambodia Airport

Kennedy

In Memoriam: John Lee Kennedy