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Apex Lifts Named A Finalist in Construction Awards for Innovation
U.K.-based Apex Lifts announced it has been named a finalist in the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2023 in the Innovation category for LiftWatch — an interactive client portal allowing users...
Planning Permission Granted for 15-Story Hotel in the U.K.
London’s Latitude Architects has secured detailed planning permission for a 15-story hotel on a street in the Elephant & Castle district of Southwark, U.K., Building Design reports. The 89-room proposal...
Paul Turner Appointed LEIA President for 2023
Paul Turner, technical director at Schindler, has been appointed as the Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) president for 2023. Turner has been in the industry for more than 20...
U.K.’s LEIA Announces Move, Address Change
The U.K’s Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) announced it is moving its offices and has a new address. From April 1, the association’s new office and registered address is...
London Construction Awards Now Taking Submissions
Entries for the London Construction Awards 2023 are now open. The awards are free to enter, and there are 23 categories for suppliers, contractors, architects, civil engineers, developers, housebuilders, local...
New Report on Engineering in Higher Education in U.K.
Nonprofit, London-based organization EngineeringUK on March 16 released a new research report, Engineering in Higher Education, that explores the number, characteristics and outcomes of engineering and technology students in higher...
10-Story London Development Given Approval
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has received approval for a 10-story, 32,965-m2 office scheme next to the former Financial Times building on London’s South Bank, Architects’ Journal reports. The practice has...
32-Story London Tower Recommended Despite Opposition
Woods Bagot-designed proposals for a 32-story office tower in the City of London are being recommended for approval despite opposition from government heritage adviser Historic England and an acknowledged conflict...
Apex Lifts Signs Mayor’s Fund for London
U.K.-based Apex Lifts announced it partnered with the Mayor’s Fund for London in early 2023. The campaign encourages employers from a multitude of sectors to actively level the playing field...
New Plans for London Office Tower Revealed
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has unveiled its redesign of a major London office scheme originally designed by Make, Building Design reports. Plans for the 20-story Edge Shoreditch building, drawn...
