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U.K.’s Sheridan Lifts Lands 45-Unit Maintenance Contract

Sheridan Lifts Ltd., headquartered in Manchester, U.K., announced a contract in May to maintain 45 passenger elevators for a major care provider in the south of England. Praising the team...

Terry Lifts Named Member Of Made In Britain

Terry Lifts, the specialist lift manufacturer headquartered in Knutsford, Cheshire, U.K., recently announced its accreditation as a member of Made in Britain, an organization which brings together British manufacturers united...

450 Homes In Five Towers Greenlit In North-West London

A TateHindle-designed plan for approximately 450 homes within towers ranging from 13 to 21 stories by Wembley Station in North-West London has been approved by housing authorities, who found potential...

Schmersal Receives First UKCA Certificate From TÃœV Rheinland

Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, has been issued the first United Kingdom Conformity Assessment (UKCA) certificate by TÃœV Rheinland, a testing body officially recognized by the U.K. government's Department...

Gatwick Airport Station VT Upgrade Hits Milestone

The upgrade to Gatwick Airport station in West Sussex, England, U.K., hit a milestone in early February as the final three of eight new escalators were lifted into place at...

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...

England-wide tall plans and business deals

SOM-Designed Tower for London Tall-Building Hotspot Investor London & Oriental wants to build a 56-story office tower designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) in London’s bustling eastern skyscraper cluster,...

Tall buildings on tap; airport contract let.

Country’s Second Tallest Planned in London Plans for a 236-m-tall, 68-story mixed-use skyscraper in London’s Croydon borough have been approved by local authorities, Culture Trip reported. The design, by CZWG...

MULTI for Metros Mused

Leaders from Transport for London, London First, Arup, WSP, thyssenkrupp and Weston Williamson gathered in London in June to discuss MULTI (ELEVATOR WORLD, February 2015 and January 2016) as a...

HITACHI ELEVATOR TO FOCUS ON SMART BUILDING IN CHINA

Hitachi Elevator to Focus on Smart Building in China

(l-r) Todd Christensen and Craig Clabaugh

Metro Elevator Opens in Office in Iowa

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Passion for Acting Leads to VT Career

The extension will include three new stations; image courtesy of Otis.

Otis Taiwan to Supply 65 VT Units for MRT Extension

Different views of the proposed tower; images courtesy of RSHP

54-Story City of London Tower Approved