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24-Story Tower Approved in London

Fletcher Priest has been given the green light for a 24-story tower that will be partially cantilevered over a listed Victorian bath house in London, U.K., Building Design reports. The...

Plans Approved for 40-Story Tower in Sheffield, U.K.

Hodder & Partners has been given the green light for plans to demolish a former Primark building in Sheffield, U.K., city center and replace it with a 40-story residential tower,...

UK Lift and Escalator Hires Technical Sales Engineer

Paul Baird has joined UK Lift and Escalator’s Modernization and New Installation team as technical sales engineer. Baird is a sales professional with almost 40 years in the lift and...

LEIA Appoints Three to Management Board

The U.K.’s Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has announced three new appointments to its management board: Karis Walker, head of Commercial at TK Elevator; Andrew Renwick, managing director (MD)...

Pickerings Lifts Opens 15th Regional Office

Stockton-on-Tees, U.K.-based Pickerings Lifts recently celebrated the opening of its 15th regional office in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire. This office will be headed up by previous North London Regional Manager Julie...

Plans for Glasgow Hotel Submitted

Glasgow, Scotland-based Stallan-Brand has put forward a proposal for a 142-bed hotel near Glasgow’s River Clyde, Architects’ Journal reports. The proposals feature a 13-story building alongside co-working space, two restaurants,...

Flight Delayed After Crew Stuck in Airport Elevator

A Qatar Airways flight was delayed January 2 after the pilot and crew members got stuck inside an airport elevator for more than 3 h, Business Insider reports. The crew...

U.K. Architect Wins Award for Space Elevator Design

London-based architect Jordan William Hughes has won the Jacques Roguerie International Competition’s “Architecture and Innovation for Space” Grand Prix Award for his conceptual design of a space elevator linking the...

Otis Market Group Lead U.K. & Nordics and MD U.K. Bierer Transitions to VP, Global Business Development

After four years with Otis in the U.K., the last two overseeing the U.K. and Nordics markets, Andy Bierer has taken on a new role within Otis Elevator Co.: vice...

PEW Electrical Partners With XPO Screens for Lift Media Screens

Essex, U.K.-based PEW Electrical Distributors and Netherlands-based XPO Screens have partnered to introduce innovative lift media screen solutions to the U.K. lift market. XPO Screens delivers high quality, interactive lift...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers