U.K.
Access BDD Holds 2023 Global Conference
Access BDD, one of the U.K.’s leading suppliers of stairlifts, platform lifts and home lifts, recently held its annual sales, technical and marketing conference. The event took place at Low...
LEEA Reveals Shortlist of Lifting Excellence Award Nominees
On October 19, U.K.-based Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) revealed the shortlist for the Lifting Excellence Awards. Finalists and winners will be recognized during the fifth annual LEEA Awards at...
Anlev Completes Acquisition of Two U.K. Lift Companies
Anlev Elevator Group, the lift, escalator and moving walk brand of Hong Kong-headquartered Analogue Holdings Ltd., announced on October 18 it completed two acquisitions of U.K. companies, furthering its global...
Five-Point Plan To Grow U.K. Apprenticeships Launched
Former U.K. Labour and Conservative Ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, with support from charity EngineeringUK, have launched a five-point plan for growing and sustaining engineering and technology apprenticeships for...
UKCW Birmingham Sees Record Attendance
The U.K.’s largest event for the built environment, UK Construction Week (UKCW) Birmingham, made a welcome return to the NEC, with attendance up 8% year on year, attracting 24,377 visitors...
Jackson Lift Group on Path To Net Zero By 2030
Approved Lift Consultants, an independent lift, escalator, travelator and elevator audit firm, recently shared on LinkedIn about the sustainability strides of Jackson Lift Group's Path to Net ZERO by 2030....
Liverpool SPD Aims To Preserve City’s Historic Character
Liverpool City Council in the U.K. is set to approve a supplementary planning document (SPD) intended to help ensure new tall structures make a positive contribution to the city skyline...
U.K. Lift Industry Experts Form New Specialist Business
Formed in the early part of 2023, Construct Lifts Ltd. is a specialist business providing a U.K.-wide major unit, parts and ancillaries service for the supply of GMV, Peelle Door...
U.K. Man in Coma After Escalator Incident
A Doncaster, U.K., man is in a coma after suffering injuries when he fell down a “broken” escalator at the city’s transport interchange, the Doncaster Free Press reports. The man’s...