U.K.
New U.K. Lift and Escalator Apprenticeship Standard Approved
The U.K.’s Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) Employer Group has announced that the sector’s flagship apprenticeship has been officially approved by the Secretary of State and the Institute of Apprenticeships and...
Stannah Lifts Announces New Branch Managers
Stannah Lift Services, a leading provider of lift solutions in the U.K. with more than 150 years of experience, has announced three new appointments to its local service branches in...
KONE to Provide 28 Elevators for London Life-Science Campus
KONE announced on February 6 that it booked an order to supply a total of 28 elevators — 27 MonoSpace® 700 DX machine-room-less and one MonoSpace 500 DX high-performance units for...
Otis to Install 18 VT Units at New EIT Oxford Campus
Otis will install 18 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 17 elevators and one platform lift — at the Ellison Institute of Technologies (EIT) Oxford Interdisciplinary Research and Development campus in Oxford,...
VT Industry Players to Be On Hand at MIPIM 2025 in France
Several major vertical-transportation (VT) industry players plan to be on hand for MIPIM (Le marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier, French for "The International Market for Property Professionals") on March 11-14 at...
Stannah Green Diamond Club Partnership to Benefit Ghana Community
Stannah, a family-run global business and leader in stairlifts and commercial lifts and operating in 13 countries, has announced its membership in Sumillion’s Green Diamond Club. This partnership marks a...
LEEA to Host Regional Events Across the U.K. in 2025
The U.K. Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has scheduled a series of in-person Regional Events around the U.K. for 2025. THSP will be collaborating with LEEA across all the Regional...
London-Based VM Elevators Announces Community Partnership
VM Elevators Ltd., a leading provider of lift and escalator services in East London, on January 20 announced via Specification Online it has partnered with Leyton Orient (football club [F.C])...
In Memoriam: Darren Budden
Darren Budden, service director for the southern and northern regions of Dartford, U.K.-headquartered Liftec Express Ltd., has passed away, Liftec Managing Director Maxime YAO announced on LinkedIn. Budden joined Liftec...
Registration Now Open For LIFTEX 2025 in London
Organizers of LIFTEX 2025, the U.K.’s only dedicated exhibition for the lift, escalator and access industry, announce that free registration for the event, planned on June 11-12 at ExCeL in London, is...
