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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...

Apex Lifts Receives International Sustainability Certification

U.K.-based Apex Lifts announced it has achieved the Planet Mark Business Certification, furthering its commitment to reduce its impact on society. The Planet Mark Business Certification is an internationally recognized...

Experienced Technical Engineering Manager Joins UKLE

Phil Bond, who has more than 30 years' experience in the industry as a test lift and escalator engineer and consultant, has joined UK Lift & Escalator Co. (UKLE), headquartered...

21-Story U.K. Migration Museum Building Gets Green Light

3XN, a Copenhagen-based studio centered around cultural architecture, has received the green light from the planning committee for its design of the new Migration Museum, Arch Daily reports. The 21-story...

U.K.-Based UKLE Completes Lift Modernization at Hotel Golf Shop

UK Lift and Escalator (UKLE), headquartered in Gateshead, U.K., recently completed a modernization of the lift serving the golf shop at The Belfry Hotel & Resort in Royal Sutton Coldfield,...

Fourth Global Lifting Awareness Day Set for July 13

The fourth Global Lifting Awareness Day – #GLAD2023 – will take place on July 13. Powered by the U.K.’s Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) and supporting organizations, GLAD is now...

UKLE Delivers Custom Platform Lift to U.K.’s National Sikh Heritage & Holocaust Museum

UK Lift and Escalator Co. Ltd. (UKLE), with head offices in Gateshead, U.K., recently delivered a custom platform lift to the National Sikh Heritage & Holocaust Museum on Princes Street...

Plans for London Towers Originally Refused Now Revised

Squire & Partners is facing a backlash from Westminster Council after substantially increasing the height of a three-tower housing scheme in west London, which was previously refused for being too...

IEES Issues Call for Paper Abstracts for Scotland Event

International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES) organizers are issuing a call for paper abstracts for the event, planned on December 5-6 at The Balmoral in Edinburgh, Scotland. Those interested in...

Plans Submitted for Tower to Join Leeds Tower Cluster

U.K.-based Glenn Howells Architects has submitted plans to add a 45-story hexagonal tower to an emerging cluster of tall buildings in central Leeds, U.K., Building Design reports. The Wellington Square...

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE STARTED RUBBISH FIRE IN L.A. BUILDING

Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building

Main entrance of the David of Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro; image from Wikimedia Commons

Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators

IBB INVESTIGATES MALFUNCTIONS OF VT IN ISTANBUL

IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in Ä°zmir