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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...
Pierce Joins U.K.’s LES as Head of Sales
Lisa Pierce has transitioned from strategic account manager at Otis to head of sales at Lift & Engineering Services Ltd. (LES), with locations in West Midlands, East Midlands and London,...
U.K.’s Global1Partners Taps Two Joint GMs
On February 1, U.K.-headquartered Global1Partners Ltd announced the appointment of Susan Terry and Andrew Creswell as joint general managers (GMs). Since joining the company 26 years ago, Terry progressed through...
Plans Revealed for What Would Be Manchester’s Tallest Tower
U.K.-based architecture firm SimpsonHaugh has drawn up plans for a 71-story tower, which is set to become the city’s tallest structure if approved — reaching 213 m above ground —...
New Designs for Liverpool Street Station Redevelopment Unveiled
Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled the latest designs for its redevelopment of Liverpool Street station in the U.K., giving the public a detailed look at the architecture of the...
