U.K.

Three-Tower London Scheme Approved at Appeal

Tottenham Hotspur FC (Football Club) and F3 Architects have had their proposals for an 867-home development on land near the FC’s north London stadium approved at appeal after Haringey Council...

Caltech Lifts Begins Work on High-Rise Project

A new £1.37 million (US$1.65 million) high-rise lift replacement project for Dundee City Council will help Caltech Lifts towards its goal of achieving £4 million (US$4.8 million) annual revenue by...

Stannah Raises Funds for Children’s Hospital

A team from the Stannah Lifts South West England and South Wales Service Branch rappelled down eight floors of Bristol Children’s Hospital in Bristol, U.K., dressed as superheroes to raise...

UKCA Transition Period Extended to End of 2024

The transition period for lifts and components to have the U.K. Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking instead of the CE marking in Great Britain (excluding Ireland) has been extended until December...

Stannah Lifts Celebrates 50,000th Lift Milestone

Stannah Lifts, the U.K.'s largest independent commercial lift manufacturer, recently announced the milestone achievement of its 50,000th lift sold since the company first began manufacturing a standard package passenger lift...

2022 Building Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2022 Building Awards were named on November 1 and included some of the biggest names in the U.K. construction industry: Core Five, ISG, Sir Robert McAlpine...

London Hotel Towers Set for Approval

Hopkins Architects’ plans for a pair of hotel towers on the Albert Embankment in London, U.K., are set to be given the go ahead by Lambeth council next week,  Building...

Europe’s Tallest Modular Buildings Tops Out in South London

A team that includes developer Outpost Management, general contractor Tide Construction and its partner modular company Vision Modular Systems celebrated the topping out of Enclave: Croydon on November 2 in...

Ticket Sales Begin for LIFT 109

Tickets for Battersea Power Station's chimney elevator experience, LIFT 109, are now for sale to the general public (beginning today), the Londonist reports. LIFT 109 gets its name from the...

Plans Submitted for 48-Story Tower in Birmingham, U.K.

Hub Group and pan-European real estate investment manager MARK have submitted plans to develop a residential-led tower at 2 Snowhill Plaza in Birmingham, U.K., featuring hundreds of homes and a...

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