U.K.

London, Manchester are targets for residential space.

Alimak Providing Equipment for Landmark London Project Alimak Group is providing a range of vertical-access solutions to Chalegrove Properties Ltd. for construction of the 75-story, 239-m-tall The Landmark Pinnacle in...

Contract and tower news from London, Manchester and Liverpool

London Crossrail Escalator Installation Past Halfway Point More than half the escalators at stations on London’s new Crossrail railway line, which will become Elizabeth Line in December 2018, have been...

An optimistic market calls for 455 new tall buildings and height advancements.

Design of Leadenhall Neighbor Gets Taller Architect WilkinsonEyre has tweaked the design of Prussian Blue (ELEVATOR WORLD, July 2015), an office tower proposed adjacent to the Leadenhall Building in London,...

Subway upgrades and tower updates

Renold to Provide Escalator Drives to Busy Tube Station Renold Plc, headquartered in Manchester, U.K., has been awarded a contract to supply seven bespoke escalator drive packages to the London...

The London Tube, towers and a controversial plan

Avire Light Curtains for Tube’s First Inclined Lift The first inclined lift in the London Tube has been outfitted with Memco Panachrome light curtains from Avire. The company also supplied...

Big projects, contracts particularly in London

Otis to Provide 67 Units for Bishopsgate Skyscraper Otis has been hired to provide 67 units for Twentytwo, a 59-story, 255-m-tall office building developed by Lipton Rogers and designed by PLP...

Manchester, London are sites of future tall buildings.

Tallest Buildings in U.K. Outside London Rising Owen Street, consisting of four buildings ranging from 37 to 64 stories, is being developed by Renaker Build in Manchester, skyscrapernews.com reported. Upon...

A variety of installations and construction is underway and planned.

Avire in Leeds Building Avire has installed its E-Motive iS2 LCD multimedia display at the City Exchange office building in Leeds, U.K.’s Trinity Leeds. After City Exchange’s lift service provider...

MULTI for Metros Mused

Leaders from Transport for London, London First, Arup, WSP, thyssenkrupp and Weston Williamson gathered in London in June to discuss MULTI (ELEVATOR WORLD, February 2015 and January 2016) as a...

ELEVATOR ESCALATOR INSTALLER REPAIRER TOPS JOB LIST

Elevator/Escalator Installer/Repairer Tops Job List

KONE Elevator India & South Asia Managing Director Amit Gossain, right, cuts the ribbon with fellow leaders; image courtesy of KONE.

KONE Lab at Chitkara University Inaugurated

Hyundai Elevator’s Smart Campus in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Aspires Toward “Vision 2030” Goals

LIFTECH ELEVATOR PARTNERS WITH AXXIOM ELEVATOR

Liftech Elevator Partners With Axxiom Elevator

The machine is transported to the site; image courtesy of Champion Elevator.

Challenging Hudson Valley Modernization a “Testament to Teamwork”