U.K.
450 Homes In Five Towers Greenlit In North-West London
A TateHindle-designed plan for approximately 450 homes within towers ranging from 13 to 21 stories by Wembley Station in North-West London has been approved by housing authorities, who found potential...
TfL Concerned About HS2 Euston Station Design In London
Transport for London (TfL) has raised “several concerns” about HS2 Ltd.’s latest designs for London’s Euston Station, one of the stations serving the new HS2 high-speed railway that will form...
Schmersal Receives First UKCA Certificate From TÜV Rheinland
Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, has been issued the first United Kingdom Conformity Assessment (UKCA) certificate by TÜV Rheinland, a testing body officially recognized by the U.K. government's Department...
Gatwick Airport Station VT Upgrade Hits Milestone
The upgrade to Gatwick Airport station in West Sussex, England, U.K., hit a milestone in early February as the final three of eight new escalators were lifted into place at...
Busy market generates work for construction and vertical-transportation industries
KONE Providing Lifts, Escalators for London High Rise KONE has won an order to supply 15 custom-made elevators and escalators for the new “Arbor” office building at Western Yards, phase...
Battersea Station’s Glass Elevator to Open Next Year
A glass elevator that will run up the inside of one of Battersea Power Station’s chimneys in London before popping up out of the top for a view will open...
Swearings-in at association join rail and tall building plans made for London.
LEIA Announces New Leadership Alastair Stannah Paul Turner The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) recently announced Alastair Stannah, managing director of Stannah Lifts, and Paul Turner, technical director of...
Industry shopping and contract join Manchester and Birmingham development news
Schmersal Introduces “Webshop” Schmersal’s new “webshop” for customers in the U.K. and Ireland; image courtesy of Schmersal The Schmersal Group has unveiled a new “webshop” for customers in the U.K....
Drive supplier bought; towers planned for Broadgate and Leeds.
CP Automation Acquires Magnetek Elevator U.K. CP Automation, headquartered in Scunthorpe, has acquired Magnetek Elevator UK from Columbus McKinnon Corp., CP announced in September. CP specializes in supply, repair and...
Paris and Manchester are among busy cities for the industry.
70-Plus KONE Elevators for Grand Paris Express Metro KONE has been selected by Société du Grand Paris (SGP) to provide more than 70 elevators to Line 15 of the Grand...