U.K.

SIMS4Lifts Gears Up For QR and eSIM Technology

The U.K.’s SIMS4Lifts has unveiled plans to adopt emerging QR and eSim technology. Established by experienced telecom experts Chaim Grunfeld and Chaim Berkowicz to help lift operators make the all-important...

Shorts Again Offers Roadshow for Lift Professionals

Shorts recently took to the road for the second year of the Langer & Laumann Roadshow Tour. This event provides lift professionals with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of...

Lift 109 at Battersea Power Station to Host Sound Therapy Events

This fall, Lift 109 at Battersea Power Station in London will host the Elevated Sound Bath at the top of the iconic building’s northwest chimney on October 17 and 24...

Naylor Joins Manchester, U.K.-Based Sheridan Lifts

Sheridan Lifts Ltd., headquartered in Manchester with offices in the Midlands and South, recently welcomed Matt Naylor to its growing New Lifts department. With a primary focus on new installation...

Singapore’s “Hotel in Nature” Named CTBUH Best Tall Building

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that Singapore's Pan Pacific Orchard "hotel in nature," served by Schindler elevators, was named the 2024 Best Tall Building Worldwide...

Fujitec UK Names Burchett Major Projects Director

Fujitec UK announced that Paul Burchett has been named its major projects sales director. "Paul is very well known throughout the industry and is incredibly diligent in everything he does,"...

U.K. Lift Specialist Completes Five Acquisitions With Backing

Dudley, U.K.-based lift maintenance and repair specialist Deltron Group has completed five acquisitions since LDC made a minority investment in July, TheBusinessDesk.com is among outlets to report. The company has acquired Metro Lifts (London),...

LEIA Looks at Industry Implications of Grenfell Phase 2 Report

The Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report published in early September was the culmination of more than seven years of work by the inquiry and followed publication of the Phase 1...

New Project Team Appointed for 24-Story Camden Tower

Cartwright Pickard has replaced Grid Architects on long-delayed plans to build a 24-story block of flats in Camden in London, U.K., Building reports. The 100 Avenue Road site was purchased by residential...

U.K. Project To Provide Much-Needed PBSA

Torsion Group, a Leeds, U.K.-based residential developer, contractor and operator, and Zenzic Capital, a real estate credit and special situations manager, recently hit a milestone in their Purpose-Built Student Accommodation...

WORKER DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT INCIDENT IN NEWARK

Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark

The One under construction in 2024; photo by Sikander Iqbal for Wikipedia

Ontario Superior Court Approves Tridel’s Takeover of The One

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Texas Bill Requiring Landlords to Maintain Elevators Progresses

DELTRON ACQUIRES THREE COMPANIES

Deltron Acquires Three Companies

SAVARIA ACQUIRES WESTERN ELEVATOR

Savaria Acquires Western Elevator