Scotland
CalTech Lifts Brothers Buy New HQ To Pave Way for Next Phase of Growth
Andrew and Fraser Renwick, the brothers who run Dundee, Scotland-headquartered Caltech Lifts, have embarked on the next phase of their plan to grow to GBP6 million (US$7.5 million) turnover and...
Plans for Glasgow Hotel Submitted
Glasgow, Scotland-based Stallan-Brand has put forward a proposal for a 142-bed hotel near Glasgow’s River Clyde, Architects’ Journal reports. The proposals feature a 13-story building alongside co-working space, two restaurants,...
Plan Submitted for Scotland’s Tallest “Building”
The redrawn plans for Portcullis House — which would become the tallest “building” in Scotland at 125 m— near Glasgow’s Charing Cross station, were submitted by developer Watkin Jones Group...
IEES 2024 Date and Location Announced
As we approach the 2023 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES) next week in Scotland, the dates and location for the 2024 IEES have been announced. The 2024 edition of...
Glasgow City Council Develops New Tall-Building Guidance
The City Council in Glasgow, Scotland, has developed a new tall-building guidance that aims to make the city center more "livable, sustainable and diverse" as it grows, STV News reports....
Caltech Lifts Wins Family Business Award on Heels of 45th Anniversary
Caltech Lifts has been named Best Dundee-based Family Business of the Year in The Courier Business Awards 2023 days after it celebrated its 45th birthday. The family firm, founded in...
In Memoriam: Yee Meng Foo
Yee Meng Foo, a longtime employee of KONE U.K., passed away on August 26 after a short illness. He was 71. Joining KONE U.K. in 1988, Foo was a design...
18-Story Tower Approved for Glasgow City Center
HAUS Collective, an architecture studio based in Glasgow, U.K. has secured unanimous approval from Glasgow council’s planning committee for its design of an 18-story “aparthotel” in the city center, Building...
IEES Speaker Lineup Now Available
The program of speakers for the 2023 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES), organized by Liftinstituut B.V. and Elevator World Inc., has now been released. This year’s event is titled...
Footbridge Planned for Scotland Station Amid Concerns
Network Rail wants to put in the new footbridge to improve access at Dumfries station in Scotland, but concerns have been raised that it would be "out of scale" with...
