International News
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...
Tüv Süd World’s First NB for New Machinery Regulation
TÜV SÜD announced it has become the world’s first Notified Body (NB 0123) for the new EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 (EU-MR) to appear on the European Commission’s NANDO website as recognized,...
KONE Announces Promotion of Margot Taylor
KONE announces that Margot Taylor has been promoted to vice president, Strategy & Corporate Development – Americas, and joins the KONE Americas Leadership Team. In this role Taylor will focus...
Fujitec Delivers 100-Plus Units to Tokyo Complex
Fujitec Co., Ltd. has delivered a total of 102 elevators and escalators to Shibuya Sakura Stage, a large-scale complex facility in Shibuya, Tokyo, that opened on July 25. This is...
Elevator Project To Make Western Wall More Accessible
A long-awaited project is underway to make the site at the Western Wall —adjacent to Judaism’s most sacred site, the Temple Mount — more accessible with a much-need elevator, The Washington...
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...
Fermator Announces Relocation of Josep Monroig to Poland
Fermator Group, a global leader in the manufacturing of automatic door systems for lifts, has announced a key strategic move as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen operations and...
U.K. Railway Station Sees Lift Repair Complete
Passengers using Bradford Forster Square station in Bradford, West Yorkshire, U.K., are now once again able to make use of the station’s lift, Rail Advent reports. The lift was deemed...
Armenia Capital Pushes for Old Elevator Replacement
All old elevators in residential buildings in Yerevan, Armenia, must be replaced within four years, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan said on September 23, ARKA News Agency reports. The head of...
