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Liverpool SPD Aims To Preserve City’s Historic Character
Liverpool City Council in the U.K. is set to approve a supplementary planning document (SPD) intended to help ensure new tall structures make a positive contribution to the city skyline...
Otis Earns EcoVadis Gold Sustainability Rating
For the second consecutive year, Otis earned a gold rating from EcoVadis, the global sustainability rating platform, Otis announced on October 5. Ranking among the top 5% of all assessed...
U.K. Lift Industry Experts Form New Specialist Business
Formed in the early part of 2023, Construct Lifts Ltd. is a specialist business providing a U.K.-wide major unit, parts and ancillaries service for the supply of GMV, Peelle Door...
KONE Announces Executive Board Changes
Axel Berkling has been appointed executive vice president (VP), Commercial & Operations. He will continue to be part of the KONE Executive Board, reporting to Henrik Ehrnrooth, president and CEO,...
U.K. Man in Coma After Escalator Incident
A Doncaster, U.K., man is in a coma after suffering injuries when he fell down a “broken” escalator at the city’s transport interchange, the Doncaster Free Press reports. The man’s...
AKE Welcomes Hughes as U.K. Country Manager
AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen GmbH, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, recently announced it has named Gareth Hughes as U.K. country manager. Hughes joins AKE from Orton Lifts & Escalators, where he...
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...
NAESA Introduces Elevator Inspector Trainee Program
NAESA International has introduced the Elevator Inspector Trainee Program, developed over the past few years with members of the elevator inspector community to assist hiring authorities with code training for...
Elevator Crushes Plumber in Delhi, India, Residential Area
A plumber working to clear water from an elevator shaft in the Naraina Vihar residential area of Delhi, India, was crushed on October 9 when someone pressed a button to...
Construction To Start Soon on Japan’s Tallest Skyscraper
Developer Mitsubishi Estate Co. plans to soon start construction on Torch Tower which, at 390 m and 62 stories, will be the tallest skyscraper in Japan, the Council on Tall...
