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35-Story Tower Approved for Islington, U.K.
The Islington, U.K. council approved Kohn Pedersen Fox’s plans to transform the Inmarsat building on Old Street roundabout into a 35-story office tower, Building Design reports. The Shoreditch scheme proposes...
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...
Hyprlift, Inc. Receives US$1 Million Grant for Development of Elevator Technology
Silicon Valley-based tech startup Hyprlift, Inc. has been awarded a US$1 million federal grant to design and build a next-generation elevator from concept. Given by the National Science Foundation upon...
Australia’s LML Lift Consultants Gains Senior Consultant
Australia-based LML Lift Consultants recently announced the hire of Marty Jenkins as a senior consultant. Jenkins brings more than 43 years of vertical-transportation industry experience to his new role. In...
2023 Ellies Award Winners and Runners-Up Announced
Congratulations to the 2023 Ellies Award winners and runners-up. Each was announced live on stage Wednesday, September 13 at the education pavilion during the NAEC Fall Convention & Exposition. Winners...
First Escalators Installed at Brisbane CRR Underground Station
The first two of almost 100 escalators to be installed in the Cross River Rail’s (CRR) underground stations have been placed at the Brisbane, Australia, project’s Woolloongabba site, Rail Express...
AXXIOM Elevator Partners With Florida Companies
Axxiom Elevator, a newly established, fast-growing provider of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization services in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, announces the completion of a partnership with Florida-based Motion Elevator and the...
CECA Western Region Meeting Planned for October 13
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) is hosting a Western Region Meeting on October 13 at 9 a.m. PST at the Italian Cultural Centre at 3075 Slocan Street in Vancouver,...
ATIS Acquires Arundel Elevator Inspections
ATIS Ascenda Partners, LLC, North America’s largest provider of elevator and escalator management, inspection and consulting services, announces it has acquired Arundel Elevator Inspections, Inc. Founded in 2009 by Tim...
U.K. FC To Increase Height of Tower Next to Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (FC) has submitted plans to increase the height of a consented but unbuilt hotel tower next to its north London, U.K. stadium, Building reports. The changes...
