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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),...
Ziehl-Abegg Appoints Joachim Ley as CEO
Ziehl-Abegg has announced that Chief Operating Officer (COO) Joachim Ley, who has been with the company since 2021 and played an active role in shaping the company’s global growth, has...
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...
ATIS Receives Growth Investment From TSCP
ATIS, North America's largest provider of elevator and escalator management, inspection and consulting services with headquarters in St. Louis, announced it has received a growth investment from Thompson Street Capital...
Two Chicago Historic Skyscrapers Saved From Demolition
Two landmark Chicago skyscrapers, the Century and Consumers Buildings, have been saved from demolition, ArchDaily reports. These structures were initially set for destruction. However, after extensive advocacy and public pressure,...