Engineering
Torin Dive NA Announces Five-Year Warranty for Elevator Traction Machines
Torin Drive North America (NA), a leading provider of elevator traction machines, recently announced a five-year warranty for its elevator traction machines. Observing that elevator reliability and performance are of...
Five-Point Plan To Grow U.K. Apprenticeships Launched
Former U.K. Labour and Conservative Ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, with support from charity EngineeringUK, have launched a five-point plan for growing and sustaining engineering and technology apprenticeships for...
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...
Otis Awards Two-Year Scholarships to Six High-Achieving Students
Otis has awarded two-year scholarships administered by the nonprofit Executive Leadership Council (ELC) to six high-achieving undergraduate university students to support their business and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)...
In Memoriam: Dr. Gina Barney
Lift Industry News announced that Dr. Gina Barney, “a remarkable engineer, researcher and leader in the lift industry,” passed away on July 6. The U.K.-based Barney authored 23 books and...
U.K.-Based Cooper Awarded MBE for Services to Lift and Escalator Engineering
David Cooper, CEO of London-based vertical-transportation consultancy LECS UK, received the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) recognition in the King’s 2023 birthday honors list,...
142nd ASME President Begins Term; New Member Announced
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) announced at its annual June 6 meeting in St. Louis that its 142nd president, Thomas Kurfess, has begun his term. The organization also welcomed...
Early Bird Registration Deadline for Lift & Escalator Symposium Approaches
The 14th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies will bring together vertical-transportation experts on September 20-21 at the Hilton Hotel in Northampton, U.K. An early registration discount is available until...
CTBUH Announces New Assemblies
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced three new assemblies: SMART technologies, tenants and visual artists. With the goal of facilitating discussion and outputs regarding best...
McSweeney Joins U.K.-Based ESP To Help Grow Commercial Lifts Division
John McSweeney recently joined Rougham, U.K.-based Engineering Systems & Projects Ltd. (ESP) as a consultant, charged with "assisting the company with their ambitious plans to grow the commercial lifts side...
