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2024 Lift Industry Opportunities and Challenges
Turning obstacles into success submitted by Mainteny As the lift industry evolves, 2024 brings both significant challenges and exciting opportunities. While companies face a shortage of skilled labour, high energy...
UKCW London 2024
Famous faces and big brands come together as the U.K.’s largest built environment event makes welcome return to capital. The U.K.’s largest event for the built environment, UK Construction Week...
A VT Conversation in London
KONE’s Head of Major Projects in Great Britain talks VT trends and sustainability Samu Salmelin Samu Salmelin, KONE’s Head of Major Projects in Great Britain, joined the company in Finland...
Adaptive Reuse in Tall Buildings
A look at the topic from a U.K. perspective images by Hilson Moran The U.K. chapter of the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) organised an evening conference...
1927 Smith, Major and Stevens Specification & Tender (Part 2)
A look at VT business practices in the late 1920s The survival of a 1927 specification and tender for an electric goods lift, prepared by Smith, Major and Stevens, Ltd....
Brent Cross West
Stannah supplies seven passenger lifts to London’s newest mainline station in more than a decade. submitted by Stannahimages courtesy of Thameslink London’s newest mainline station in more than 10 years,...
A Business Interrogation
Are these the most vital 94 questions for owners/managers? Someone once said something along the lines of “Leadership isn’t about having all the answers; it’s about having the best questions.”...
Rope-Specific Pressure
A consultant’s assessment A recent lift traction design review focused my attention upon system design and the relationship between the EN 81-20 fatigue-based calculation of the suspension rope safety factor...
Collateral Warranty v Construction Contract
U.K. Supreme Court confirms that a collateral warranty is not a construction contract. In Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd. (“Abbey”) v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP) (“Simply”)...
Skyline and Sketching
A winning combination Thursday 23 May started overcast and grey, but fortunately the clouds broke up during the day, and by the time a group of us were 109-m up...
