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Intent on Disaster

The perils of relying on a letter of intent In CLS Civil Engineering Ltd. v WJG Evans and Sons [2024], the court found that in the absence of a formally...

“Affinity” For Success

Brothers buy £1-million new HQ to enable next phase of Caltech Lifts’ £6-million growth plan. Submitted by Caltech Lifts; photos courtesy of Caltech Lifts Andrew and Fraser Renwick, the brothers...

AiO Speed Watcher

Your author attends the highly anticipated launch of a new safety product. Atwell International launched its new product, the AiO™ speed watcher, during a customer day at the specialist training...

Winchester’s Star Illuminated

Light-filled Stannah passenger lift inspires visitors. submitted by Stannah; images by Nick Cox Architects Winchester Cathedral, a place of worship for more than 900 years, has been brought up to...

A Safety Perspective

Safety is one of the most important considerations in this industry, if not the most important. Without a strict adherence to it, we are all at risk — those working...

“An Exciting New Chapter”

Davies leads Access BDD on a journey of growth. images courtesy of Access BDD It has been more than a year since BDD brought its stairlifts to the North American...

Pickerings Go From Strength to Strength

Still expanding after 170 years In its 170th year, Pickerings Lifts celebrated in early January the opening of its 15th regional office in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, which is headed by...

Safety Appliances for Lifts: 1895(Part 3)

This conclusion to the three-part series examines the audience’s commentary on Umney’s paper on lift safeties. On 10 June 1895, Herbert W. Umney (1870-1958) presented an illustrated paper on lift...

The Good, the Bad, the Strange

A look at 20 years of memorable moments Twenty years or two decades — I think I’ll stick with 20 years —two decades makes me sound too old. Last year,...

2023 UK Lift Industry Golf Day

Teams come together for fun and fundraising. The 2023 UK Lift Industry Golf Day, an event which supports the Lift Industry Charity, was held in September 2023 at the Luton...