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Pay First or Risk Disappointment
Court declines to save “true value” adjudication commenced prematurely. In Henry Construction Projects Ltd. v Alu-Fix (UK) Ltd. [2023], the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) dismissed a contractor’s application for...
How Manchester Is Reinventing Itself
Manchester: famous for its football, famous for its music and now famous for its fast-growing skyline In the mid to late part of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution was...
Excellence at Every Turn
We begin this year celebrating our amazing 2024 ELEVATOR WORLD Project of the Year Award winners (half of which are featured in these pages; the other half will be featured...
Safety Appliances for Lifts: 1895 (Part 2)
A look at the contents of Umney’s paper on lift safeties On 10 June 1895, Herbert W. Umney (1870-1958) presented an illustrated paper on lift safeties to the Society of...
A Move Toward Standardisation
European Union updates machinery standards with the new Machinery Regulation. submitted by Liftinstituut In a significant move to standardise machinery regulations across Europe, the European Union (EU) announced the publication...
Closing Skills Gaps
Top tips to improve your training needs analysis In the last edition, we looked at the structure for a training needs analysis (TNA). Now that you understand the importance of...
A Consultant’s Reflections
Your author discusses frustrations with U.K. regulations. The decision to scrap the UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA) mark and recognise the European Union (EU) CE mark is welcome, but too long...
Works Despite Quirks
Liability cap upheld by TCC notwithstanding difficult language In Drax Energy Solutions Ltd. v Wipro Ltd. [2023], the Technology & Construction Court (“TCC”) upheld a contractual clause said to impose...
Open Data Platform for Lift Optimised Service: An Opportunity for SMEs in the Lift Industry
by David Abadía, Ricardo Salillas, Alfredo Gómez, Ricard Bou, Pedro Fernández, Lorenzo Beltrán This paper was presented at the 2022 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain. Abstract A...
Trained and Able
The vital role of product training in customer service and safety ELEVATOR WORLD UK chatted with Terry Lifts’ Installation and Service Supervisor Ian Cwiklinski about product training and the vital...
