Lifts

UK Service Lifts Now Exclusive U.K. Distributor for Metallschneider GmbH

UK Service Lifts, a leading company in the supply and installation of service and goods lifts, announced it has become the exclusive distributor for Metallschneider GmbH, a German manufacturer of...

Indian State Works To Finalize First-Ever Lift and Escalator Law

Government officials in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India are working to finalize the UP Lifts and Escalators Act, 2023, a “first-ever” law that would require annual maintenance...

Redeveloped Railway Station in Southwest India To Open Ahead of Schedule

The redeveloped Kollam railway station in the state of Kerala in southwest India, which will be served by new vertical-transportation (VT) equipment, is slated for completion six months ahead of...

Jackson Lift Group on Path To Net Zero By 2030

Approved Lift Consultants, an independent lift, escalator, travelator and elevator audit firm, recently shared on LinkedIn about the sustainability strides of Jackson Lift Group's Path to Net ZERO by 2030....

U.K. Lift Industry Experts Form New Specialist Business

Formed in the early part of 2023, Construct Lifts Ltd. is a specialist business providing a U.K.-wide major unit, parts and ancillaries service for the supply of GMV, Peelle Door...

AKE Welcomes Hughes as U.K. Country Manager

AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen GmbH, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, recently announced it has named Gareth Hughes as U.K. country manager. Hughes joins AKE from Orton Lifts & Escalators, where he...

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...

Elevator Crushes Plumber in Delhi, India, Residential Area

A plumber working to clear water from an elevator shaft in the Naraina Vihar residential area of Delhi, India, was crushed on October 9 when someone pressed a button to...

Jackson Collaborates With Meteor Löher

Jackson, the U.K.’s largest lift, escalator and cradle maintenance company, has confirmed its collaboration agreement with Meteor Löher. The agreement relates to the manufacture of Löher’s escalators and moving walks...

Apex Lifts To Again Participate in U.K. Housing Sector Event

Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers is a sponsor, as well as an exhibitor, at the South East Consortium’s (SEC) 2023 annual event on November 1 at the London Stadium in...