Lifts
All in the Family
A spotlight on one of the U.K.’s largest independent lift companies photo courtesy of Sheridan Lifts Sheridan Lifts is one of the U.K.’s largest independent lift companies, operating for more...
India Hospital Faces Major Elevator Outages
Services at MKCG Medical College and Hospital at Berhampur in Odisha, India’s Ganjam district have been severely affected as 10 out of 29 lifts have not functioned for several days,...
Nexus Invests GBP2 Million in Metro VT Renewal
A major renewal of the vertical-transportation (VT) equipment serving the Tyne and Wear Metro in northeastern England is taking place, Rail Business Daily reports. Nexus, the public body that owns...
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...
Schindler Australia Modernizes Iconic Airport Control Tower Lift
Schindler Australia Pty. Ltd. recently celebrated the completion of a modernization of the Schindler 5500 AP lift serving the iconic Airport Control Tower in Sydney. The two-stop lift transports air...
Safety Components
by İbrahim Özçakır A lift is a design. Just like all regulations, the requirements of Annex I of the Lifts Directive should be taken into consideration to build this design....
Latest CiA News and Activities
The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association recently shared news about its latest activities and more. CiA Managing Director Holger Zeltwanger provided an overview of CiA technical groups working to...
Mitsubishi Electric Swedish Subsidiary Motum To Acquire Norway’s UNIHEIS
Motum AB, a Sweden-based subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corp., has formally agreed to acquire Norway-based UNIHEIS AS, which has been selling and installing new elevators and providing maintenance as a...
U.K. Lift Industry Mental Health Charter Cup Set for May
The Lift Industry Mental Health Charter Cup will be played on May 20 — during the U.K.’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 — at Dartford Football Club in Dartford, Kent,...
LESA Looks to AGM, Upcoming Executive Committee Changes
Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA) plans to host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) via Zoom on April 19 from 5:30-6 p.m. The meeting is set to feature a presentation...
