Lifts
Early Bird Registration Deadline for Lift & Escalator Symposium Approaches
The 14th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies will bring together vertical-transportation experts on September 20-21 at the Hilton Hotel in Northampton, U.K. An early registration discount is available until...
Bangladesh FY24 Budget Proposes Duties on VT
Bangladesh businesses urged the government to withdraw additional duties for vertical transportation (VT) proposed in the FY24 budget and integrate them into the list of capital machinery to help the...
Cooper Named VP of CIBSE
David Cooper, CEO of London-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy LECS UK, has been named vice president (VP) of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), LECS UK recently announced. A...
International Lift Equipment Event Raises Funds
U.K.-based International Lift Equipment (ILE) hosted a “Lift Car Fest” event in its Highams Park distribution center in North London on June 8, raising £2,000 (US$2,518) in donations for the...
Elevator Accident Injures Seven in Tanzania
Seven people were injured after an elevator fell from the 14th floor to the ground floor at the Millennium Tower building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, The Citizen reports. Initial...
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...
