Lifts
A Quarter of French Elevators Need Quick Renovations
According to the Lift Federation in France, 25% of the country’s elevators are more than 40 years old and, according to a survey, 77% of the nation’s people want help...
LEEA Announces Sector-Focused Webinar Series
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has scheduled a series of free, sector-specific webinars to be held on Zoom throughout 2022. Each webinar will be geared toward end-users in the...
LECS UK Hires Ford as Project Engineer
LECS UK, a lift and escalator consultancy with offices in London and Manchester, recently hired Michael Ford as project engineer. Prior to this appointment, Ford spent eight years at Allianz...
Abstract Deadline Near for Lift, Escalator Presentations
Directors of the Lift & Escalator Symposium Trust are overseeing the 13th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies and are urging those wishing to contribute to submit their abstracts by...
Lift Technician Dies In Fall In Kuala Lumpur
A lift technician fell to his death while working on a lift at a shopping mall on January 28 in Cheras, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, TheStar reports. The victim was...
TKE Wins U.K. Project For Close To 300 Units
German-based TK Elevator (TKE) has been selected to build and install nearly 300 lifts and escalators for the four major HS2 stations, Construction Enquirer is among outlets to report. TKE has signed...
Maspero Lifts for “Tribute to The Mediterranean” in Monaco
On the heels of completing a six-lift project for Larvotto Beach in the Principality of Monaco, Italy’s Maspero Elevatori has been awarded a EUR3.8-million (US$4.4-million) contract to provide 24 lifts...
Helipad Lift Helps South African Hospital
DOPPLER overcomes challenges to install specially designed lift. A DOPPLER helipad lift was recently installed at Dr Pixley ka-isaka Seme Memorial Hospital in KwaMashu, South Africa. In urban areas, often...
India’s Western Railway Reopens Lifts, Escalators, Gates
With increases in passengers, Western Railway in India is opening more lifts and escalators, as well as entry and exit gates, The Free Press Journal reported on August 24. With daily passenger...
Giant Lifts for Upscale Apartment Tower in Dhaka
A pair of machine-room-less lifts was supplied by Giant Lifts Ltd. for Ventura Properties' Eden Roc, an upscale apartment tower on Road 82 in the Prime Diplomatic Zone of Dhaka,...
