Lifts
Wallen Appointed MD of Hydroware as Germany Takes Precedence
Sweden-based Hyrdoware GmbH announced that David Wallen, with an impressive track record in the German lift market, has been appointed managing director (MD), effective in March. Wallen succeeds Volker Hager,...
Cobianchi Liftteile Names Rohr as New CEO
Stephan Rohr, former chief technology officer of ELGO Batscale AG, has been named CEO of Cobianchi Liftteile AG, a Switzerland-based company engineering and manufacturing progressive safety devices for all kind...
LEEA to Host Regional Events Across the U.K. in 2025
The U.K. Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has scheduled a series of in-person Regional Events around the U.K. for 2025. THSP will be collaborating with LEEA across all the Regional...
London-Based VM Elevators Announces Community Partnership
VM Elevators Ltd., a leading provider of lift and escalator services in East London, on January 20 announced via Specification Online it has partnered with Leyton Orient (football club [F.C])...
Monaco Sustainable Development With Maspero Lifts Competes
Mareterra, a EUR2-billion (US$2.05-billion) sustainable urban development in Monaco served by 24 lifts from Italy's Maspero Elevatori, completed in December 2024, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reports, citing New Atlas....
In Memoriam: Darren Budden
Darren Budden, service director for the southern and northern regions of Dartford, U.K.-headquartered Liftec Express Ltd., has passed away, Liftec Managing Director Maxime YAO announced on LinkedIn. Budden joined Liftec...
Registration Now Open For LIFTEX 2025 in London
Organizers of LIFTEX 2025, the U.K.’s only dedicated exhibition for the lift, escalator and access industry, announce that free registration for the event, planned on June 11-12 at ExCeL in London, is...
Robots Integrate With Otis Elevators at MMUH in U.K.
Otis’ New Equipment team enabled the integration of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), or robots, with seven of 28 Otis elevators serving the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) in Smethwick...
Broken Escalators at London DLR Station Spark Anger
All four escalators connecting the three floors of the Cutty Sark Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in south-east London have been broken for the past two months, sparking anger among...
Lift & Escalator Symposium Issues First Call for Papers
Organizers of the 16th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies, planned on September 24-25, 2025, at the Kettering Park Hotel & Spa in Kettering, U.K., have issued a first call for...
