Lifts
Lift 109 at Battersea Power Station to Host Sound Therapy Events
This fall, Lift 109 at Battersea Power Station in London will host the Elevated Sound Bath at the top of the iconic building’s northwest chimney on October 17 and 24...
Naylor Joins Manchester, U.K.-Based Sheridan Lifts
Sheridan Lifts Ltd., headquartered in Manchester with offices in the Midlands and South, recently welcomed Matt Naylor to its growing New Lifts department. With a primary focus on new installation...
U.K. Lift Specialist Completes Five Acquisitions With Backing
Dudley, U.K.-based lift maintenance and repair specialist Deltron Group has completed five acquisitions since LDC made a minority investment in July, TheBusinessDesk.com is among outlets to report. The company has acquired Metro Lifts (London),...
Demelza Chosen as 2024 LEEA Charity
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) named Demelza as its charity to support in 2024. Demelza delivers top-notch care to extraordinary children and young people battling serious or life-limiting illnesses...
UK Lift & Escalator Expands With New Birmingham Location
UK Lift & Escalator Co. Ltd. recently opened a third location in the Birmingham, U.K., region, adding to existing offices in the northeast and northwest of England. Operating since 2012,...
Nordic Lift Expo to Welcome Record Number of Visitors
Partnering this year with Elevator World, Inc., the Nordic Lift Expo expects to welcome a record number of visitors to Scandic Infra City in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 12. Organizers...
LECS UK Appoints Ford as Director
Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy LECS UK has appointed Michael Ford as director. Ford will work closely with fellow Director Lee Dean and CEO Dave Cooper to guide the company's ambitious growth...
PSTN Switchover Could Leave People Stuck in Lifts in U.K.
The switchover from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to the digital network in the U.K., set to be complete at the end of 2025 with the copper network fully...
Inglis Retires From Australia’s LESA Executive Committee
John Inglis of Sydney, Australia, lifetime member and past president of the Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA), is retiring from LESA's Executive Committee, LESA President John Tibbetts announced. Instrumental...
Lift Entrapment in Noida, India, Raises Safety Concerns
The entrapment of a 16-year-old boy in a lift in a newly constructed condominium tower in Noida, India, on August 11 raises safety concerns, despite passage of the Uttar Pradesh...