ECL - Lifts and Escalators

19/06/2025

Shore.Africa reports that construction of Africa's tallest tower is about to restart in Addis Ababa:

New Addis Ababa $445 million skyscraper to surpass Commercial Bank of Ethiopia HQ in height

28/12/2023

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/news/article/2001487256/supermarket-escalator-excites-kakamega-residents

The scenes witnessed at Naivas supermarket, being the first establishment in Kakamega town to feature an escalator to date, are nothing short of comical.

21/12/2023

Fatal accident on construction hoist investigated -

After five people died in the fall of a construction site elevator, Alimak Group sent three experts to the accident site for observation.

10/11/2022

Tickets for London's Battersea Power Station lift ride now on sale

Battersea Power Station is home to Lift 109, an epic new viewing experience, opening 15 November. Tickets now on sale.

10/11/2022

SA airports promise working travelators, escalators, and lifts for the festive season

Airports across South Africa are hard at work to get travelators, escalators, and lifts back into service for the festive season.

23/09/2021

Cape Town Biophilic Residential Project Provides Lush Living:
https://www.ctbuh.org/news/cape-town-biophilic-residential-project-provides-lush-living

16/09/2021

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09/09/2021

Africa's second tallest skyscraper planned for Zanzibar

Zanzibar will in the next few years be home to a $1.3 billion (about Sh3 trillion) commercial tower that could change the face of the semi-autonomous Indian Ocean archipelago.

24/06/2021

New escalator handrail sanitising technology being trialled in Manchester, UK:

New hygiene technology is being trialled by Network Rail on an escalator to give passengers added protection from Covid-19 and other infections.

29/04/2021

New index to assess performance of green buildings in Kenya

The Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) has developed a green building certification tool – Safari Green Building Index – which assesses local projects to establish their ecological performance.

25/03/2021

Calls for more elevators to be installed in Rwanda

News Renewed call for developers to fit elevators in apartment buildings By Emmanuel Ntirenganya Published : March 16, 2021 | Updated : March 16, 2021 Twitter Facebook Email Whatsapp linkedin More Share this article Twitter Facebook Email Whatsapp linkedin A man uses an elevator in an apartment buil...

11/06/2020

Would you dare to stand on this glass platform, 250 m above the ground?

The vertigo-inducing platform is part of an impressive corridor which spans across the top of four towers and is billed as a 'horizontal skyscraper'. It will welcome visitors on Saturday.