Colin Craney

Sep 3, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Colin Craney |Bülent Yılmaz |Lee Gray |IoT’s Role

photo courtesy of Paris 2024On 7 August, Day 12 of the Paris 2024 summer Olympics, Great Britain reached a milestone of 1,000 medals in Olympic modern games history, according to the official stats. According to UK Sport, British and Northern Irish athletes have competed at every single Olympic Games since 1896, when the modern Olympic Games first took place in Athens, and the country’s first Olympic champion in 1896 was Launceston Elliott, who won the one-handed lift in weightlifting.

Sep 3, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Bülent Yılmaz |Colin Craney |Jason Halligan |Lindsay Fletcher

submitted by Stannahimages courtesy of ThameslinkLondon’s newest mainline station in more than 10 years, Brent Cross West features seven Stannah passenger lifts to Network Rail “Standard Specification for New and Upgraded Lifts” as part of a broader regeneration program. The brand-new Brent Cross West station, situated on the Midland Main Line, offers commuters a swift journey from central London to Brent Cross Town in just 12 min.

Feb 19, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Colin Craney |Thomas Salter |Rob Wurth |Angie Baldwin

In its 170th year, Pickerings Lifts celebrated in early January the opening of its 15th regional office in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, which is headed by previous North London Regional Manager Julie Greyling. In discussing the company’s continued growth, Managing Director Paul Brooks (PB) took time to answer a series of questions from your author (CW) at the company’s head office in Stockton-on-Tees. CW: Could you briefly explain what Pickerings does?

Feb 19, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Angie Baldwin |Rob Wurth |Colin Craney

On 10 June 1895, Herbert W. Umney (1870-1958) presented an illustrated paper on lift safeties to the Society of Engineers. Umney’s paper, the audience’s commentary on its contents and the author’s response were published in the Society of Engineers Transactions for the Year 1895.[1] Part one of this investigation examined the paper’s historical context and the author’s biography up to 1895, and part two explored the paper’s contents.

Aug 22, 2023 | elevatorworld.com | Brian Preston |Lindsay Fletcher |Colin Craney |Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick

images courtesy of Opulent Elevators Opulent Elevators, a subsidiary of Opulent Designs International, recently introduced its Opulent 800 carbon-fibre lift, marketed as “the world’s first solar-powered carbon-fibre lift.” In addition to being Net Zero, the system boasts a cabin that is a study in opulence, outfitted with vivid stone finishes such as the red jasper shown here.