Rajnikant Lad

Rajnikant Lad is a Thane-based elevator consultant. He graduated from Jabalpur College of Engineering Madhya Pradesh in 1982 and has been on a mission to see no elevator accidents in India for the past 35 years. He was part of a research study on elevator maintenance trends in the Indian elevator market in collaboration with ValueNote Database, Ltd. He is working for the creation of safety awareness for users with the motto, “Zero deaths from elevator accidents in India.” He is an active member of the National Safety Council and Society for Reliability and Safety. He has been associated with the elevator industry for more than four decades.

Decoding the Future of Vertical Transportation in India

Your author looks at the factors for potential growth in the industry. by Rajnikant Lad All-around developments and government policies are going to boost the elevator and escalator business in...

Fire Evacuation Lifts

In this Readers’ Platform, your author evaluates industry reaction for effective implementation. The latest advisory issued by the Energy Department, Government of Maharashtra, to provide evacuation lifts for high-rise buildings...

A Holistic Approach to Sustainability

Your author describes changes occurring to sources and users. ELEVATOR WORLD India (EWI), aside from providing technological developments and all-around national and international industry information, is now taking a constructive...

Green Elevators

Lift industry players tout energy-saving technologies. The threat of global warming has forced all industries around the world to think about and work in the direction of green energy, energy...

Importance of Digital Presence

In this Readers’ Platform, your author shares his views on the growing digital presence in the elevator industry, highlighting its significance in the financial growth of the company. Significance of...

Rising to the Challenge

Your author discusses how advanced elevator systems can improve elevator performance.   For a considerably long period in the past, say up to the year 1980, we were decades behind...

Auditing for Improvement

Your author shares what India’s elevator industry learned from COVID-19 lockdowns and how it can be better prepared for the next wave. Two waves of COVID-19 have already deeply impacted...

VT Market Expands With Growing Economy

Inclined, residential elevators gaining in popularity. With the Indian economy becoming more and more robust and increasing developments across the country, there are bound to be more activities in the...

Finding Best Practices

Nationwide regulation, improved designs and technology can make lifts safer, especially during a  pandemic, this Readers’ Platform explains. There are states in India where there are no defined lift rules...

Great Move Toward Safety

Consultant lauds The Lift Act 2017 for both its improvements toward public welfare and its boost for business. The Maharastra Government’s Lift, Escalator and Moving Walk Act 2017 includes two...

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STATION IN SOUTH INDIA WITH VT INAUGURATED

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STANNAH TO MANAGE RAILWAY STATION ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADE

Stannah to Manage Railway Station Accessibility Upgrade

ASCENT ELEVATORS ACQUIRES SELECT CENTURY ELEVATOR ASSETS

Ascent Elevators Acquires Select Century Elevator Assets

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Fujitec India Awarded CMRL Escalator Contract