India’s Infra Elevators Moves Into Escalator Market

Kochi, India-based elevator manufacturing company Infra Elevators hopes to strengthen its presence in the escalator segment, given the encouraging response it has received from shopping malls in C towns, The Hindu Business Line reports. Manoj Kumar V. M., managing director of Infra Elevators, said the company has diversified into the escalator segment and has started importing CKD units, delivering 14 escalators to several locations, including shopping malls. The company has also replaced escalators in shopping malls owned by the Greater Cochin Development Authority’s that were the first to be installed in the state back in the 1980s.The company has also completed installation of more than 2,000 elevators across Kerala and has registered steady sales growth following the launch of its new factory in Pallippuram near Cherthala. The 20,000-ft2 manufacturing facility, with a production capacity of 45 elevators per month, has a sales force of 260 employees with plans increase capacity and expand in neighboring states.

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