India

Elevator Safety Run Sets Record at SLM World 2024

On the second day of Smart Lift & Mobility (SLM) World 2024, organizers achieved a monumental milestone with the Elevator Safety Run with more than 1,500 people joining the event,...

PAPL, Ardelisys Launch IoT-Based Elevator Monitoring System at SLM World in India

On March 2 during Smart Lift & Mobility World 2024 in Bangalore, India, PAPL Corp., in partnership with Ardelisys Technologies Pvt. Ltd., announced the launch of K A L A,...

KONE India Delivers First Escalator From Sriperumbudur

KONE Elevators India (KONE India) has delivered the first escalator manufactured at its Sriperumbudur facility to Pune-based F5 Realtors, outlets including BNN report. The delivery signifies the company's commitment to...

Two Elevators in the Works at Temple in South India

Preliminary work has begun to make way for a pair of elevators to enhance accessibility at Swamimalai temple near Kumbakonam in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, The Hindu...

CR Mumbai Achieves Zero Deaths at “Once-Notorious” Rail Crossing

New escalators at a "once-notorious" crossing gate at a key railway junction in India’s Maharashtra state are among safety measures that helped Central Railways' (CR) Mumbai division achieve zero fatalities...

New Delhi, India, Official: Most Escalators Out of Service at Key Location

Following public complaints, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Chairman Satish Upadhyay visited the subways at Connaught Place — one of the Indian city’s main financial, commercial and business centers —...

Uttar Pradesh Government Introduces Elevator Bill

India’s Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly was set to introduce a bill on February 6 making it mandatory to obtain permission from the Energy Department before installing any lifts and will...

Hyprlift Inc. Closes First Private Funding Round

Silicon Valley-based tech startup Hyprlift Inc. closed its first private funding round for an undisclosed amount in December 2023. The largest investment came from Johnson Lifts, Pvt. Ltd., India’s largest...

PAPL Corp. Announces U.S. and Singapore Subsidiaries

PAPL Corp. President and CEO Krishna Kumar Ravi announced in February the opening of U.S. subsidiary PAPL Inc. and Singapore subsidiary SINGAPORE PTE LTD. PAPL Corp. has operated for 17...

Eleven Additional Skywalks Proposed in Bengaluru, India

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area of India, has proposed 11 additional skywalks in...

TEI AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ELEVATORS AT BROOKLYN AMBULATORY HUB

TEI Awarded Contract for Elevators at Brooklyn Ambulatory Hub

Sara Marta, a refugee from Luanda, Angola, was hired in 2023 as an electromechanical assembler; image courtesy of Otis.

Otis Brazil Joins UN-Affiliated Companies With Refugees Forum

MEI-Total Elevator Solutions’ Mankato, Minnesota, manufacturing facility; image courtesy of MEI-Total Elevator Solutions

MEI-Total Elevator Solutions Investigating Fire at Minnesota HQ

Aull

Wittur Names Aull New CEO

(l-r) Legends Tower and the Boardwalk at Bricktown, designed by AO; image via the Robb Report

Developer of 1,907-Ft-Tall Oklahoma City Tower Says He’s Secured Financing