India

Wittur India Achieves Level 3 Certification Under Otis Q+ Program

Wittur India shared via a LinkedIn post that it has achieved Level 3 certification under the Otis Quality Plus (Q+) Program. This significant milestone was the result of a comprehensive...

Johnson Lifts Inaugurates Third CEC in Hyderabad

Johnson Lifts recently unveiled its third Customer Experience Center (CEC) in Hyderabad, India. Sharing the news in a LinkedIn post, the company said, “In today's digital age, while online presence...

India’s NF Railway Sanctions 120 VT Units Under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

India’s Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway has sanctioned the installation of 120 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 94 lifts at 46 stations and 26 escalators at 13 stations — under the Amrit...

VT Outages at FoBs in Hyderabad, India, Hinder Accessibility

Many of the more than 50 foot overbridges (FoBs) in Hyderabad, India, have been outfitted with vertical-transportation (VT) equipment that no longer works, hindering accessibility and forcing some pedestrians to...

India High-Rise Elevator Incident Injures Three

A lift in a high rise in Sector 137 in Noida, India, shot upward into the top floor of the building after its brakes failed on May 12, and three...

Escalator Malfunction Results in Injuries in Delhi, India

Approximately 10 people sustained injuries as a result of an escalator reversing direction at the Kashmere Gate metro station in Delhi, India, on May 6, The Hindu is among outlets...

GMV India Hosts “Heart 2 Heart” Strategy Meet

GMV India Pvt. Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of GMV SpA, Italy, hosted the GMV India Strategy Meet 2024 themed "Heart 2 Heart" on April 24-26 at the Hotel Radisson Blu...

Volunteer Tree-Planting Initiative Furthers Otis India’s ESG Goals

Otis India announced on April 24 that, since November 2023, Otis volunteers have planted 2,000 trees each in Bengaluru and Kolkata, with plans to plant an additional 2,000 trees each...

KONE India Expands Presence in Bangalore

KONE Elevators India has expanded its presence in Bangalore, India, by setting up a new office at Abhaya Heights, Bannerghatta Road, J.P. Nagar, according to the Press Trust of India....

KONE Scouting for Small Services Companies

Finland-based KONE Corp. is scouting for acquisitions of small services companies across the world, KONE Global President and CEO Philippe Delorme told reporters while participating in KONE India’s 40th anniversary...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers