India

Schindler Appoints President & CEO for India/South Asia

Schindler announced the appointment of Nitin Chalke as the president and CEO for India and South Asia. He rejoins Schindler after more than a decade at Eaton and will be...

Inovance Expands India Presence With New Noida Office

Chennai-headquartered Inovance Technology India, the Indian arm of global industrial automation specialist Inovance, announced on December 11 the inauguration of a new office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The 1,100-m2...

India’s Hybon Elevators Opens Chandigarh Experience Center

Hybon Elevators and Escalators recently announced the inauguration of its Experience Center in Chandigarh, India, strategically positioned in the thriving tri-city area of Chandigarh, Mohali and Zirakpur, IndianRetailer.com reports. As...

India’s TAK Expo Is Now ISEEVENTUS

TAK Expo, organizer of the International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators & Escalators (ISEE), India’s largest elevator and escalator (E&E) show held in Mumbai, has changed its name to ISEEVENTUS PVT....

Otis India Introduces Online Order Booking for Gen3 Nova Range

Otis India, a subsidiary of Otis Worldwide Corp., has introduced online order booking for the Gen3TM Nova range of elevators. Building owners and facility managers in India can now purchase...

India Railway Station Elevator/Escalator Construction Ongoing

Nashik Road railway station in India will get an elevator and escalator on platforms 2 and 3 in the near future, Construction World reports. The main foot-overbridge, constructed at the...

USIBC Launches U.S.-India “Innovation Handshake” Initiative

Near the close of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Summit in San Francisco on November 11-17, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's India Business Council (USIBC) hosted an inaugural roundtable discussion...

KONE Elevator India Expected To Maintain 15% Growth Rate

KONE Elevator India expects to post a 15% growth rate during calendar year 2023 despite market constraints, according to Managing Director Amit Gossain, The Hindu reports. “So far, we have...

69-Year-Old Man Dies in Elevator Shaft Fall in South India

A 69-year-old man died on November 4 from falling down an elevator shaft in the Thindal neighborhood of Erode in the south India province of Tamil Nadu, The Hindu reports....

KONE Elevators India Inaugurates Test Tower and Labs Near Chennai

KONE Elevators India inaugurated an elevator test tower and labs at its location in Sriperumbudur near Chennai on October 31, with KONE President and CEO Henrik Ehrnrooth and KONE India...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

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Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus