India
Telangana High Court Issues PIL Due to Recent Elevator Accidents
The Telangana high court initiated a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) after receiving a letter that detailed the rise in elevator-related accidents in India, the Times of India reports. A division...
Otis Veteran Trevor Rodricks Passes Away
In a LinkedIn post, Stephen D'Souza, vice president, Field Quality, Asia, at Otis, shared, “Today we lost an Otis veteran, Mr. Trevor Rodricks, who served Otis for more than 40...
EECMAI Summit – Kolkata 2025 Held
The Elevator & Escalator Component Manufacturers' Association of India (EECMAI) organized the EECMAI Summit - Kolkata on March 21 at Space Circle Clubs & Resorts Pvt. Ltd. EECMAI was formed...
Wittur India’s Ahmedabad Warehouse Completes First Dispatch
In a LinkedIn post, Wittur India shared that its regional warehouse in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has gone live, inaugurated by Pankaj J Shah, general secretary, Gujarat Elevator Association, and Suraj Thodimarath,...
EWI Contributor Receives FSAI Appointment
The Fire and Security Association of India (FSAI), shared in a LinkedIn post, “We’re proud to announce the appointment of Rajnikant Lad as chairman – Building Transportation Safety, at FSAI....
India’s CCI Greenlights ATC’s Stake in TKE and Saudi JV
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), India's antitrust watchdog, has approved Alat Technology Co. (ATC) acquiring a minority stake in TK Elevator (TKE) and a forming a joint venture (JV)...
Doctor Crushed by Elevator in Apartment Complex in India
A 39-year-old doctor died after being crushed by an elevator at an apartment complex in Sri Krishna Nagar, Qutbullapur, in Hyderabad, India, Medical Dialogues reported on April 14. The doctor...
77-Year-Old Dies After Falling on Escalator in India
A 77-year-old man succumbed to injuries after falling on an escalator at Pune Railway Station in Pune, India, Pune Pulse reported on April 11. The man was traveling to Nagpur with his...
Passengers Trapped in Failing Elevator in Indian Governmental Building
A few people were trapped in an elevator in the old collectorate government building in Margao, India, on April 9, bringing attention to governmental buildings’ failing elevators, The Times of India reports....
Otis India To Supply 65 Elevators for Patna Metro
Otis India announced on April 10 it won a contract to install 65 Gen2® Nova elevators manufactured at its Bengaluru, India, factory for the Patna Metro project, the first in the...
