India
Japanese OEM Fujitec Exploring Sale to Private Equity
Japanese OEM Fujitec is in talks with private equity groups, including Sweden’s EQT, about a potential sale of its approximately US$2.1-billion elevator and escalator business, the Financial Times reports. The...
Schmersal Group Names Ramji Singh As Managing Director
The Schmersal Group has appointed Ramji Singh as the new managing director of its subsidiary Schmersal India Pvt. Ltd. The takeover of the management comes into force with immediate effect....
KONE Elevator India Expands With a New Office in Kerala
KONE Elevator India has announced the opening of its new office in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, CXOtoday.com reports. The new office, located on Ulloor-Akkulam Road, will cater to KONE India’s existing...
Child Dies in India Elevator Pit Incident
A five-year-old boy drowned after falling into a water-filled pit in Kannamangala, Mahadevapura, India on October 23, India Today reports. At approximately 5 ft deep, the pit had been dug...
Child Injured in Thane Elevator Fall
An 11-year-old child was injured on October 21 when an elevator at a residential high rise in Thane, India, crashed from the first floor, The Print reports. The incident occurred...
India Railway Station Redevelopment Nearly 50% Complete
Redevelopment of the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corp. (MRVC) Ghatkopar Railway Station, a key suburban Mumbai, India, metro hub, is nearly 50% complete, The Free Press Journal reports. The first phase,...
Interlift 2025 in Nuremburg Shaping Up To Be Bigger Than Ever
Interlift 2025, organized by AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH and set to take place for the first time in Nuremburg, Germany, on October 14-17, 2025, is shaping up to be...
Hitachi Lift India Receives Order for 56 Elevators and Escalators
Hitachi Ltd. announced on October 17 that Hitachi Building Systems Co. Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. subsidiary Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd. secured an order for 56 elevators and escalators for...
Made-in-India Hybon Elevators For Historic Luxury Hotel
Delhi, India-headquartered Hybon Elevators & Escalators Pvt. Ltd. was contracted by the historic luxury hotel The Imperial New Delhi to install custom gearless elevators, outlets including Yahoo Finance report. The...
90 Escalators For Stations Along India’s Bullet Train Corridor
The National High Speed Rail Corp. Ltd. announced on October 8 that 90 energy-efficiency escalators will be installed at the 12 stations along India’s Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train corridor, The Times...
