India
Bengaluru FoB Lifts Bring Complaints from Pedestrians
Despite the availability of elevator-equipped foot-overbridges (FoBs) in Bengaluru, India, many pedestrians prefer to cross dangerous, busy roads at grade level, The Times of India reports. Several reasons for avoiding FoBs were...
GLE Expo Dhaka Pushed to November 2022
Virgo Communications and Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. have announced that the fourth edition of Global Lift and Escalator (GLE) Expo at International Convention City, Bashundhara in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been pushed to November...
TKE Extends Partnership, Launches Education4future
TK Elevator (TKE) signed a new, three-year contract with SOS Children's Villages and renamed its associated youth job-training initiative Education4Future, the OEM announced. Beginning as SEED (Support, Educate, Elevate, Develop)...
Indian City to Use Ropeway for Public Transportation
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh will be the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation, Construction Week Online reports. The project will cover a 5 km area between...
ISEE Pushed Back to December 2022
Organizers of the International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators & Escalators (ISEE) have announced that the event has been pushed back to December 1-3, 2022. The expo was scheduled for December...
The Olympus to Become Hyderabad’s Tallest Residential Tower
Sumadhura Group in collaboration with Vasavi Group is launching its latest iconic residential project, Sumadhura Group announced in a press release. The Olympus will be greater Hyderabad, India’s tallest residential tower...
Registration Open for E2 Forum India 2021
Potential presenters and guests are invited to attend the third edition of Elevator & Escalator (E2) Forum India 2021, which is scheduled for October 1 at the Hotel Le Meridien,...
Tamil Nadu’s Disabled-Friendly Public Buildings Limited
The Director for the Welfare of the Differently Abled has informed the Madras High Court that of the 49,550 public buildings in Tamil Nadu, India, only 26,769 had ramps and...
First Escalator Serving New Indian Rail Station Unveiled
The first escalator serving Siddhivinayak Metro Station, part of Mumbai Metro Line 3, or MML-3, on India’s west coast is now operational, The Free Press Journal reports. Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. (MMRC)...
KONE to Supply 53 Elevators for Office Tower In India
KONE has won an order to supply 53 elevators for Commerz III, a 50-story, premium commercial tower under development in Mumbai, India, the company announced on September 9. The order...
