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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...

TKE India Named Maharashtra State Best Employer Brand 2021

TK Elevator (TKE) India was conferred with the Maharashtra State Best Employer Brand 2021 Award in September, United News of India reports. Hosted by Employer Branding Institute, World HRD Congress and Stars...

WPI Names Kone India Among 100 Admired Companies

White Page International (WPI), during its Ninth White Page Leadership Conclave, named KONE Elevator among its listing of 100 Admired Brands in India. In addition, WPI honored Amit Gossain, managing...

Schindler to Provide 180 Escalators for Indian Metro

Schindler has been selected to deliver 180 escalators for stations on two new routes that are part of Bangalore Metro Rail Corp.'s Phase 2 project in southern India, which will...

India’s Western Railway Reopens Lifts, Escalators, Gates

With increases in passengers, Western Railway in India is opening more lifts and escalators, as well as entry and exit gates, The Free Press Journal reported on August 24. With daily passenger...

Work Launches on Phase II of Project Elevate

Phase II of Elevate, a multi-tower residential project in Gurgaon, India, being jointly developed by international real estate firm Hines and Indian real estate company Conscient Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., has...

MD Of Indian Motor Manufacturer Joins Nonprofit BoD

Mumbai, India, motor manufacturer Bharat Bijlee Ltd. recently announced that Managing Director (MD) Nakul Mehta has been appointed to the Board of Directors (BoD) of the nonprofit Centre for Organization...

Disabled Group Seeks Rail Station Improvements In India

A group of protesters demonstrated in front of the Tirunelveli, India, railway junction on August 11, calling for railway stations across the country to improve rail facilities to accommodate physically...

AFD Industries Announces New President

AFD Industries, in a press release on August 10, announced Brandyn M. Eckhart as its new president. Eckhart earned an associate degree from Chabot College in Hayward, California, and a...

Otis India Launches Online Purchase Portal

Otis India has begun operating an online portal that allows customers to purchase the Gen2® Prime elevator over the internet, The Hindu reported on August 9. "We are the first major original...

BOY DIES IN “OLD AND POORLY MAINTAINED” ELEVATOR IN INDIA

Boy Dies in “Old and Poorly Maintained” Elevator in India

Cho Jae-cheon, CEO of Hyundai Elevator, left, and Yoon Jeong-il, head of Hyundai E&C's purchasing division, sign an MoU at Hyundai E&C's headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Signs Modular Elevator Commercialization MoU

The circa-1985 elevators on SkyTrain’s Expo Line are being replaced with new KONE units; image courtesy of TransLink via X.

40-Year-Old SkyTrain Elevators Being Replaced in Canada

TKE OWNERS SELECT FINANCIAL ADVISORS FOR PLANNED IPO

TKE Owners Select Financial Advisors for Planned IPO

CIA TO SHOWCASE CANOPEN LIFT AT INTERLIFT

CIA To Showcase CANopen Lift at Interlift