India

Railway units on the way; 81-story building elevator contract let.

214 Escalators Planned for India’s CR DNA India reported in April that India’s Central Railways’ (CR) suburban section will soon have fully functional escalators at every station, in accordance with...

Otis’ plans revealed; construction on rail stations underway.

Otis CEO Interviewed In an interview with Judy Marks, named CEO of Otis in October 2017 (ELEVATOR WORLD, December 2017), The Hindu gave insight into her desire to instill startup...

India Investing Big in Rail Station Vertical Transportation

With the aim of providing better amenities, the Indian Railway Ministry will make a budget provision of INR34 billion (US$532.4 million) to install about 3,000 escalators and 1,000 elevators at...

Schindler invests, rail-station work and license issues

Schindler to Ramp Up Manufacturing, R&D in Pune Schindler India plans to invest approximately US$26.5 million to expand its vertical-transportation (VT) manufacturing facilities and improve R&D in the Chakan Industrial...

Big contract signed, inspection changes

Mitsubishi India Wins Large Order for Tech Park Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. (IMEC) has won an order for 178 units at a technology business park in Bengaluru, the company...

Big Contract for Mumbai Chawl High Rises

The buildings-and-factories business of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Construction has won what The Economic Times calls “a key design-and-build order” valued at more than INR29 billion (US$448 million) to redevelop...

Safety, vandalism addressed in China, India.

Weifang Rolls Out Its First Vertical-Transportation Safety Law Weifang, China, has enacted its first elevator/escalator safety law as units, and accidents, multiply, China Radio International reported. The number of units...

Religion, residential are focuses of upcoming towers.

70-Story Religious Structure Rising in India The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is building the 70-story Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir in Vrindavan, India, which, upon completion, will become one of the...

Oleo and KONE invest in plants; Toshiba Johnson markets new elevator series.

Oleo to Open India Facility U.K.-based manufacturer Oleo International will open its first production facility in India near Bengaluru International Airport at the beginning of the year. Impetus for the construction...

TSSA IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR ELEVATING DEVICES

TSSA Imposing Penalties for Elevating Devices

SOUTH KOREA’S MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY TO CONDUCT ELEVATOR SAFETY SURVEYS

South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety to Conduct Elevator Safety Surveys

New VT would enhance accessibility at the transformed Liverpool Street station; image courtesy of Network Rail Property and ACME

VT Part of London Rail Station Transformation Plan

Otis India President Sebi Joseph; image courtesy of Otis

Otis India to Supply 65 Elevators for Patna Metro

LMA TO BECOME AVIRE DISTRIBUTOR IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

LMA To Become Avire Distributor in Australia and New Zealand