India
India Residential Tower Facing Elevator Issues
Approximately 1,000 people living in the TT block of the 13-floor Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) tenement in Sathiamurthy Nagar, India, have been relying on a single lift...
Celsius Systems Unveils Air-Operated Vacuum Elevators
Celsius Systems, a pioneer in the elevator industry since 2005, has announced the introduction of its latest innovative technology — Air-Operated Vacuum Elevators. As the sole distributor of the Pneumatic...
PPP-Maintained FoBs in Indian City Lack Working Elevators
Bharat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the administrative body responsible for civic amenities in greater Bengaluru, India, has found that many foot overbridges (FOBs) maintained under the public-private partners (PPP) model...
Four-Tower Supernova Project in India Gets Funding
Supertech Realtors' Supernova luxury development in Noida, India, consisting of four towers up to 80 stories tall and India's biggest commercial defaulter, has gotten a new lease on life thanks...
Two Dead in India Elevator Incident
Two laborers died after falling in an elevator duct from the fourth floor of an under-construction building in Vikhroli East, Mumbai, India, on September 3, the Hindustan Times reports. The...
Man Dies in India Hotel Elevator Incident
A 45-year-old man from Kerala, India, fell seven floors down an elevator shaft in a hotel in Surat, India, and died on August 30, The Times of India reports. The...
Nidec India Dispatches First “Made in India” Elevator Machine
Nidec Industrial Automation India Pvt. Ltd. recently celebrated successfully dispatching its first assembled "Made in India" elevator machine from its Phase 1 facility in Gamanagatti, Hubli, India. The 215-kg gearless...
Otis India Expanding Bengaluru Manufacturing Capabilities
Otis India announced on August 28 it is expanding the capacity and capabilities of its Bengaluru manufacturing facility. The expansion will help Otis India meet growing demand for elevators and...
Fujitec Holds Safety Training for Children in Japan and Beyond
Fujitec recently held vertical-transportation (VT) safety training for children at Big Wing, Fujitec headquarters (HQ) in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, and local elementary schools. At Big Wing, Fujitec employees led students...
Lift Entrapment in Noida, India, Raises Safety Concerns
The entrapment of a 16-year-old boy in a lift in a newly constructed condominium tower in Noida, India, on August 11 raises safety concerns, despite passage of the Uttar Pradesh...
