Asia
Fujitec Receives Major Elevator Remote-Monitoring Certification
Fujitec Co., Ltd. announced on September 12 that its group company Fujitec Singapore Corp. Ltd. has become the first Japanese company to obtain certification for elevator maintenance using remote monitoring...
CTBUH President Antony Wood To Step Down
After nearly 20 years at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Dr. Antony Wood has made the decision to step down as president at the end of...
Otis Elevator Acquires Jardine Schindler Lifts Ltd. Taiwan
Otis Elevator Co. (Taiwan) Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Jardine Schindler Lifts Ltd. Taiwan from the Jardine Schindler Group. Otis Taiwan is a subsidiary of Otis Worldwide Corp. Jardine...
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...
Plan to Expand and Diversify Seoul Bank Part of Larger Trend
Woori Bank's plan to transform its circa 1950 Euljiro branch in Seoul, South Korea, which closed in July, from a five-story mid-rise into a 19-story high-rise with seven underground levels...
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...
Elevator Digital Media Forum to be Held in Vietnam
MMA Global, Chicilon Media and Kantar Media will host "Leading the New Era of Advertising: Building Elevator Digital Media," a forum on trends and insights in elevator digital media, in...
GS E&C in Talks to Sell Stake in GS Elevator
GS E&C is considering unloading control of some of its subsidiaries following its KRW388 billion (US$287 million) operating loss in 2023 — its first annual operating loss in 10 years...
