Asia
MET Wins Two APEA 2025 Awards
Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MET) has strengthened its leadership in Thailand’s elevator and escalator industry by winning two prestigious awards: the Corporate Excellence Award and the Inspirational Brand Award...
India Recommends Anti-Dumping Duty on Chinese Elevator Parts
India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended imposing an anti-dumping duty for five years on T-shaped elevator guide rails and counterweight guide rails imported from China, Rediff is...
KONE Launches Major Investment Initiative in Southern China
KONE signed an agreement with the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen, China, in late August, formalizing plans to set up its southern China headquarters (HQ)...
India BIS Initiative a Major Step Forward for Elevator Safety
An initiative mandated under revised Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms requiring lift manufacturers to incorporate systems that ensure elevator cars remain securely locked until the doors are completely closed...
Fujitec Launches Brand Statement and Vision
Fujitec Co., Ltd. has announced the launch of its brand statement and brand vision (both in Japanese and English), “Moving freely. Elevating lives,” which embody the shared strength, sense of...
Bids Sought For Upgrading Chennai FOB’s Non-Functioning VT
The State Highways Department in Chennai, India, is inviting bids for replacing non-functioning vertical transportation (VT) equipment — escalators — and adding elevators to both sides of the foot over...
MoU Paves Way for Otis MRL Elevators at Colombo Project
Colombo, Sri Lanka-headquartered Aitken Spence Elevators Pvt. Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rush Housing Ltd. to provide nine Otis Gen2® machine-room-less (MRL) elevators for five residential...
Man in Japan Dies When Head Gets Stuck in Elevator Door
A 55-year-old man employed by an automotive factory in Osaka, Japan, died at work as a result of his head becoming stuck in an elevator door on August 21, Japan...
City Lift India Celebrates 40 Years
City Lift India, Ltd., a Mumbai-headquartered manufacturer of elevators, escalators, moving walks and car-park systems, recently celebrated its 40th Foundation Day, the company announced on August 21. The company was...
Otis To Provide 522 Units for MRT in Singapore
Otis announced on August 20 it has been selected by Singapore’s Land Trasport Authority (LTA) to provide 522 transportation units — 336 heavy-duty escalators and moving walks, along with 186...
