Asia
KONE To Supply 206 Elevators to Xi’an International Airport
KONE won an order to supply a vertical-transportation (VT) package that includes 163 Monospace® and 43 TranSysTM elevators to an expansion of the Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in Xixian New...
ISEE Announces Dates for Expanded 2024 Show
The International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators & Escalators (ISEE) organizers have announced the dates for the second event will be December 5-7, 2024, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in...
22 Chennai Metro Stations To Receive 41 New Escalators
Metro stations across Chennai will get 41 new escalators to ease commuter travel across stations and between corridors, Infra.com reports. Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) has identified 22 metro stations...
Three Fatalities Reported in Recent India Elevator Accidents
Two workers were killed when an elevator collapsed at the Vijayawada Thermal Power Station in Ibrahimpatnam, a suburb of Hyderabad, on March 18, Telangana Today reports. Eight people were inside...
Schindler CEO Cautiously Optimistic About China 2023 Outlook
Silvio Napoli, CEO of Switzerland-headquartered Schindler, said he is cautiously optimistic about the elevator, escalator and moving walk manufacturer's business in China in 2023, China Daily is among outlets to...
Initial Sponsors Announced for CTBUH 2023 International Conference
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) recently announced 35 confirmed sponsors for its international conference, “Humanizing High Density — People, Nature & the Urban Realm,” planned on...
Hyundai Elevator Competes To Win Contracts for Indonesia’s New Smart City
Hyundai Elevator will travel to Indonesia as a member of "One Team Korea," led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, to bid on orders for smart city projects,...
India’s Johnson Lifts & Escalators Celebrates Safety Week
All 80 branches of Chennai, India-headquartered Johnson Lifts & Escalators celebrated Safety Week on March 4-10, with all employees pledging to follow safety rules and regulations. Included in the celebration...
Non-Functioning FOB VT Irks Residents of Large Indian City
Non-functioning vertical-transportation (VT) equipment serving foot overbridges (FoBs) in Hyderabad, the capital and largest city in the Indian state of Telangana, is creating problems for residents, particularly students and the...
Otis Digitally Connected Gen3 Launches in South Korea
On March 13, Otis Elevator Korea Vice President and Managing Director IS Cho announced the Gen3TM digitally connected elevator is now available in South Korea. Otis ONE technology is built...
