Asia
KONE Wins Two Red Dot 2025 Awards
KONE has won two awards in the prestigious Red Dot Award: Product Design 2025 competition. In the Interior Design Elements category, the award went to KONE Entrance, a programmable guiding light...
Ground Broken in Singapore for Marina Bay Sands Expansion
Las Vegas Sands broke ground on July 15 on a US$8-billion expansion of the iconic Marina Bay Sands (MBS) resort in Singapore that opened in 2010 with an energy-efficient vertical-transportation...
Schindler R.I.S.E Robot Implemented in Singapore
Schindler’s world-first elevator shaft installation robot, Robotic Installation System for Elevators (R.I.S.E), was implemented at the 35-story Shaw Tower in downtown Singapore. Originally opening in 1975, the tower has been...
GHMC To Float Tenders for FOB Maintenance
The standing committee meeting of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corp. (GHMC) in India, during its July 10 meeting, approved the proposal to invite tenders for maintenance of 23 foot-over-bridges (FoBs)...
Azerbaijani-Chinese VT Factory in Azerbaijan
Fujiai Azerbaijan LLC, a joint Azerbaijani-Chinese venture, plans to launch a US$2.1-million vertical-transportation (VT) factory in the Aghdam Industrial Park in Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, Caliber reports. Operating on a 1-ha site, the...
Pohle, Hess Take On New Roles at Schindler
Meinolf Pohle, currently responsible for Europe North on the Schindler Group Executive Committee (GEC), will take over responsibility for China. He will succeed Daryoush Ziai, who will step down from...
Hyundai Elevator Volunteer Work Focused on ESG
On June 12, approximately 30 Hyundai Elevator employees gathered to participate in volunteer work protecting the natural environment at Binae Island, Chungju, South Korea, a government-designated inland wetland area. Prior to the...
Elevator Technicians See Job Re-Entry Success With National Certifications in South Korea
Elevator technicians were at the top of a list of South Koreans who most successfully re-entered the workforce through national technical certifications, according to data released by the Ministry of...
Otis Elevator System for New Ho Chi Minh City Tower
Otis announced on June 30 it will provide a complete elevator system for The Kross, a 39-story mixed-use tower in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's CBD. Work...
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Appoints BoD and Other Officers
At the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 24, Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. elected its Board of Directors (BOD), according to MarketScreener. In conjunction with...
