Asia
Fujitec Singapore Receives 300-Elevator HDB Order
Fujitec Singapore Corp. Ltd. received an order from the Singapore Housing & Development Board (HBD) for approximately 300 elevators, bringing the total the subsidiary has delivered to the HDB to...
58-Story Mixed-Use Tower Rising on Manmade Island in Tokyo
A 58-story tower containing 1,285 apartments, retail, childcare and nursing-home facilities is starting to rise on a manmade island as part of the Tsukishima 3 Chome North District Town Redevelopment...
KONE Providing 256 VT Units for Chongqing Metro Line 10
In the third quarter of 2022, KONE booked an order to provide 256 vertical-transportation (VT) units to phase two of Chongqing Metro Line 10 in China. The order includes 18...
Condo Tower Planned as Part of Philippines Megadevelopment
A 23-story condominium tower is planned as part of MEGAWORLD Corp.’s 85-ha Northwin Global City mixed-use megadevelopment in Bulacan Province in Philippines’ Central Luzon region, BusinessWorld reports. Scheduled for completion...
Indian Construction Giant Partners With Professional Networking Platform
Mumbai, India-headquartered Saint-Gobain Gyproc, a market leader in building construction, recently announced it has partnered with India's largest professional networking platform, Apna.co, "to reduce the skills gap and help increase...
Escalators Could More Than Quadruple at Busy India Rail Station
The number of escalators serving a redeveloped Visakhapatnam rail station in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, could more than quadruple under a proposal from Division Railway Manager Anup Kumar...
Two Similar Escalator Step Incidents in Same Week in Hong Kong
Two similar instances of an escalator step snapping off occurred within the same week at Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway (MTR) stations, The Standard is among outlets to report. In...
Otis, Schindler Among Forbes’ Top Female-Friendly Companies
In partnership with market research company Statista, Forbes released its World's Top Female-Friendly Companies list in November. Among the 400 recognized are U.S.-based Otis and Switzerland's Schindler, which ranked 306...
Luxury Hotel Latest to Stake Claim in Tokyo Supertall Torch
A luxury hotel operated by Dorchester Collection, which has high-end hotels in London, Los Angeles and Paris, is the latest to announce plans to occupy a portion of the 390-m-tall,...
Mumbai’s First FoB With Travelator Planned by MMRDA
Mumbai's first foot overbridge (FoB) outfitted with a travelator, or moving walk, is set to start construction in early 2023 at South Mumbai's Jacob Circle-Mahalaxmi station, Construction World India reports....
