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KONE Elevator India Showcases Solutions at Bengaluru Event
KONE Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. showcased its digital, futuristic elevator and escalator solutions at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Pavilion at the Confederation of Indian Industry, or CII, EXCON 2022 on...
More Than 230 Otis Units for Shanghai’s New Bund
Otis recently highlighted how it is facilitating mobility in the New Bund Area in Pudong, Shanghai's second CBD, with more than 230 elevators and escalators, including 50 in the New...
FoB Inaugurated in Hyderabad
A new foot over bridge (FoB) in the Panjagutta area of Hyderabad, India, with lifts and escalators on both sides was inaugurated by city Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi in early May,...
KONE India Unveils World’s Largest Passenger Elevator in Mumbai
KONE India unveiled an "engineering marvel": the world's largest passenger elevator, during a press conference at Jio World Centre in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex on May 5. Covering a floor...
Elevators, Escalators To Be Installed At Chennai Railway Station
The Mambalam railway station is one of the busiest passenger stations in Chennai, India, and a number of residents seek easy and faster access to all the platforms, The Hindu reports. A...
Hitachi Elevator Provides 219 VT Units to Four Chinese Hospitals
Guangzhou, China-headquartered Hitachi Elevator provided 219 pieces of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment to four hospitals in Beijing, Hefei and Suzhou, China, Equal Ocean reports. At the Chengnan Campus of Peking University...
Officials Boost Planning for Solar Power in India
Officials in Shimla, India, have created the site Smart City Mission as a center for solar energy at government buildings that includes operation of elevators and escalators, The Statesman reports....
Hitachi Takes Total Holding of Elevator Company Yungtay
Tokyo-based Hitachi has all of the remaining holdings of Yungtay Engineering Co., Ltd., meaning the Taiwan-led company will engage in the manufacture, sale and service of elevators and escalators in...
Winning Design for China Octagonal Supertall Announced
Büro Ole Scheeren has won an international design competition to build the 350-m Nanjing Jiangbei New Financial Center Tower in China, Arch Daily reports. The octagonal-silhouette skyscraper merges local tradition...
Large FoB Set to Open in Indian State of Kerala
After more than a two-year delay, the Indian state Kerala’s longest foot-over-bridge (FoB) at East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram is nearly set to be commissioned, The New Indian Express says. The...
