Asia
Schindler India Launches Media Network Ads in India
Schindler India has partnered with Adonmo, a Hyderabad, India, ad-tech company to launch Schindler Media Network, a platform for advertising inside elevators in residential and office buildings, campaign India reports....
Fallen Elevator in Thane, India, Injures Seven Women
Seven women riding an elevator in the Ambernath neighborhood of Thane, India, were hurt when an elevator fell from a building’s second floor, The Times of India reports. The women...
Pakistan Factory Worker Killed When Elevator Falls on Him
A man at a factory in Haripur, Pakistan, was killed in March when an elevator at the site fell on top of him, Dawn reports. Officials say the victim was...
Escalator Breakdown Hurts Dozens at Taiwan Station
Dozens of riders going up an ascending escalator at the Xinpu rail station in Taipei, Taiwan, fell on March 11 when the moving stair system suddenly began operating backward, Daily...
Toshiba Considers US$4-Billion Sale of Elevator Company
Toshiba Corp. is considering the sale of its elevator manufacturing business, and major companies, including global OEMs, are showing interest in taking over the Japan-based lift division, Bloomberg reports. KONE,...
Design Sets Style for Two-in-One Southern China Hotel
A two-hotel project going up on Hainan island in southern China will include a “hanging gardens” design that can be experienced by guests at the 160-m tower, dezeen reports. Designed...
Large Transit Project Design Approved for Shenzhen
Aedas, a designer group working in Shenzhen, China, with China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group and Shenzhen Urban Transport Consortium, has won the plan for Qingshuihe Comprehensive Transportation Hub,...
CTBUH Describes Plan Set For Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Site
Firm Foster + Partners will act as architectural advisor on a new master plan city plan in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) reports....
Taiwan Power Outages Lead To Elevator Entrapments
Regional power outages in Taiwan recently snarled traffic as emergency workers responded to calls for rescue, including those trapped in elevators, Taipei Times reports. The Taipei Department of Economic Development said that...
Schindler India Names Business Development Manager, NI Sales
Schindler India recently named Tarisha Prakash business development manager, new installations (NI) sales. Based in Mumbai, Prakash brings approximately 10 years of professional experience, including nearly four years with Otis...
