Asia
Planned 63-Story Tower Set to Become Singapore’s Tallest
A 63-story, 305-m-tall mixed-use tower that is part of the redevelopment of former AXA Tower site at 8 Shenton Way in Singapore is set to become the country’s tallest building,...
Otis 231-Escalator Refurbishment First for SMRT in 35 Years
Otis announced on August 2 completion of a project to refurbish 231 escalators across 42 stations on the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) North-South and East-West (NSEW) railway lines, the...
123 Mitsubishi Electric Elevators for New JD.com Beijing HQ
Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corp. recently announced that Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Co., Ltd. provided 123 elevators for Chinese e-commerce company JD.com's new headquarters in Beijing's Yizhuang Economic Development Zone, Manufacturing...
Mitsubishi Contributes to Happiness Project Donation in Thailand
Shoichi Ogiwara, president of Thai-MC Co., Ltd., and Suntipong Buranakittayakorn, general manager, representative of Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd., recently presented THB1.5 million (US$41,528) to the Dr. Thiam Chokwatana Foundation...
Schindler and TÜV SÜD in Singapore Sign MoU
Schindler and TÜV SÜD PSB Ptd. Ltd. in Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on TÜV SÜD's elevator predictive maintenance solution, TÜV SÜD Lift Manager, as well...
Residents of Tower With Broken Elevators Take Drastic Measures
Residents living on the upper floors of the 18-story residential Tower D of Elegant Ville in Ghaziabad, India, were seen crossing over to the adjacent Tower E using wooden planks...
Indian State Government: Towers Taller Than 70 M Need FELs
The Maharashtra Government's Energy Development Agency, which covers large Indian cities including Mumbai and Thane, issued an advisory on July 23 stating that all high-rise towers of at least 70...
Two Dead After Elevator Falls 38 Floors at Office Tower
Two workers were killed when the defective elevator car they were replacing on the 38th floor of an office building in Makati City, Manila, Philippines, fell to the basement, Yahoo...
KONE Lowers Outlook Due to China Market
Elevator maker KONE has lowered its sales and profit outlook for this year due to lower-than-expected second quarter sales and a weakened new equipment market outlook in China, Yahoo Finance...
Hyundai Elevator Announces Global Plan During Celebration
Hyundai Elevator, a subsidiary of Hyundai Group, is aiming to join the world's top five elevator manufacturers, generating KRW5 trillion (won) (US$3.8 billion) in annual revenue by 2030, the company...
