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Japanese OEM Fujitec Exploring Sale to Private Equity
Japanese OEM Fujitec is in talks with private equity groups, including Sweden’s EQT, about a potential sale of its approximately US$2.1-billion elevator and escalator business, the Financial Times reports. The...
New Taipei Mayor Orders Elevator Inspection After Falls
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi will order a third-party review of two recent incidents in which city-operated elevators malfunctioned and fell soon after undergoing maintenance, the Tapei Times is...
Schmersal Group Names Ramji Singh As Managing Director
The Schmersal Group has appointed Ramji Singh as the new managing director of its subsidiary Schmersal India Pvt. Ltd. The takeover of the management comes into force with immediate effect....
KONE Elevator India Expands With a New Office in Kerala
KONE Elevator India has announced the opening of its new office in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, CXOtoday.com reports. The new office, located on Ulloor-Akkulam Road, will cater to KONE India’s existing...
Child Dies in India Elevator Pit Incident
A five-year-old boy drowned after falling into a water-filled pit in Kannamangala, Mahadevapura, India on October 23, India Today reports. At approximately 5 ft deep, the pit had been dug...
Child Injured in Thane Elevator Fall
An 11-year-old child was injured on October 21 when an elevator at a residential high rise in Thane, India, crashed from the first floor, The Print reports. The incident occurred...
India Railway Station Redevelopment Nearly 50% Complete
Redevelopment of the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corp. (MRVC) Ghatkopar Railway Station, a key suburban Mumbai, India, metro hub, is nearly 50% complete, The Free Press Journal reports. The first phase,...
Interlift 2025 in Nuremburg Shaping Up To Be Bigger Than Ever
Interlift 2025, organized by AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH and set to take place for the first time in Nuremburg, Germany, on October 14-17, 2025, is shaping up to be...
Developer of Brisbane “Urban Forest” Seeks To Go Taller
Developer Aria Property Group has resubmitted its proposal to the City Council for a foliage-covered, 30-story residential tower at 88 Merivale Street in Brisbane, Australia, after being initially approved for...
Hitachi Lift India Receives Order for 56 Elevators and Escalators
Hitachi Ltd. announced on October 17 that Hitachi Building Systems Co. Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. subsidiary Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd. secured an order for 56 elevators and escalators for...