Asia
Kuala Lumpur Housing Residents Face Elevator Issues
One of three elevators damaged in an 18-story building in a public housing block in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was repaired in early January and is back in operation for residents...
KONE VT for Resort and Commercial Hub in Cambodia
KONE announced on January 9 it was awarded a comprehensive vertical-transportation (VT) contract by Chinese foreign-investment firm Peninsula Bay Investment Co., Ltd., to provide a suite of People Flow® solutions to...
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Opens New Regional Head Office
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. opened a new regional head office, in Kita Shinetsu, in Nagano, Japan, on January 1, 2025, the Business Insider reports. The company aims to enhance its...
In Memoriam: Stephen Fall
Stephen Fall, managing director, International, of Lerch Bates (LB) with offices in Europe, the U.K., India and Dubai, passed away suddenly on December 23, 2024, of natural causes. Based in...
Sensors To Combat Escalator Delays at Mumbai Railway Stations
Sensors that will be used to restart escalators remotely will be installed on all 164 escalators on Mumbai, India, Central Railway (CR) routes over the first two months of 2025,...
Taipei City Completes 100th Subsidized Elevator Installation
Taipei City's Urban Regeneration Office has announced the completion of its 100th subsidized elevator installation in older apartment buildings, International Community Radio Taipei reports. The subsidy program was launched in...
Mongolia School To Get Elevator Thanks to Grant
A secondary school in the Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, will get an elevator under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects of the Government of...
Elevator Technician Fatality Reported in Mumbai
A 25-year-old elevator technician died in December after being stuck between the flooring slab and the lift car in a building in the Shivaji Nagar area of Vakola in Santacruz...
Architect Conceives Elevator Blending Tradition and Technology
Chinese architect Han Mo has conceived a “private access via public elevator” system connecting upper-level apartments with ground-floor courtyards to provide urban dwellers with exclusive access to their courtyards, the Global...
16 Korean Companies Found to Falsify Inspections
The Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced the results of the "2024 elevator maintenance status sample inspection" on December 27, and of the 30 companies inspected, a total...
