Asia

Elevator showroom opens; Mumbai residential tower to get a twin.

Elite, thyssenkrupp Welcome First-of-Its- Kind Showroom Chennai-based Elite Elevators, in partnership with thyssenkrupp, inaugurated its first Home Elevator Experience Center showroom in the Prestige Meridian tower in Bengaluru, India, on...

Announcement, update on the two tallest towers for the country

Hyundai Motor Group to Build South Korea’s Tallest A 105-story, 569-m-tall skyscraper that would serve as headquarters for Hyundai Motor Group in the Gangnam District of Seoul could start construction...

Big contracts and plans in Chengdu, Jinan, Shenzhen and Shanghai

KONE to Equip New International Airport KONE announced in April it has won an order to deliver 216 elevators to the Tianfu International Airport in Chengdu. The airport, in the...

Shanghai, Shenzhen see big plans, completions.

Otis Completes One-Of-A-Kind Modernization in Shanghai Otis Elevator (China) Co. Ltd. recently completed the modernization of the elevator system at the 468-m-tall sightseeing attraction Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV and Radio...

Partnership Struck for IEE Expo 2020; E2 Forum Coming to India

Messe Frankfurt India Pvt. Ltd. has entered into a strategic partnership with the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India-Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (CREDAI-MCHI) for the International Elevator...

High-profile projects progress.

High-Rise Complex Underway in Tokyo Blue Style reported on details of Bunkyo Gardens, part of the under-construction Kasuga/Korakuen station project in Tokyo. It includes four buildings: Park Court Bunkyo Koishikawa...

Art Plaza by Melo Group in downtown Miami

Foster + Partners Wins Prestigious Commission in Shenzhen Foster + Partners beat competitors including Mecanoo and Skidmore Owings & Merrill to design a 350-m-tall tower on the waterfront in Shenzhen...

VT units for big projects in Mumbai, Chennai and New Delhi

Johnson Lifts/SJEC Supplying 205 Escalators to MMRC Stations Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. (MMRC) has awarded a contract to Johnson Lifts Pvt. Ltd. India and M/s SJEC Corp. China Consortium to...

Maintenance is big for OEMs; a skyscraper debuts.

Schindler to Expand Presence Schindler, noting China’s efforts to open its economy, is planning to further expand its network of branches in the country, China Daily reported in November 2018....

Updates on tall developments in Shenzhen, Nanjing and Shanghai

KONE Providing VT for Multitower Shenzhen Project KONE will provide the vertical-transportation (VT) package for Shenzhen Gemdale Center, 48- and 39-story towers connected by a skybridge in Nanshan District High-Tech...

TKE OFFICIAL ELEVATOR PARTNER OF WORLD STADIUMS AND ARENAS SUMMIT

TKE Official Elevator Partner of World Stadiums and Arenas Summit

image by Thomas C. Rosenthal for Pixabay

Lift Accident With Injuries Sparks Safety Concerns in India

METRO TAIPEI ADJUSTS ESCALATOR SPEEDS FOR EFFICIENCY

Metro Taipei Adjusts Escalators Speeds for Efficiency

The team from Üsküdar American Academy in Istanbul, Türkiye; image courtesy of Otis

Regional Winners of Otis’ Made to Move Communities Announced

CALIFORNIA FIRE DEPARTMENT PRACTICES TECHNICAL ELEVATOR RESCUES

California Fire Department Practices Technical Elevator Rescues