Asia
Hitachi Awarded Largest Contract in Singapore for 450 Lifts
Hitachi, Ltd. announced that Hitachi Elevator Asia Pte. Ltd. has been awarded the supply and installation of 450 lifts by the Housing & Development Board (HBD) in Singapore for high-rise...
TKE Korea Wins Red Dot Award for Elevator Cleaning Concept
TK Elevator (TKE) Korea won a prestigious Red Dot Design Award 2024 in the Autonomous category for its "Intelligent Elevator Cleaning System" concept, TKE announced on July 23. Utilizing AI,...
India Hospital Holds Elevator Safety Event for Staff
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu held an awareness session on the “Safe Use of Elevator and Escalator,” aimed at educating hospital attendants, security staff and other supporting...
Schmersal Establishes New Subsidiary in Ho Chi Minh City
The Schmersal Group, an international machine safety leader, on July 19 announced a new subsidiary in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Schmersal Vietnam Co. Ltd. The subsidiary is being led...
Otis Indonesia E&E Replacement and Modernization at Jakarta Mall
Otis Indonesia announced on July 18 it has been selected by the Millennium Mall for an elevator and escalator (E&E) replacement and modernization project. The division of Otis Worldwide Corp....
Ziehl-Abegg Events in Vietnam See Success
Ziehl-Abegg, a leader in drive and control technology, held two seminars in June on elevator technology in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in collaboration with Doza Technology, Machine...
Indian Railways Makes Accessibility Strides Through VT Installations
Indian Railways (IR) has made significant efforts to increase passenger convenience and accessibility during the first quarter of FY 2024-2025 through installations of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment across its stations, the...
Wheelchair Lifts To Be Removed in Seoul, Elevators Coming
Seoul Metro, an operator of the city's subway service from Line Nos. 1 to 8, will remove 23 wheelchair lifts in 17 subway stations with a plan to install elevators...
East Indian State of Bihar Makes Registration of VT Mandatory
The east Indian state of Bihar made registration and inspection of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment mandatory on July 12, with the State Cabinet approving the Bihar Lift and Escalator Bill proposed...
TKE Appoints Jackson Head of OSH — Asia Pacific
TK Elevator (TKE) has appointed Terry Jackson head of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) — Asia Pacific, effective July 1. Jackson reports directly to TKE Asia Pacific CEO Jürgen Böhler,...
