Singapore
Singapore Responds To Trend of Serious Escalator Incidents
In a written answer to a question about serious injuries in children resulting in disabilities from escalator incidents, the Ministry of National Development (MND) in Singapore detailed the effect of...
Rainfall in Singapore Causes Elevator Issues
A Housing & Development Board (HDB) block in Tampines, Singapore, lost both its lifts after heavy rain November 22, MS News reports. The heavy rain caused the floor traps at...
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...
Singapore’s “Hotel in Nature” Named CTBUH Best Tall Building
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that Singapore's Pan Pacific Orchard "hotel in nature," served by Schindler elevators, was named the 2024 Best Tall Building Worldwide...
Fujitec Receives Major Elevator Remote-Monitoring Certification
Fujitec Co., Ltd. announced on September 12 that its group company Fujitec Singapore Corp. Ltd. has become the first Japanese company to obtain certification for elevator maintenance using remote monitoring...
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...
Fujitec Taiwan, Singapore and Argentina Work Toward Sustainability Goals
Fujitec locations in Taiwan, Singapore and Argentina are taking action to further the company's sustainability goals under the Move On 5 medium-term management plan that aims to achieve a 46%...
Otis Selected by SMRT Trains to Service 498 VT Units
Singapore's SMRT Trains has selected Otis to service 498 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 446 escalators and 52 elevators — on the North-South and East-West Lines (NSEWL) for five years, Otis...
PAPL Corp. Announces U.S. and Singapore Subsidiaries
PAPL Corp. President and CEO Krishna Kumar Ravi announced in February the opening of U.S. subsidiary PAPL Inc. and Singapore subsidiary SINGAPORE PTE LTD. PAPL Corp. has operated for 17...
EW Announces 2024 Project of the Year Winners
ELEVATOR WORLD proudly announces the 2024 Project of the Year winners. Expert teams in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Singapore and the Middle East emerged victorious by successfully completing challenging,...
