South Korea
Hyundai Elevator Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Hyundai Elevator, South Korea’s largest elevator manufacturer, celebrated its 40th anniversary on May 22, The Korea Herald reports. The event was attended by more than 600 executives and employees, including...
USACE Hosts Event in Seoul To Present Updated Elevator Specs Incorporating Korean Code
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on May 3 hosted Elevator Industry Day in Seoul to present updated elevator design specifications that incorporate South Korean code, opening the door...
Hyundai Elevator Sings MOU With Saudi Arabia
On May 3, Hyundai Elevator signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Cultural Affairs Department of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to exchange human resources (HR)...
Hyundai/Kia Delivery Robot Interfaces With Elevators and Door-Control Systems
Hyundai and Kia Robotics Lab have unveiled the DAL-e Delivery robot, geared toward indoor food/beverage and parcel delivery and set to debut in the second quarter of this year at...
South Korea’s Sigma Elevator Launches New Elevators for Low- to Mid-Rise Buildings
Sigma Elevator Co., with global headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, announced on March 6 the launch of the ACRATM 2.0 and Solon® 2.0 elevators for low- to mid-rise buildings. ACRA...
Study: Needs Should Determine VT Distribution at South Korea Subway Stations
A study of equitable distribution of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment — elevators, wheelchair lifts and escalators — at subway stations in South Korea concluded that the type and amount of VT...
Vietnam Elevator Media Channel’s Advantages, Potential
Chicilon Media, the building elevator media channel in Vietnam, is increasingly popular, covering more than 90% of advertising screens at buildings and offices — having installed up to 32,000 screens...
Otis Elevator Korea Finishes Modernization Project
Otis Elevator Korea recently finished the modernization of an elevator at the Namsan Seoul Tower, a popular tourist destination in Seoul, South Korea. Otis Korea was awarded the contract to...
Hyundai Elevator Co. Chair To Step Down
Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun will step down in December as chair of the board of directors at the group's elevator unit to help improve its governance structure, the company...
Winning Design for Proposed Seoul Tower Opens and Expands Public Realm
NYC-headquartered architecture firm ODA recently won the Creative Innovation Architecture Design Pilot Project for a proposed mixed-use tower in Seoul’s Gangnam District inspired by the concept that “porosity leads to...
