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Chennai, India, Rail Station Yet To Begin Operations
Despite being under work for more than a year, the Thiruvottiyur Theradi rail station in Chennai, India, is yet to begin operations, Times of India has reported. The station is...
Schindler Receives Major Contract For Cairo Monorail
Vertical-transportation (VT) company Schindler has won a major contract to build and install elevators and escalators for a monorail system in Egypt, Switzerland Global Enterprise is among news production companies...
KONE Outlook Clouded By China, Supply Chain Issues
The troubled Chinese property sector and continuing global supply-chain issues — particularly prices — prompted KONE to give a cautious financial outlook for 2022 as it reported adjusted operating income...
Increasing Kitchen Budget Can Overthrow All Governments
During the period when Bülent Ecevit was the Prime Minister (1974), Turkey made a military landing in Cyprus and was embargoed by Western countries, especially by the USA. In addition...
New Dates, Venue Announced For IEE Expo In Mumbai
Messe Frankfurt India announced that it has secured fresh dates and a new venue for the International Elevator and Escalator Expo (IEE Expo) in Mumbai. The change allows the organizer to stage...
Dual-Tower Project In Istanbul Reaches Completion
Designer and project provider HPP Architects has completed Maslak Square, a two-tower office project in Istanbul, Turkey, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reported in January. The project, designed and...
Resident Dies In Elevator Shaft Fall In India
An older man died in January after being hurt in the shaft of an elevator at an apartment building in the Indian city of Bhubaneswar, Pragativadi reports. According to news about the...
Turkey Capital Has New Pedestrian Overpasses With VT
Officials with the Ankara, Turkey, Metropolitan Municipality are prioritizing safety for pedestrians by building pedestrian overpasses with escalators and elevators, especially in areas with heavy vehicle traffic, RaillyNews reports. The Department of...
Indian VT Consultancy PAPL Opens Second Office In Chennai
Krishna Kumar Ravi, president and CEO of Indian vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy PAPL Corp., recently announced that PAPL opened its second office in Chennai, which houses its design and inspection teams....
New Elevators, Escalators And More For Indian Railway Stations
Indian Member of Parliament (MP) Mohan Kundariya on January 9 inaugurated three escalators and one elevator at Rajkot Railway Station in the western Indian state of Gujarat, making it the...
