International News
Additional VT Units Among India’s DMRC Crowd-Control Measures
Installing additional elevators, escalators and moving walks at busy rail stations is among measures being undertaken by India’s Delhi Metro Rail Corp. (DMRC) to handle surging crowds, The Economic Times reports. The...
Ministry of Health Replacing Six Elevators in Hospital in Fiji
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services in Fiji has begun the FJD1 million (US$427,541) process of replacing six elevators at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, fijivillage News reports. Minister...
KONE BoD Members Elected After AGM
At a meeting held after the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Helsinki, Finland, on March 5, the KONE Board of Directors (BoD) elected from among its members Antti Herlin as...
Otis MRL Elevators for Dubai Luxury Residential Project
Working with general contractor Naresco Contracting LLC, Otis provided 13 machine-room-less (MRL) Gen2® elevators for Torino by ORO24, a new luxury residential development in Arjan, Dubai, Otis Director of Sales &...
The Arch 22 in Banjul, Gambia, Receiving an Elevator for its 60th Anniversary
The Director General of the National Center for Arts and Culture Hassoum Ceesay has announced that the Arch 22 in Banjul, Gambia, will receive an elevator as part of the...
Schindler India Extends Partnership With HOWL Digital
Mumbai, India-headquartered digital marketing agency HOWL Digital announced it has extended its partnership with Schindler India on March 4. Now in its fourth year, the partnership "aims to drive conversations...
Hotel Owners in Montenegro Donate Elevator to Kotor Clinical Hospital Center
Co-owners of the Montenegro Stars hotel group, Žarko Radulović and Ljudmila Ivanjenko, donated an electric elevator worth EUR67,000 (US$69,468) to the Kotor Clinical Hospital Center, Vijesti reports. The new elevator replaced the previous elevator...
New U.K. Lift and Escalator Apprenticeship Standard Approved
The U.K.’s Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) Employer Group has announced that the sector’s flagship apprenticeship has been officially approved by the Secretary of State and the Institute of Apprenticeships and...
Dubai’s Azizi Developments Announces KONE Partnership
Azizi Developments, a major private developer in the U.A.E., announced a strategic partnership with KONE that involves KONE providing 490 DX Class MonoSpace® elevators to multiple projects across Dubai South, outlets...
Riyadh Metro Station With 63 VT Units Starts Operations
The seven-story, 40-m-deep Riyadh Metro Qasr Al Hokm Downtown Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has begun operations, linking the Metro's Orange and Blue lines and the bus network, Tunnels & Tunneling is...
