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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....
TKE Stairlift S200 Wins German Design Award
The stairlift S200 by TK Elevator (TKE) has been awarded the “Special Mention” by the prestigious German Design Award 2022 for excellent product design in the category “Medical Rehabilitation and...
Otis Plans 2022 Investor Day To Be Hosted Virtually
Otis Worldwide Corp. will deliver its 2022 Investor Day as a live webcast on February 15, the company announces. Otis President and CEO Judy Marks, along with members of the...
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...
Troubled San Francisco Tower Continues To Tilt, Settle
San Francisco's Millennium Tower, a 58-story residential high rise in the heart of downtown that has been the target of lawsuits over its sinking, tilting foundation, continues to tilt at...
Gossain Speaks With ET On Cost Increases And More
In a report by The Economic Times (ET), Amit Gossain, managing director, KONE Elevators India, said that “the increase in commodity prices is one of the biggest challenges today that the industry...
LEIA Gains Recognition For Lift Industry Apprenticeships
The Lift & Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has been recognized by Ofqual as a regulated end-point assessment organization (EPAO) for apprenticeships in the lift and escalator industry, the company announced....
Escalator Halted After Child’s Toes Are Hurt
Government officials have ordered temporary shutdown of an escalator at a shopping center in Kota Bharu, Malaysia, after a young girl’s toes were stuck in one of the moving ride’s...
Plan Calls For 21-Story Residential Tower In Ottawa
Developer Cadillac Fairview has submitted for approval a plan to build a 21-story residential building on top of the CF Rideau Centre shopping mall in downtown Ottawa, Canada, STOREYS reported in December....
LRTA In Manila Working To Fix Defective VT Units
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) in Manila, Philippines, is working to fix 12 defective vertical-transportation (VT) units after a photo of a disabled person climbing stairs as two authority...
