Asia

Innovatec India Obtains Certification For Door-Locking Devices

Innovatec India Pvt. Ltd. recently obtained certification for its landing door-locking devices for the first time, enabling CE marking in full compliance with Directive 2014/33/EU. The achievement marks a significant...

CTBUH Announces Keynote Speakers for Americas Conference

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that David Gottfried, chief global impact officer at Blue Planet Systems, and Kate Simonen, founding director of the Carbon Leadership...

KONE to Cut Up To 1,000 Jobs Globally

As part of an organizational restructuring announced on January 26 with its latest earnings, KONE said it will cut up to 1,000 jobs globally — 150 in its native Finland,...

KONE Names VP For South Europe, Mediterranean Region

KONE has appointed Karla Lindahl as executive vice president for the South Europe and Mediterranean region and a member of the Executive Board. Lindahl officially engage the new position on...

Hyundai Elevator Promotes EVP Of Business Chun To CEO

The new CEO of Hyundai Elevator is Cho Jae Chun, an elevator industry executive with more than 30 years' experience who most recently served as executive vice president (EVP) of...

TKE Provides Nearly 200 Units For Asia-Pacific Sites

TK Elevator (TKE) is handling two major vertical-transportation projects in Asia-Pacific countries, the OEM reports. In China, the company is the source for 97 meta200 elevators and two escalators at the Zhong'an...

Three Safdie Projects Follow Goals of Habitat ’67

Three high-rise projects by noted firm Safdie Architects — one nearly completed, one just topped out and one newly launched — offer a vision of residential projects in Asia and Latin America...