China

Second Lift Expo Italia Held

The second Lift Expo Italia was held in Milan, Italy, on December 4-6, 2024, by the Italian National Association of Elevator Components Industries (ANICA). Organized for the second time by...

A South China Debut

E2 Forum China successfully concludes in Shenzhen. submitted by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. Making its South China debut, E2 Forum China’s Shenzhen edition was successfully held on October 25, 2024,...

EW Announces 2025 Project of the Year Winners

ELEVATOR WORLD proudly announces the 2025 Project of the Year winners. Expert teams from Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and the U.K. emerged victorious by successfully completing...

KONE’s Third Quarter Profit Below Expectations Due to China Slump

KONE will focus on modernizing and servicing existing lifts as it sees no end to China’s construction slump and has reported third-quarter profit below expectations, Reuters reports. China — the...

Fujitec Receives Order for 138 Escalators for Shenyang Subway

Fujitec Co., Ltd. announced on August 6 it received an order through its Chinese subsidiary, Huasheng Fujitec Elevator Co., Ltd., to supply 138 escalators for Metro Line 3 in Shenyang,...

Otis Expands Service Coverage for Shenzhen Metro

Otis announced it has extended its decades-long support of Shenzhen Metro with a new contract to service 209 Otis units, including 66 elevators and 143 escalators, on the network’s Line...

Elevator Companies Leverage IoT Technology in the Middle East and Africa

A recent report from Fagen Wasanni Technologies details the role of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the elevator industry in the Middle East and Africa. The adoption of this...

Rising to the Opportunity

Canny Elevators responds to rail system market demand in China. Over the past three years, during which the COVID-19 pandemic sometimes loomed large, in China one was barely allowed to...

KONE Earnings: Strong Service Business Helps Offset Weak China, North America Markets

In its half-year financial report for January-June, KONE Corp. said strong service business performance is helping offset "challenging market dynamics" in China and a North America market that has "declined...

Russian Elevator Week Held in Moscow

The 11th Russian Elevator Week, organized by VDNKh and the National Lift Society, was held in Moscow on June 7-9 at the 57th Hall of the International VDNKh Fairground. The...