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Investment Impact

Your author (DM) talks with Vikram Chari (VC), founder and CEO of SmartOwner, about the effect of the pandemic on different segments of the real estate market and the significance...

Building on Quality

Mitsubishi Elevator India MD K Suresh discusses company’s efforts to provide top-rate VT. K Suresh (KS), deputy managing director (MD), Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd., shares insights with your author...

Transforming India’s Skyline

Residential projects, related developments indicate strong demand for VT going forward. The correlation between real estate construction and the demand for vertical transportation (VT) is well known. So, when 2021...

Vycling: The Next Big Thing?

Architect explores the possibility, requirements and probable applications of incorporating a VT bicycle into urban structures. “Designing a dream city is easy; rebuilding a living one takes imagination.”  — Jane...

Initiatives Yield Momentum

Your author examines how recent policy announcements and development-friendly initiatives could provide impetus to property markets in 2021. Despite the ongoing pandemic, most Indian states are looking to property markets...

Thoughts on “Make in India” 

Your author highlights his company’s role and factors driving the initiative.   Many companies are expanding manufacturing across India. Increasingly, we see elevator companies assembling entire elevators in India. This...

Japan to India, and Beyond

Shakir Ahmed (SA), managing director, Fujitec India Pvt. Ltd., shares perspectives with your author (SSP) on his vision for the brand, its technology solutions for the ongoing pandemic and an...

Experts Seek to Add Accessibility

Many ancient sites lack ways for the disabled to visit their facilities. In simplest terms, an elevator is a metal platform or metal compartment housed in a shaft for transporting...

Ropeways Gain Popularity

Difficult terrain is easily overcome by cable cars and other means of suspended travel. State governments in India have found a renewed interest in ropeways and alternate mobility solutions to...

SPE Segment Highly Active

Demand fuels use of special-purpose elevators in manufacturing plants and other specialized locations. The term “special-purpose elevators” (SPEs) includes lifts designed for special environments and applications for which a traditional...