Kolkata
Volunteer Tree-Planting Initiative Furthers Otis India’s ESG Goals
Otis India announced on April 24 that, since November 2023, Otis volunteers have planted 2,000 trees each in Bengaluru and Kolkata, with plans to plant an additional 2,000 trees each...
Inovance Expands India Presence With New Noida Office
Chennai-headquartered Inovance Technology India, the Indian arm of global industrial automation specialist Inovance, announced on December 11 the inauguration of a new office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The 1,100-m2...
Schindler India Joins With OOH on In-lift Advertising Initiative
Schindler Group subsidiary Schindler India announced on October 25 it has joined forces with Times Innovative Media Ltd. (Times OOH), a leading Indian outdoor advertising company, to "redefine in-lift advertising."...
In Memoriam: Raymond Nelson
Raymond Nelson, a longtime elevator man whose career spanned more than 60 years, passed away on September 1 in Perth, Australia. An employee of Otis Australia, Nelson was deputed to...
Pair Injured in India Elevator Fall
A doctor couple was seriously injured in Kolkata, India, when the cable of the elevator car the two were traveling in snapped, and the car fell 40 ft to the...
KONE Elevators India Expands East India Presence with New Office
KONE Elevators India expanded its presence in East India with the inauguration of a new Kolkata office on April 19, outlets including pune-news.com report. Located on the fifth floor of...
Elevator Caretaker Dies in India Elevator Incident
A 57-year-old elevator caretaker was recently crushed to death at a 15-story building on JL Nehru Road near Park Street Metro station in Kolkata, India, The Times of India reported....
Kolkata, India FOB Escalator Reopens for Public Use
Following a three-month closure, the escalator at the Alipore foot overbridge (FOB) in Kolkata, India, reopened April 11, the Times of India reports. The escalator was inspected prior to opening...
TKE (India) Provides 10 Heavy-Duty Escalators for Busy Metro
TK Elevator (TKE) (India) replaced existing units with 10 of its heavy-duty tugela escalators in six stations of the Kolkata Metro, serving the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India,...
Kolkata Officials Say Delayed FOB Will Open in August
Municipal officials in Kolkata, India, say a foot-overbridge (FOB) at busy traffic intersection Exide is nearing completion and should be open for public use in August, The Times of India reported on...
