Angie Baldwin

Elevator World Editor / VP of Editorial

A Safety Perspective

Safety is one of the most important considerations in this industry, if not the most important. Without a strict adherence to it, we are all at risk — those working...

Improving All the Time

Wittur Group talks company plans, new products In October 2023, during interlift 2023 in Augsburg, Germany, your author (AB) had the welcomed opportunity to talk with then Wittur Group CEO...

Excellence at Every Turn

We begin this year celebrating our amazing 2024 ELEVATOR WORLD Project of the Year Award winners (half of which are featured in these pages; the other half will be featured...

GEE Milan

New Italian VT event displays style and substance. The much-anticipated first edition of the Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE) was held in Milan, Italy, on November 15-17, 2023, and welcomed a...

Big Show, Big Changes

A large, high-quality crowd marks interlift 2023's successful final fair in Augsburg. Nearly 19,000 vertical-transportation (VT) experts from more than 110 countries attended interlift 2023 in Augsburg, Germany, on October...

Hope in the Future

As we come to the end of 2023, it is with some unrest. Wars persist in parts of Europe and the Middle East. Climate issues inflict other strains, making it...

Well Worth the Wait

The 49th CECA Convention makes a long-promised landing in Halifax. The 49th Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Convention was held June 13-16 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Nicknamed the “City of...

People and Places

In this issue, we feature two of our favorite special sections, the ELEVATOR WORLD Photo Contest 2023 winners and The U.K. People Issue 2023. Both contests provide us an opportunity...

Lifting Up and Carrying On

So much of the world watched when, on 6 May, the coronation of King Charles III took place at Westminster Abbey. The history-making event’s patriotism, pageantry and tradition captured the...

Tomorrow’s Ideal

As we step into this new year, the job market is recovering from the pandemic, but cities are just not the same. Many people are not going back to the...

Pulse Wadi; image courtesy of LWK + PARTNERS

Multi-Billion Dollar Tech District Unveiled in Saudi Arabia

TKE rendering shows the appearance of the boarding bridge.

TKE To Supply Boarding Bridge to Port of Dover

Elevators are a key part of the station accessibility upgrade; photo by Marc A. Hermann for NYC MTA.

Two Modernized Elevators Open on NYC’s Upper West Side

POHLE HESS TAKE ON NEW ROLES AT SCHINDLER

Pohle, Hess Take On New Roles at Schindler

The Cairo Training Center; image courtesy of KONE

KONE Opens First Training Center in Egypt