Kaija Wilkinson

Elevator World Associate Editor

From Legacy to Leadership

ILE Technical Director Jamie Colquhoun shares lift industry perspectives.  Jamie Colquhoun (JC) is an industry veteran with a solid footprint in the world of technical innovation. After nearly two decades...

Focused on Success

A conversation with Innovation Industries CEO Paul Horney IV photos by Scott Eastman When your author caught up with Paul Horney IV, CEO of elevator fixture manufacturer Innovation Industries, it...

New Blueprint for Urban Mobility?

Beltways aims to revolutionize moving walks.  Beltways®, a first-of-its-kind modular accelerating walkway, is being developed by brothers Matine and John Yuksel in Hebron, Kentucky. The Yuksel brothers relocated the company,...

Like a Tiger

More than 220 exhibitors and nearly 4,000 attendees come together to make the 2024 United Convention & Exposition — a joint effort of NAEC, CECA, IAEC and Elevator U —...

Alaskan Accessibility

Otis team delivers VT solutions for a growing airport serving a small island town.  Nestled among the mountains and lakes of Southeast Alaska, Sitka is a small town steeped in...

Finding Its Niche in Denmark

MinElevator brings OEMs and customers together to provide elevators for Copenhagen's old apartment buildings.  images courtesy of MinElevator Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century, Denmark's capital,...

Transformation on the Beach

Cavinder Elevator completes one-of-a-kind redesign in PCB, Florida. Cavinder Elevator Co., Inc., serving the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, recently celebrated completion of an elevator conversion at the...

On the Move With Khrystyna Cusimano

How a marine scientist went from accessibility to VRCs and more as PFlow’s western regional manager and owner photos courtesy of Khrystyna Cusimano Growing up on a small island off...

Man of Many Talents

Chicagoland’s Gerry Adams says goodbye to the VT industry after a 16-year career at Adams Elevator. June 2024 was not the first time Gerry Adams lost a job due to...

Detroit Reborn

Barker Mohandas consultants describe the one-of-a-kind VT system serving the new Hudson’s Detroit mixed-use development in the heart of the Motor City. images courtesy of SHoP Architects When your author...

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India