Kaija Wilkinson
Elevator World Associate Editor
The Perfect Fit
Handi-Lift helps a luxury menswear retailer achieve stylish accessibility with a vertical platform lift. Creating a lift that was not only Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant, but also so stylish...
Market Trends: Vietnam
As its economy continues to industrialize, the small nation with a rich past and bright future offers many opportunities Culturally rich, densely populated and financially healthy, Vietnam continues to shift...
Up and Over
Pedarco’s automated pedestrian overpass aims to provide a solution in a quickly urbanizing world. Pedarco International Ltd. hopes an idea born in Italy and developed in China will result in...
They’ll Take Manhattan
DTM embraces past, future with fearlessness. Embarking on their third decade in business, the principals of DTM Inc., of College Point, New York, said relationship building and customized service are...
Rising to the Challenge
ThyssenKrupp Elevator takes its Evolution lifts farther and higher to meet the needs of Luanda, Angola, tower. The special requirements of the 31-floor, 120-m- tall Banco Espírito Santo Angola (BESA)...
The Right Direction: D&D Elevator
After 30 Years, D&D Elevator is still growing, thanks to a solid foundation, strong client relationships and an emphasis on education. D&D Elevator Maintenance, Inc. President Bobby Schaeffer always says,...
Dotty Stanlaske
A Trailblazer for Women in the Industry When Dotty Stanlaske began her career as a construction helper for Otis in 1980, women were rare in the industry. She was hesitant...
A Way Out: Escape Rescue Systems Are Like Lifeboats in the Sky
Images of people jumping from the burning World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City on 9/11 haunted Escape Rescue Systems Inc. CEO Jonathan “Yoni” Shimshoni and his friends....
North America and Mexico
A modest upswing in tall-building construction is giving the North American elevator industry a sense of optimism. Meanwhile, south of the border, Mexico is gaining a reputation as a viable...
After 51 Years Running the Family Business, Marvin Schumacher is “Still Evolving”
Family, faith, hard work, innovation and industriousness have always been cornerstones of Schumacher Elevator Co. William Schumacher and his sons, Elmer and Earl, founded Schumacher’s Machine Shop in 1936 in...
