Lee Freeland
Elevator World Senior Associate Editor
Loaded Gap/Comb Impact Tool
Testing device fills a gap in escalator compliance verification. The Tolar Impact Tool is a dual-purpose product used to verify the stationary loaded gap test as noted in ASME A17.2,...
Skilled Labor Shortage Prompts Educational Expansion
An exploration of one of the biggest problems in today’s U.S. elevator industry and what is being done about it Problems As the elevator market has slowly recovered from the...
Oleo International
World’s largest elevator buffer just the latest in innovations from British company Oleo International, a company specialising in crash energy management systems, designs, manufactures and supplies products across multiple sectors...
Third Annual Wisconsin Elevator Symposium
NAESA, Wisconsin organize regional seminar, expo over two busy days. The Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, once again played host to the popular Wisconsin Elevator Symposium...
Nebraska State Capitol Elevator Renovations
O’Keefe, Capitol Administration proud of reverent upgrade to historic building. Elevator U attendees were treated to an extensive tour of the renovated Nebraska State Capitol elevators on June 25 in...
amson Inaugurates Plant, Celebrates Seven Years
The inauguration ceremony of amson® elevator’s second-phase plant was held on April 25, alongside its seventh anniversary in Suzhou, China, at the company’s new factory. There is also a 103-m-tall...
Elevator U 2014
A busy event in sunny Nebraska showcases gathering of university industry people. Lincoln, Nebraska, played host to the latest iteration of Elevator U (EU) on June 23-26. Close to the...
40th Annual CECA Convention in Quebec City
Record expo booth turnout highlights a busy week in Canada. The Hilton Quebec and Quebec Convention Centre in Quebec City played host to the 40th iteration of the Canadian Elevator...
Jim Lawrence
Consultant looks back on his long industry career with fondness. James D. “Jim” Lawrence is principal, senior elevator consultant for James Lawrence & Associates LLC. A Norfolk, Virginia, native, he...
Silvercrest Gets New Life, Again
A new elevator and the modernization of two others show that the second generation at Louisville’s Executive Elevator can get the job done, too. In late winter 2013, Executive Elevator...
