Editor’s Overview
Following a Stagnant Summer
We are leaving behind a hot summer above seasonal norms as we enter September, and it is safe to say that it has also been a stagnant summer for our...
Conscience or Caretaker
Earlier in the summer at the International Association of Elevator Consultants Annual Forum in Las Vegas, a speaker, Dave Hardin of ATIS Elevator Consulting, was talking about the lifecycles 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...
Crystal Ball Gazing and Forward-Looking Statements
Whenever someone poses the question “In which direction is the vertical transportation (VT) industry in India headed?” at an industry forum, I do my best to keep a straight face...
Traveling Opens The Mind
Several weeks ago, I traveled to Prague, Czech Republic, for Elevcon 2023. It was a long and difficult trip, and I arrived with lost luggage and a back cramp. It...
From Near and Far
The past few months have been busy ones for the vertical-transportation (VT) industry in and around the Middle East. ELEVATOR WORLD reporters have been traveling in the region and beyond...
This Too Shall Pass
Our focus this month is on the region of New York — and the stories poured in. Many reflected your author’s thoughts in this column over the past three-four months,...
From Irrational to Rational
Following the elections in May, the whole cabinet has changed except for two ministers. The change, which was expected and followed up in suspense in terms of our sector, was...
Top-Down Problems
I put off writing my editorial this month to see if the debt-ceiling crisis would be resolved. I didn’t want to write that our (elevator) world was great if we...
Different Names, Same Issues
Some call them lifts and others call them elevators, but the issues besetting the vertical transportation (VT) industry in Europe are eerily the same as those in the U.S. and...
