Company Spotlight
Complete Elevator Service
A metropolitan Chicago company overcomes growing pains to find stable success in its 10th year. by Lee Freeland Complete Elevator Service, Inc. (CES) is a family owned and operated elevator...
Cambridge Elevating Aims to Revolutionize the Home Elevator Market
Like so many startup companies, Cambridge Elevating Inc. of Cambridge, Canada, took root from a need, a passion and a lot of hard work. Twenty-five years ago, a local entrepreneur...
Built on Humble Roots, Sweden’s Alimak Hek Develops Rack-and-Pinion Lifts for Iconic Structures
When Alimak Hek unveiled its rack-and-pinion construction hoist in Stockholm, Sweden, in the early 1960s, it was nearly laughed out of town, recalls CEO Tormod Gunleiksrud. Today, the company that...
Matot Celebrates 125 Years of Lift Solutions
This Chicago elevator company celebrates its humble beginnings and growth from a two-person operation in a woodworking shop. Since 1888, Matot, Inc. has been thinking “inside the box.” It all...
Pincus Elevator Co.
by Matthew Pincus and Mike Hogan Customer service, quality and reliability have been the hallmarks of Pincus Elevator Co., Inc. since 1953. Celebrating its 60th year, the Pennsylvania-based company provides...
Dunwell Elevator Celebrates 30 Years and Continued Growth
Brooklyn, New York-based Dunwell Elevator recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, as well as landing a major commercial- client project in lower Manhattan, New York. The company’s steady growth over the...
Titan Machine Celebrates 40 Years in the Elevator Industry
Titan Machine Corp., a family-owned business, has successfully navigated its position in domestic manufacturing in the U.S. for 40 years. Founded by Carlos Escobar in 1973, Titan is based in...
Safer, Faster and Higher at SJEC
The day after the China Elevator Association Annual Meeting on Design and Manufacturing, held in Zhangjiagang, China, in November 2012, your author conversed with one of the Chinese elevator industry’s...
MEI Credits Employee Effort for Success
Established by John Romnes in 1971, Minnesota Elevator, Inc. (MEI) in Mankato, Minnesota, serves the elevator industry through the design, manufacture, installation and service of elevators (ELEVATOR WORLD, July 2010)....
Alliance Elevator Solutions
This new joint-venture sets goals for success in 2013. In March, after years of R&D, Alliance Elevator Solutions opened its doors in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Alliance, a joint venture between Delaware...
