Companies

H20 Gone

Company’s patented Fit Pit System is discussed They say necessity is the mother of invention. In the world of elevator repair and maintenance, this is no different. H2O Gone, LLC...

Orona’s Environmental Focus

The research and innovation center expounds upon its goal of achieving a sustainable urban future through environmentally efficient vertical-transportation systems. Submitted by Orona Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Hernani,...

Elevator Door Protection from TL Jones

This article looks at the history, growth and future of TL Jones’ Microscan technology. Having a long history in the elevator industry has helped TL Jones become a recognizable worldwide...

Columbia Elevator’s New Facility

A tour of the new Bridgeport, Connecticut, facility that opened in October 2011 by Ral Columbia Elevator officially opened its new 170,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and logistical distribution center in Bridgeport, Connecticut,...

Going Global

Members of the China Elevator Association gathered in Hangzhou to learn more about Xizi Elevator Group. Earlier this year, an eminent group of elevator-safety specialists, top officers from the China...

SmarTork Inc.

The history of the company and the origin of its reel-closure device are explored. The SmarTork™ reel closure was conceived by Kelly L. Marshall in 1986 while having coffee with...

Tecnoamerica Opens Enlarged Facility

The Fermator Group celebrates the expansion of its Brazilian facility, Tecnoamerica, with an open house. The Fermator Group celebrated the expansion of its Brazilian fa-cility, Tecnoamerica, with an open house...

JAZ Elevator Products

This Phoenix-based company provides cladding and architectural products for elevator cabs. JAZ Elevator Products was established in 1997 in Phoenix, becoming one of the first woman-owned fabricators and installers of...

Vertical Dimensions

An overview of a Seattle-based custom cab-interior manufacturer In 1999, four partners founded Vertical Dimensions, Inc. in Seattle, with the intention to provide quality, custom-built elevator cab interiors to the...

Callidus Group

Holland’s Callidus Group specializes in the design, manufacture and installation of industrial elevators for special environments. “Innovation is like art” is a slogan that seems to suit Holland’s Callidus Group....

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New Elevators and Escalators at Southern India Railway Station

O’Connor

In Memoriam: William “Bill” O’Connor

New installation sales have been driven by TKE’s energy-efficient, digitally native EOX elevator for low- to mid-rise buildings; image courtesy of TKE.

TKE Reports Financial Results With Sales Gains Driven by EOX

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