Companies
Outreach Enrichment
MEI takes extra steps to show employees the impact of its charitable giving. Giving back to the community is an important part of any business, but MEI Total Elevator Solutions...
TEI Celebrates 30 Years
NYC’s largest independent says it’s thrived by sticking to core values of safety, quality and integrity over the long term. TEI Group is a privately, independently owned shop with more...
Cutting-Edge, Service-Oriented
Virginia Controls has a 50-plus-year legacy of building state-of-the-art VT equipment, enhanced by a customer-first approach. Virginia Controls, Inc. (VCI) has been building vertical-transportation (VT) controllers for more than half...
A Unified Vision
Vantage brings industry giants together under a single umbrella. Since its September 2018 debut, the Vantage group brand — an umbrella company over several major names in elevator manufacturing —...
Meeting Challenges, Making Plans
South Africa’s Wesant Manufacturing prioritizes training to lay groundwork for growth. As international and local vertical- transportation (VT) companies seek to improve the country’s technical and functional expertise, South Africa...
Finding a Niche
Kenya’s ECL positions itself for growth by focusing on maintenance and repair. As competition for new-installation contracts intensifies in the African vertical-transportation (VT) market as a result of booming construction,...
Ready for the World
Longtime door-maker Meiller is planning an expansion beyond its European home. Historically, elevator door manufacturer Meiller Aufzugtüren GmbH has served German- speaking regions of Europe from its home base in...
Delaware Elevator and the NAEC Education Committee Meeting
Your author tours Delaware Elevator, visits a restored distillery and gets to know Salisbury, Maryland. Two months ago, David Smarte called about a National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Education...
Champion Elevator
Busy, growing NYC contractor thrives on customer service, communication. “The NYC code changes and economy have had a positive impact on the company. The market is very good right now.”...
Controlled Ascent
Smartrise Engineering strives to be a force in the independent market. With a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Texas and two key personnel moves, Smartrise Engineering, Inc., a leading...
