Companies

ELFIN Stands for Innovation

Germany-based firm wants elevator and other industries to see there’s more to digitalization than minimizing paper. ELFIN GmbH was established in 2012 in Cologne, Germany. The company specializes in web...

Small Player Finds Opportunity in East Africa

Big elevator companies dominate market, but niche focus means business for Kenya’s RentState. Small and medium-sized elevator companies in Kenya are shifting their focus to more creative solutions for the...

Company Spotlight: Shanghai BST

Shanghai BST joint venture with Fermator sees success by putting customers first. Your author was at Hangtou Town in Shanghai in March 2003 to witness the opening ceremony of a...

Stannah Celebrates 150 Years

The history of the British company, best known for its stairlifts, stretches across five generations and through two world wars. Stannah was founded five generations ago by Joseph Stannah in...

Company Spotlight: SCHAEFER Elevator Components

SCHAEFER Elevator Components Inc. is the Canadian segment of SCHAEFER International. Headquartered in Surrey, British Columbia, it is part of the larger SCHAEFER GmbH founded in 1964 by Wolfgang Schaefer....

Company Spotlight: Delta Elevator

Innovation, founder’s vision and acquisitions fuel Delta Elevator’s growth as it celebrates 50 years. It was 1956 when the Guderian family settled in Waterloo County, Ontario. Like many other immigrants...

Company Spotlight: 2N TELEKOMUNIKACE

From its Prague headquarters, 2N has become number one in IP security systems worldwide. Headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, 2N TELEKOMUNIKACE a.s. has grown exponentially from its original three founders...

By the Field, for the Field

Fast-growing AVT Beckett continues making its name in Canada as it looks to expand to the U.S. At a height of 246 m and a diameter of 21 m, the...

Doing Things Differently

Rocky Mountain Elevator Products stands for quality and improving safety throughout the industry. Based in Grand Junction, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Elevator Products (RMEP) is made up of a 20-member team,...

“PEAK” Opportunity

Family-run company’s decades-long journey leads it to franchise. After more than three decades in the elevator industry and 10 years of owning their own company, brothers Jim and Randy McGinnis...

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

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India