Editor’s Overview

AI Boosts Trades

by Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick There are many ways in which AI and even robotics can help the vertical-transportation (VT) industry. For one thing, AI excels at gathering vast amounts of data,...

In Anticipation

As your author writes this, two members of the Elevator World Inc. team, Associate Editor Lindsay Fletcher and Managing Director, Türkiye and Middle East Bülent Yılmaz, are preparing to travel...

Focus and Control

A well-known woman in our industry said, “There are always times of uncertainty. What I tell my team is to remain calm and focus on what we can control.” This...

Uncertainties and Opportunities

Dear Elavator World Türkiye readers, The agenda is changing at a dizzying pace in our country and worldwide. Customs wars in the United States are disrupting international markets while the...

Waiting For the Dust to Settle

As we go to press, construction futures look uncertain and contractors large and small appear to be holding tight — looking in both directions and waiting. According to Associated Builders...

Trends, Forecasts and the Tariff Effect

Most of the time when you write editorials it goes into a large black hole in the universe. Occasionally, a friend comments — four months later. However, in ELEVATOR WORLD’s...

Redefining VT Transformation by Elevating Benchmarks Further

As the vertical-transportation (VT) industry gains momentum into 2025, three key imperatives must take center stage: easy access, safety and inclusive usage. These foundational principles are not just industry buzzwords:...

Going It Alone?

Most of the time when you write editorials it goes into a large black hole in the universe. Occasionally, a friend comments — four months later. However, last month, I...

We Will See Better Days…

Dear Elevator World Türkiye readers, As I was writing this article, I learned with great sorrow that Edip Akbayram, one of the valuable singers of our country, had passed away....

The Best of the Best

This issue features the first half of our 27th Annual Project of the Year winners, providing a good picture of how commercial building is progressing around the world and exactly...

CAUTION URGED AFTER FATAL ESCALATOR FALL IN CANADA

Caution Urged After Fatal Escalator Fall in Canada

One of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two ADA Units for Brooklyn Station

AZERBAIJANI-CHINESE VT FACTORY TO LAUNCH IN AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijani-Chinese VT Factory in Azerbaijan

Elevators were installed in wooden shafts using a certified, high-efficiency assembly method; image courtesy of Schindler.

Schindler Provides 32 Elevators for New Berlin Schools

Biodiverse plan for 1 Silk Street; image courtesy of SOM

1980s London Buildings to Make Way for New Tower Plan