Editor’s Overview
Changing Times
When the planning of this issue began, we were still in the early stages of understanding the global coronavirus pandemic and modifying our lives to deal with it. There was...
The Good, the Bad and the Reality
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.”— Philip K. Dick I’m a pretty upbeat person, but I’m unable to will COVID-19 away. ELEVATOR WORLD...
Dear Readers of Elevator World Turkey,
Because of COVID-19 which emerged in Wuhan, China, at the end of the last year and has affected the whole world, most of the events planned for 2020 were postponed...
Finding Beauty Where We Work
Our annual photo contest never ceases to amaze me with the beauty and creativity at work in the elevator industry. It’s not just that we build beautiful objects; we see...
Let’s Hear It for the Doors
by Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick The elevator industry was very lucky to be considered “essential” throughout regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, so maintenance continued, while construction stalled. An industry survey conducted...
Elevator World Turkey
Dear Readers of Elevator World Turkey, The countries’ expectations of economic shrinkage due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the results of the second quarter are being announced worldwide. Although the...
Virtual Is the New Normal
by Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick This should be called “the summer of our discontent.” You’ve heard the quote, “Men plan, and God laughs.” That seems to describe the last four months —...
A Return to Merchants on the Mediterranean
In early February, T. Bruce MacKinnon, president and CEO of Elevator World Inc. (my son), and Bulent Yılmaz, managing director of ELEVATOR WORLD Europe went on a whirlwind Tour of...
July – August 2020 Editorial
Dear Readers of Elevator World Turkey, At this point in the pandemic, we have left the days of quarantine behind, with the hope of not experiencing it again. With the...
Neighbor to the North Is Booming
by Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick Years ago, I heard a comedian at a Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) convention say that one of the differences between Canadians and Americans is, when you...
