Editor’s Overview
2021, Finally!
The year 2020 was one we will never forget — wildfires, hurricanes, politics and a plague. Here on the cusp of 2021 (at the time of this writing), we are...
Editor’s Overview Türkiye January – February 2021 Issue
Dear Elevator World Turkey readers, Everyone agrees on how tough the year 2020 was, which we have left behind. As a country, we had to deal with the exchange rate...
Beauty and the Beast
This month's issue is a study in contrasts. The "beast" is the coronavirus that comes to us from nature and refuses to go away. The "beauty" is our annual photo...
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 —...
