Editor’s Overview

Way Down South in the Land of Plenty

What fun it is to write about the South and crush a few misconceptions in the process! We are not slow, even in the heat of an Alabama summer. Our...

Symbiosis

“We chose Urban Escape because it fits with Microsoft’s vision of the intelligent workplace, where people, technology and the environment are in symbiosis.” — Joacim Damgard, Microsoft Sweden Our cover...

We the People

This month, we celebrate the people of the industry, along with the purposes and places in which they gathered. This is our second annual People Issue, and the response was...

Making It New Again

“Elevator equipment across America is aging and will need attention to remain safe and reliable.” — Åsa Christina Magnusson When we announced the focus topic for this month, Maintenance and...

The Hydraulic Renaissance

According to most people I talk to, hydraulic elevators never really went away, but they took a hit for a while. Due to the possibility of leaks, they were given...

The Great Middle

Why don’t you just meet me in the middle?” chants a song by Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey, encouraging us to do just that as ELEVATOR WORLD celebrates America’s Midwest. Bounded...

The Best of the Best

As we move into a new year of ELEVATOR WORLD Middle East, I must first comment on the successful conclusion of last year. On November 15-16, 2018, Elevator World, Inc....

Education and Safety: A Necessary Combination

Education is the heartbeat of our industry. We have more training opportunities than most other trades – including two four-year programs and massive amounts of continuing education available to both...

The Best Projects of the Year

Before we go leaping into the year ahead, we pause for a celebration of the winners of the Project of the Year. We had more entries than ever before, which...

Contractors, Consultants and Little Gold Men

While our focus this month is on consultants, a large part of our book is devoted to contractors at NAEC’s 69th Annual Convention and 2018 Exposition. When the contractor association...

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus

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Unsworth Joins LML Lift Consultants Senior Consultant

This July will mark 40 years since the beginning of Wurtec; image courtesy of Wurtec

Wurtec Celebrating 40th Anniversary

HydraSafe surveyed 17 elevators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with partner Claddagh, which will be providing a control system for single-plunger code compliance; photo by Hugo Schneider for Wikipedia.

HydraSafe Brake: NYC Training, a Move and a New Hire

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Hotels Prepare to Implement Recent Elevator Code Revisions