Editor's Overview

Majesty, Real and Imagined

By Bülent Yılmaz | September 1, 2025

This issue, we celebrate the majesty of the vertical-transportation industry through our Photo Contest 2025.

A Snapshot of the VT World

By Elevator World | August 5, 2025

This issue finds us mid-summer, but rather than sitting still and sunning ourselves, it appears the VT industry is firing on all cylinders

Securing the Vertical Spine With Smarter Access

By Vijay Pandya | August 4, 2025

In a world where buildings are getting taller, denser and more tech-enabled, security in VT isn’t just a value add — it’s mission-critical.

It's Never Done

By Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick | August 1, 2025

At a recent International Association of Elevator Consultants conference in New Orleans, I was struck by a comment so strong that it seemed to put a laser-like focus on our industry.

Event Season

By Bülent Yılmaz | July 27, 2025

Many events in the elevator and escalator industry took place at a dizzying pace in May and June, with only a week’s break between them.

AI Boosts Trades

By Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick | July 1, 2025

Europe Rises on Innovation

By Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick | June 5, 2025

Our Focus this month is Digitalization and six articles are featured

Scaling Heights While Balancing Environmental Imperatives

By Vijay Pandya | June 4, 2025

This growing emphasis is reflected in the theme for this issue of EW India: Sustainable VT: Energy-Efficient Models for Modern High Rises.

In Anticipation

By Angie C. Baldwin | June 3, 2025

In this issue, we focus on Doors and Door Operators, an important topic that always inspires interesting and insightful submissions.

Focus and Control

By Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick | June 1, 2025

There are always times of uncertainty. What I tell my team is to remain calm and focus on what we can control.

Uncertainties and Opportunities

By Bülent Yılmaz | May 19, 2025