Industry Dialogue

One Size Does Not Fit All

A conversation with Maven Group’s Dominik Sachsenheimer Jupiter, Florida-based Maven Group, LLC, was founded in 2016 by Bill Beaury to help guide owners of independent elevator companies looking to sell...

Fermator Group Expands With New Factory

P. Abey George (PG), General Manager, TecnoDoors Pvt. Ltd., converses with Anitha Raghunath (AR) and Raghu G. (RG) during the inauguration of Fermator Group’s second factory located in Sanand, Gujarat....

Evolution and Growth

Amar Chinubhai Doshi (AD), chairman and managing director, Aaron Industries Ltd., shares insights with your author (SSP) on the company’s USPs, backward integration making it a one-stop solution provider, which...

A Rich German Legacy

In this “10 Questions,” your author (MJ) learns more about Achim Hütter (AH), the man rumored to have been “born in an elevator hoistway.”  Let me set the scene: NYC,...

Defined by NYC

Your author (KW) catches up with Vantage Chief Commercial Officer Justin Tomasino (JT).  Justin Tomasino KW: How many Vantage employees are based in the NYC metropolitan area? Is Vantage hiring...

South Jersey Strong

Your author (SG) speaks with NAEC president and South Jersey Elevator (SJE) CEO Bill McGrath (BM) about his career evolution, company and association goals. Bill McGrath SG: Where are you...

A Discussion on the Benefits of Modernization

Thinking beyond replacing single components — meeting demands for increased safety and aesthetics In October 2024, your author (USB), spoke to Udo Hoffmann (UH), senior vice president Central Europe of...

The Italian Excellence Lifting Europe

A look back and to the future  From the heart of Rovereto, Italy, just a few kilometers from the Austrian border, comes a success story that has revolutionized the elevator...

Interview With Cem Bozdağ, The New Chairman Of The Board Of Directors At TASFED

Your author (BY) interviewed with Cem Bozdağ (CB), a beloved face of the industry who was elected as the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Elevator Industrialists...

Looking Forward and Back

Retiring after 44 years, Andrew Wilson (AW) speaks with your author (KW) about the rewards of the profession and what the future holds.  Most recently a Vancouver, B.C.-based vertical-transportation (VT)...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus