Readers’ Platform
Thoughts on “Make in India”
Your author highlights his company’s role and factors driving the initiative. Many companies are expanding manufacturing across India. Increasingly, we see elevator companies assembling entire elevators in India. This...
Astro-Dog Apollo ‘Lifts Off’ for First-Ever Space Walkies
Following in the footsteps of legendary British astronaut Tim Peake, the U.K. can be proud of its latest space hero destined for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS)....
Stop, Look, Listen
In this Readers’ Platform, your author describes the birth and evolution of Lift Control Engineering. Our story is one that will feel familiar to anyone who has ever started a...
A Clear and Unified Vision
Your author reflects on a challenging-yet-rewarding modernization project in downtown Toronto. All consultants bring a vastly different set of expertise and experience to their work. When you complete a vertical-transportation...
Renaissance Man
Remembering the “one-in-a-million” Bill Casey of New York Bill Casey, founder of Claddagh Electronics Ltd. of Long Island City, New York, was born on December 16, 1938. He was one...
Going Up
An industry perspective on the VT segment India, according to independent analysts, is the second-largest market for elevators and escalators in the world. The country is undergoing long-term urbanization, and...
Trends for the New Normal
KONE Elevator India managing director expresses his views on the digital transformation and redefined trends in the real estate sector as a positive indication for the VT industry. While we...
Insurance Market Considerations
This Readers’ Platform from Chicago-based insurers details best practices for U.S. industry decision makers in the U.S. in these unprecedented times. by Matt Dennett and Nick Scodro The insurance market...
Not Just for Code Compliance
In this Readers’ Platform, your authors from Chicago-based Colley Elevator explain how a simple upgrade can improve customers’ bottom line. Chicago-area building owners and managers often have questions about their...
Preventive Maintenance
This Readers’ Platform tackles the question, “Is technology a complement or substitute for the technician?” by Craig Zomchek As technology advances, there seems to be a misconception that skilled technicians...
