Readers’ Platform

Trust, Value and Communication

This Readers’ Platform spotlights three family-run companies. In North America, most installation, repair, service and inspection of elevators, escalators, moving walks and other conveyance equipment is done by elevator constructors...

Door Operator Technology and the Progression to Linear Drive Systems

In this Readers’ Platform, your author takes readers on a walk through history. by Andrew Goodwin The American technological revolution of 1880 to 1890 produced a wave of new inventions...

Humanizing the Humble Elevator

In this Readers’ Platform, your author talks about VT entering a new era of integration, access and safety. images by Gagandeep Kaur Elevators are important to the exciting evolution occurring...

Elevate Her

The long-term success of the VT industry may ride on the number of women entering (and staying) in our workforce. Studies show that a workforce representing a wide range of...

Prioritizing Elevator Safety and Accessibility Standards

In this Readers’ Platform, your author talks about the steps and equipment required to achieve ADA compliance and more. by Mary Pulliam Accessible and compliant elevators are non-negotiable in multi-level...

The Good, the Bad, the Strange

A look at 20 years of memorable moments Twenty years or two decades — I think I’ll stick with 20 years —two decades makes me sound too old. Last year,...

How Manchester Is Reinventing Itself

Manchester: famous for its football, famous for its music and now famous for its fast-growing skyline In the mid to late part of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution was...

Shaping Excellence in Vertical Transportation

Mother India Forming’s success story spans four decades. submitted by Mother India Forming Pvt. Ltd. In the fast-paced world of vertical transportation (VT), where safety, cost, quality, delivery and innovation...

Hydraulic Advantages

Index System India’s MD explains how its partnership with KLEEMANN benefits domestic elevator manufacturers. 2023 is shaping up as a fantastic year for hydraulic manufacturers in the elevator industry —...

First Principles and Ropeless Lifts

The importance of deciding “what not to do” “The wheel is believed to have been invented around 3500 BC by Homo sapiens living in Mesopotamia. It is used in almost...

The winning team from Linden Lodge School; image courtesy of Otis

South London Students Awarded STEM Grant in Otis Program

STATION IN SOUTH INDIA WITH VT INAUGURATED

Railway Station in South India with VT Inaugurated

STANNAH TO MANAGE RAILWAY STATION ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADE

Stannah to Manage Railway Station Accessibility Upgrade

ASCENT ELEVATORS ACQUIRES SELECT CENTURY ELEVATOR ASSETS

Ascent Elevators Acquires Select Century Elevator Assets

image courtesy of CMRL

Fujitec India Awarded CMRL Escalator Contract