Special Regional Section
A Star Is Born
Star Elevator’s focus on communication and service has led to 40 years of success in the elevator maintenance and modernization industry. Belmont, California-based Star Elevator is celebrating 40 years in...
Building on Strong Roots
In this Industry Dialogue, the director of Mitsubishi Electric US Branch Operations provides insight on the California VT market. Erik Moeller Erik Moeller (EM), director of U.S operations for Mitsubishi...
California Soul
In this Industry Dialogue, a fifth-generation Californian talks about turning a niche product into a 40-year running international business. Leslie Malloy While working for Oliver & Williams Elevator Co., Leslie...
Ready To Serve California and Beyond
Based in the L.A. metro area, Vantage Elevator Solutions West RSC is growing thanks to customer demand. When Vantage Elevator Solutions West Region Vice President Emery Wilcox was scouting locations...
Vast Forward
Heavily populated, tech-savvy and growing, California’s VT market shows no signs of slowing down. Third-generation elevator man Mike Shaw, field operations manager at Republic Elevator Co., roughly 8 mi. west...
Full Steam Ahead
Gustavo Paredes (GP), Schindler senior vice president, U.S. Area South, shares an in-depth look at the dynamic and growing region with your author (KW). Gustavo Paredes KW: Please provide a...
50 Years Focused on Service
PTL Equipment president discusses how the company’s strategic move to Georgia decades ago opened them up to new markets and so much more. With 436-plus combined years of service and...
Thinking “Outside the Box”
With challenging modernization in the Florida panhandle, the Cavinder family legacy continues. Tapped by Commercial Elevator Consultants, LLC (CEC), Senior Consultant Jim Van Deusen to bid an elevator modernization in...
Rock Solid
Alabama-based Bagby Elevator has steadily grown into a Southeastern powerhouse. The Birmingham headquarters now(l-r) Southern Division Vice President Todd Sharpe, based in Mobile, presents a “Golden Eagle” solid gold coin...
The Sunny Side
Resilient, vibrant and growing, the region is treating VT companies well. Before the pandemic, TK Elevator’s (TKE) MAX cloud-based predictive-maintenance tool used data from more than 85,000 connected elevators throughout...
