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“Raising The Bar”
SLM Awards 2024 honor visionaries and noteworthy projects. The glittering Smart Lift & Mobility (SLM) Awards 2024 ceremony provided a ringside seat for attendees to hear about the accomplishments of...
Mountains, City and Sea
U.K.’s Invertek Drives helps provide smooth and safe transit to 30-m-high viewing point in Brazil. submitted by Invertek Drivesphotos courtesy of Invertek Drives Visitors to a Brazilian city can now...
The Social Value Act
How it came to be and its role in the future In 2012, a historic moment arose and changed how public service contracts would be awarded in the U.K. moving...
Cities in the Sky: The Quest To Build the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers
Architects, engineers, developers and visionaries who shaped great world cities are described in-depth. Roughly two-thirds of the way through Jason M. Barr’s new book, Cities in the Sky: The Quest...
Growth in North America
Comparing unique markets Stockton-on-Tees-based Access BDD entered the North American (NA) market in 2022. In that short amount of time in this new market, the company has seen growth, added...
Three-Million Milestone
Invertek Drives hits milestone amidst continued expansion and growth. Submitted by Invertek Drives Invertek Drives Ltd., a global manufacturer of variable frequency drive (VFD) technology and a specialist in elevator...
1927 Smith, Major & Stevens Specification & Tender (Part 1)
A look at the firm’s origins leading up to 1927 The survival of a 1927 specification and tender for an electric goods lift, prepared by Smith, Major & Stevens, Ltd....
Always Focused on Safety
NAESA International’s new executive director discusses her role and plans for the association. Emerald Kuhns did not begin her career in the vertical-transportation (VT) industry, but, when given the opportunity,...
Elevator Industry Inspection Handbook
Eighth edition contains crucial updates for accuracy and ease of use. John W. Koshak acknowledged that taking up the task of editing the latest edition of the elevator industry Inspection...
Digital Elevator Survey – Improving Modernization Site Surveys
This paper was presented at Elevcon 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic.KEY WORDS: Modernization, Site Survey, 3D Scanning Abstract An accurate site survey is the first step in creating a successful...
