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Russian elevator sector is experiencing tough times. The Russian elevator sector is experiencing tough times as sanctions and the country’s ever-growing isolation in the international arena puts serious pressure on...

Metrics Leaders Must Measure

Your author shares formulas to help companies maximize ROI. I was a sophomore in college when I took my first human resources college course, Introduction to Human Resources. Professor Bond...

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...

“An Exciting New Chapter”

Davies leads Access BDD on a journey of growth. images courtesy of Access BDD It has been more than a year since BDD brought its stairlifts to the North American...

Pickerings Go From Strength to Strength

Still expanding after 170 years In its 170th year, Pickerings Lifts celebrated in early January the opening of its 15th regional office in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, which is headed by...

Safety Appliances for Lifts: 1895(Part 3)

This conclusion to the three-part series examines the audience’s commentary on Umney’s paper on lift safeties. On 10 June 1895, Herbert W. Umney (1870-1958) presented an illustrated paper on lift...

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,...

2023 UK Lift Industry Golf Day

Teams come together for fun and fundraising. The 2023 UK Lift Industry Golf Day, an event which supports the Lift Industry Charity, was held in September 2023 at the Luton...

Elevating the VW “Bulli”

How the 3XL elevator from Schmidt Aufzüge Medebach is integrated into the automated production process images by Hans-Wilhelm Berghoff In November 2023, your author visited the freight elevator built by...

Enhancing Quantity and Quality of Employees in the Elevator Industry

The VDI Standard 2168 is being revised. Your author, Undine Stricker-Berghoff (USB), spoke to Horst Schickor (HS) from SBR Aufzugstechnik (Elevator Technology) in Gladbeck, Germany, about the revision of the...