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Strength and Determination
In this 10 Questions, your author (MJ) finds out what drives and inspires SnapCab Sales and Account Manager Brittany Brothers (BB). It was during the last National Association of Elevator...
Fred A. Annett’s Electric Elevators (1927): Part 1
A critical turning point in American VT technical literature In September 1927, the Journal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers published a brief review of a recently published book...
Ropeless Revolution
Silicon Valley-based Hyprlift, Inc. expects to disrupt and transform the elevator industry. Seeking to revolutionize the industry he has been a part of for three decades, serial entrepreneur James Hutchinson...
Shakeup in Southern Africa
Zambia real estate investor acquires new commercial properties, boosting elevator maintenance market. Zambia, a landlocked country in southern Africa, expects a major shakeup in its commercial and non-commercial property segment,...
Empowering Elevator Business Owners & Entrepreneurs
NAEC President Sean Madden keeps the reader laughing and engaged as he shares Tools, Tips & Tricks for Growing a Profitable Elevator Service Business. This year’s National Association of Elevator...
The Origin of the Safety Plank
Cyrus W. Baldwin was the first to introduce the VT community — at home and abroad — to this concept. The successful debut of Elisha Otis’ improved safety device in...
The Entrepreneurial Operating System
Five must-have leadership disciplines for 2024 and beyond When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, many businesses were partially closed for operations due to mandatory shutdown orders across the country. I...
Lifts and Earthquakes: EN 81-77
A review of the protective measures of the requirement in lifts Abstract Two major earthquakes happened in Türkiye on February 6, 2023. The levels of the earthquakes were 7.8 Mw...
Safety Appliances for Lifts: 1895 (Part 2)
A look at the contents of Umney’s paper on lift safeties On 10 June 1895, Herbert W. Umney (1870-1958) presented an illustrated paper on lift safeties to the Society of...
Fundamentals of Traffic Analysis
A look at why it should be studied. Why Should We Study Traffic Analysis? An elevator system consists of vertical roads (the shafts) and vehicles (the cars or cabs) inside...
