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Counterweight Plates and Tests Carts
Elevator weights retro-fit options Elevator test weights are essential for ensuring the safety of the elevators that we take for granted in our daily lives. We see elevators everywhere. We...
Are You a Leader or a Manager?
Your answer could determine your success. Are you a leader or manager? Your answer could determine how successful you will be in getting results from your people. I was fresh...
Inspired by DUMBO
Brooklyn neighborhood’s industrial history figures big in design of residential tower with elevators by United Cabs. DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is a historic and charming neighborhood in...
Insuring the Industry
A discussion on providing insurance for elevator companies John Tateossian National Elevator Insurance Solutions, a Division of HUB International, has been creating comprehensive insurance and risk management products for the...
A Discussion About Preventive-Maintenance Practices
Observations from a consultant Since 2008, your author has investigated elevator, escalator, VRC (vertical reciprocating conveyor), A10.4 personnel hoist, and even home-built elevator injury incidents, observing the conditions and causes...
Supporting Schindler’s Success
Engineer Wah Leung takes problem-solving to the next level. If Schindler performed a major vertical-transportation (VT) system modernization or new installation in the Toronto area, chances are field engineer Wah...
RISE: The Untapped Potential of Women in the Elevator Industry
Part one of this four-part white paper explores the current state of the industry. This white paper serves as a snapshot of the experiences of women who work in the...
Poised for Growth
New Draka EHC president discusses bringing his specialty business experience into the vertical-transportation industry. Richard Parvesse Prysmian Group announced in April that Richard Parvesse had been appointed president of Draka...
Here, Experienced and Ready for Business
IAEC attends BOMA expo in Nashville, Tennessee. The International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC), formerly known as the National Association of Vertical Transportation Professionals, for the first time exhibited at...
Elevator Planning Guidelines in the Early 1890s
Your author looks at what was important — and what wasn’t — in the early 1890s. The 1890s witnessed the development of the first standards for determining the required number...
