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Conclusion of The American VT Industry in the 1880s
A look at early elevator call systems The emergence of an industry sector that supplied many vertical-transportation (VT) companies with elevator call systems (typically referred to as elevator annunciators in...
The 2025 Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook
New content, major revisions characterize latest edition. The long-awaited, thoroughly updated 2025 edition of the Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook is now available in digital and print formats. The...
DEI Programs
What are they, and why are they under attack? What Is DEI? According to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) consulting firm WE360, the origins of DEI programs date to...
The Impact of Consolidation and Globalization on the U.S. Market
by Donald Gelestino This paper was presented at the 2024 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Purpose This presentation will discuss the topics of consolidation and globalization...
The Gift of Independence
Florida-based Independence Hunting Towers fills a void in the hunting community with handicapped-accessible deer stand. images courtesy of Independence Hunting Towers When Ben, a quadriplegic young man in his early...
VT for Life
On November 16, 2024, self-proclaimed vertical-transportation (VT) nerds Caterina Anderson and Henrik Staal of Denmark tied the knot. Both work in the VT industry at Otis, with Staal having been...
A Tale of Two Testing Methods
Part one provides a view of the details and intentions of this opportunity for change and improvement in periodic testing of traction elevators to ensure safe operation. Value: 1 contact...
Beyond the Basics
Why strategy is essential in the North American elevator industry. by Osmond Koksal Today, I’m adding a third certainty to life: taxes, death and strategy. The moment you decide to...
“Tianzun”
Outdoor panoramic lift installed at the Shenzen International Trade Building. by Guanglai Liu, Wei Che, Xiangyang Cao, Wei Shen, Bin Yu, Zhangcheng Le Zhejiang Giant M&E Co., Ltd. adheres to...
High Safety Risks With Old Lifts
Safety issues abound as Sweden has the oldest lift stock in Europe with rules just as old. Over the last few years, there have been several lift accidents in Sweden....
