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Service, Technology Distinguish Dupar

Cambridge-based supplier has offered quality fixtures to the VT industry for 60-plus years. by Matt Irvin Dupar Controls, based in Cambridge, has been supplying the vertical-transportation (VT) industry for more...

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Mississauga-based company has grown to have a strong global presence in only 15 years. by Anupa Simon MAD stands for “Mainline And DMG,” a partnership that started between the Italian...

Keeping up With the Code

The adoption of B44-16 affects elevating equipment owners and contractors in B.C. by Nav Chahal Technical Safety BC oversees the safe installation and operation of technical systems and equipment across...

Fast-Tracked Pipeline

Mohawk College looks to supply the industry with skilled technicians through its new program and advanced elevator training facility. by Lee Freeland Hamilton, Ontario’s Mohawk College has a new diploma...

John Fensom, Industrial Pioneer

An examination of the industry exploits of “the pioneer of the elevator business in Canada” by Dr. Lee Gray, EW Correspondent The history of the recent past occasionally has an...

A Unifying Vision

Exploring the grand hotels of the great Canadian railway and the crucial part elevators played in making them possible by Joshua Nelson By the end of the 19th century, Canada...

Close-Knit Canadians

CECA members communicate well, work hard on association projects and know how to party. by Catharine Bothwell The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has a long history that started in...

Carrer of Gold

Vancouver-based consultant looks back on 40 years in the industry. by Kaija Wilkinson Andrew Wilson grew up in Kirkland Lake, a small northern Ontario gold-mining town that looks like something...

Building and Growing

Urbanization, infrastructure expansion among factors driving Canadian VT industry. by Kaija Wilkinson Residential, commercial and retail construction in Canada’s three largest cities — Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal — is fueling...

Antimicrobial passenger protection

Many facets of antimicrobial passenger protection are detailed in this dedicated section. Covers for Elevator Buttons, Panels Kapok 88 of Long Bennington, U.K., has designed protective flameproof PVC Hygiene Covers...