Focus Topics

Vertical-Transportation Safety Awareness, Inclusiveness and Design Approach Matters in the Global Frame

by Magdalena Krstanoski This paper was presented at the 2022 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain.  Abstract  By utilizing Multi Attribute Analysis, this paper identifies and outlines relevant...

Simplifying Shell Installation for MODs

In this Product Spotlight, MAD Elevator shares the design process behind its quick-to-install F1 Shell solution.   by Jonathan Adair At MAD Elevator Inc., our design philosophy has always been...

It’s All About Relationships

In this Readers’ Platform, your author discusses how FabACab delivers its patented elevator interior system with the goal of ensuring customers get exactly what they need. by Mandy Mills When...

“Doors, Doors, Doors”

Your author (KF) learns about OSU’s VT fleet (and what goes into maintaining it) from Daren Lehman (DL). images courtesy of OSU With a total enrollment of 67,772 students as...

Built to Dazzle in Oslo

Elevators serving one of Norway’s largest hotels are an experience in themselves.  Financed and built by Norway’s Oslo Municipality to accommodate the 1952 Winter Olympics, what is now known as...

NAESA International

A rundown of what the organization offers year-in and year-out by Jack Day National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities (NAESA) International is a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization comprised of diverse members...

Safety by Example

TEI Group weighs in on safety training, family and leadership. photos courtesy of TEI Group Long Island City, NY-based TEI Group’s safety training program is 11 years in the making....

Organized, Streamlined, Efficient

The Elevator Learning Center sees growth. As a New York State Authorized Related Instruction Provider for Apprenticeship and Continuing Education, the Elevator Learning Center (ELC) is working to spread the...

From Good to Great

NAEC’s QEI certification program is on an upward trajectory.  National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) members are celebrating continued progression of the Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI) certification that increases safety...

Elevating Education

Canada’s Mohawk College helps provide the workforce to meet VT industry demand.  by Alan Bennink Mohawk College is responding to the workforce crisis facing the vertical-transportation (VT) industry in Canada...