Focus Topics
OSHA Update
Small tweaks could mean big changes for elevator-service companies. One defining characteristic of President Barack Obama’s administration has been the energy and aggressiveness of federal agencies. OSHA under Dr. David...
Round Panoramic Car
ZheJiang GIANT Holding Co., Ltd., operating in China since 1978, has focused its R&D experience into creating a fully round panoramic car named Curling. While the driving mode of the...
Gateway, the Magic Mirror
IoT application for lift cars by Fabio Liberali and Alessandro Cremaschi Gateway is an Internet of Things (IoT) technology applied to glass mirrors in lift cars. It transforms common lift-car...
Europe and Elevator Car Interiors
In this Readers Platform, your author discusses Europe’s foray into aesthetic design. There has been a noticeable increase in manufacturer focus upon the aesthetic design of elevator car interiors in...
Captivating Cabs
Advanced materials and design create compelling, moving rooms. Interior design, whether in a home or business environment, is a major influencer on peoples’ impressions, moods, states of mind and desire/propensity...
A Heritage Lift Finds Its Former Glory
In this Project Spotlight, a team headed by KJA Consultants restores a 100-plus-year-old elevator. We’re waiting at the door of the elevator, Romas Bubelis and I. The car passes us...
Home Sweet Home
Ontario has been a welcome site for Peelle’s manufacturing since 1964. When The Peelle Co. visited the Canadian market in the early 1920s, Canada was beginning to build its infrastructure...
A Modern Lift
The digital age of elevators arrives at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The iconic Fairmont Empress Hotel stands proudly overlooking the Inner Harbour in Victoria, the provincial capital of British Columbia....
Partnerships, Relationships, Community Commitment
Canwest Elevator & Lifts stays true to its values while growing into one of Canada’s largest independents. It’s a very interesting time for Calgary-based Canwest Elevator & Lifts, says owner...
From Dubai to Toronto and Beyond
Royal Décor Steel provides bespoke metal panels for use in elevator interiors and more. If you can imagine it, we can create it,” is a motto of Royal Décor Steel,...
