| ELEVATOR WORLD's March 2025 Issue
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Focus on Suspension Means and Materials: Artificial Intelligence Embedded Image Process-Based Fatigue Life Determination on Wire Ropes Subjected to Bending Loads... Columns: The Gift of Independence; The Impact of Consolidation and Globalization on the U.S. Market... Subscribe or log in here to read more than 5,000+ searchable articles, news briefs, blog posts and more. | | EW JUNE TO FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; THE PEOPLE ISSUE
ELEVATOR WORLD's June 2025 issue will focus on Environmental Issues (earthquake, flood and fire preparedness, pit cleaning, hydraulic oil disposal, building sway and more) with bonus distribution at ELEVCON 2025, CECA 2025 and LIFTEX 2025. June is also The People Issue. The article submission deadline is April 15, and the advertising deadline is May 1. To participate or for more information, contact the EW Editorial Department at phone: 251-479-4514, ext. 130 or editorial@elevatorworld.com. To advertise, contact ext. 131 or advertising@elevatorworld.com.
DEADLINE FOR 2025 PEOPLE ISSUE NOMINATIONS ON APRIL 12
Nominations for the ELEVATOR WORLD 2025 People Issue in June are being accepted through April 12. The elevator industry is built on dedicated, hard-working people and their stories, ideas, opinions, contributions and successes. That's why the June 2025 issue of EW is all about people who help shape our great industry. The goal is to provide our readers with stories of a diverse array of professionals who make an impact on our industry through the work they do for their companies, their communities and the industry as a whole. From the front office to the field, we want to learn about and share their journeys with you. To submit a nomination, visit the online form. Be sure to explain the nominee's company, community and elevator industry contributions and/or their interesting story. Only a select number of submissions will be featured. Questions should be sent to email. | | Draka EHC, a brand of Prysmian, is a global manufacturer and supplier dedicated to sustainability and developing innovative solutions for the vertical transportation industry. Our diverse portfolio of high-quality elevator products includes travelling cable, compensation cable, hoistway cable, wire rope, coated steel rope, rope brakes, wireway, harnessing, and lubricants. For escalators and moving walks we offer essential handrail solutions, field splicing services, skirt brushes, rollers, replacement parts and more. DrakaEHC.com Advertisement | | | | 13TH ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST OPEN, NOW ACCEPTING VIDEOS
Submissions are open for ELEVATOR WORLD's 2025 Photo Contest until May 30. This year's contest offers video submissions, which can be submitted for any category. Video links can be shared from any of the following platforms: YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitch, Wistia, Vidyard, BitChute and Mixcloud. This year's categories include Projects In Action, Elevators/Lifts (Commercial), Elevators/Lifts (Private Residence), Escalators & Moving Walkways, Machines & Components, City Skylines and Tall Buildings, Historical/Legacy Equipment (pre-1965), Who Reads Elevator World?, Elevator Company Factories/Facilities, Hoistways, Inclined Lifts and Illustrations. The nomination period will be followed by public voting, and winners will be featured in our August 2025 issue. Send us your best shots, and you could win one of many great prizes and be published in EW! We look forward to viewing the elevator world through your unique lens. Please email with any questions.
TICKETS FOR CECA CONVENTION'S GOLF EVENT AVAILABLE NOW
Early registration has begun for the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) golf event on June 10, which is part of its 51st Convention in Niagara Falls. Early registration offers discounted tickets until March 31. The golf event will be held on the morning of June 10 at the Legends on the Niagara, Canada's premier public golf destination. Read more here
MADDEN SWORN IN AS EESF BOD MEMBER
Sean Madden, founder of Elevator Strategic Hub, entrepreneur, author and a vertical-transportation industry professional with more than 25 years' experience, was sworn in as the newest member of the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) Board of Directors (BoD) on March 17. EESF BoD Chair Joe McAnulty swore in Madden during a Microsoft Teams meeting. Read more here | | Mongrain Vertical Transport current products include the complete range of hydraulic elevators as well as the Emarelle hydraulic machine-room-less elevator system. Each is custom tailored to meet demanding design and performance standards as specified by building owners, architects, and installers. For more information, please email us at info@mvtinc.com or visit us online at www.mvtinc.com. Advertisement | | | | GREEN ELEVATORS SERVICES RELOCATES TO LARGER SPACE DUE TO EXPANSION
Cardiff, U.K.-based Green Elevators Services Ltd. has relocated to a larger office to accommodate its rapid growth following a series of successful contract wins supported by Business Wales. By leveraging expert guidance from Business Wales, Green Elevators has tripled its tender success rate and expanded its team to more than 30 full-time staff, which necessitated a move to a more spacious and strategically located office in Charnwood Park, Cardiff Bay. Read more here
ATTA ELEVATORS NAMES PAQUETTE VP OF U.S. OPERATIONS
ATTA Elevators announced on March 19 it named Geoff Paquette as vice president (VP) of U.S. operations, responsible for overseeing all business operations, recruitment and the continued growth of the company as it expands its footprint nationwide. Paquette has more than 26 years' elevator industry experience, holding leadership positions in field operations, sales and strategy for companies including KONE and Schindler. Read more here | | | HYUNDAI LAUNCHES ROBOT DELIVERY SERVICE AT SOUTH KOREA HQ
Hyundai Elevator launched a "groundbreaking" robot delivery service for employees at its headquarters (HQ) in Chungju, South Korea, Business Korea reports. Marking a major step forward in automation and smart building technology, the service delivers beverages and snacks via robots from a first-floor café, "marking a new era" in integrating robotics with elevator systems. Read more here
SOUTH JERSEY ELEVATOR WELCOMES VP SHORT
Blackwood, New Jersey-headquartered South Jersey Elevator (SJE) recently welcomed Christopher Short to its team as new vice president (VP). Holding a BA in communication studies from the University of Connecticut, Short joins SJE with a long vertical-transportation industry career, including with Raleigh, North Carolina-based Southern Elevator Co. Inc. Read more here
LONDON UNDERGROUND LIFT CLOSURE RATE GROWING
The number of lift closures across the London Underground has soared by nearly 90% in a year, the Liberal Democrats have said, according to The Standard. The total time that underground lifts were closed due to a lack of staffing in 2024 reached 6,197 h (equivalent to 258 days). The figure has increased by 87% since 2023. Read more here | | Maven Group, LLC is the premier choice for owners of independent elevator companies who consider selling their business. We understand the daily challenges of independent companies and we know what buyers are looking for. To maximize your return, we provide hands-on help when you prepare for the complex mergers & acquisitions process. For confidential advice, please contact Dominik Sachsenheimer at dominik@mavenelevator.com / 561-225-3320 or Bill Beaury at bill@mavenelevator.com / 239-253-4500; www.mavenelevator.com Advertisement | | | | IN MEMORIAM: RICHARD THOMAS DALVANO
Richard Thomas Dalvano, longtime owner of Barist Elevator Co., Inc. of Deer Park, NY, passed away on February 24 at age 88. Dalvano served as a helper, then a mechanic, at a number of NYC-area elevator companies before launching his own maintenance and construction business in 1974. He worked hard to grow Barist, eventually selling it to KONE in 2015 before retiring and then settling permanently in Naples, Florida, with his beloved wife, Betty. Dalvano was a former president and Board of Directors (BoD) member at the Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY), as well as a former National Association of Elevator Contractors BoD member and director. "Richard recruited me to the ECNY BoD and eventually, guided my ascension to president of ECNY, taking the reins from him," colleague and ELEVATOR WORLD Correspondent Matthew Jackson said. "I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the many times I sought his counsel, knowing I would always get the unvarnished truth, good or bad. Those were fun days! Rest in peace, dear friend."
ARROW LIFT ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CHANGES
Arrow Lift, the Duluth, Minnesota-based provider of stairlifts and home elevators, on March 19 announced executive leadership changes. Pete Newstrom has been named CEO, succeeding Bob Newstrom, who founded the company in 1985 and led it for more than 40 years. Bob Newstrom continues to serve as chairman of the board. As CEO, Pete Newstrom will focus on preserving the company's mission to serve others by helping them fully enjoy their surroundings. Read more here | | Lift Business Advisors in the last 3 years has successfully represented the sellers of more than 25 elevator contractors and suppliers in the elevator industry to a broad range of acquiring companies. Since our inception in 1998, we have provided hands on support to help improve profitability and optimize value for an eventual exit. Contact Jeff Eaton for a confidential discussion and complimentary strategic review. www.liftbusiness.com, jeff.eaton@liftbusiness.com Advertisement | | | | MAXTON MANUFACTURING HOLDS FIVE ELEVATOR CONTROL VALVE TRAINING CLASSES
Maxton Manufacturing Co. held five elevator control valve training classes for 47 elevator mechanics at Delaware Elevator in Salisbury, Maryland, on March 11-13. The continuing-education classes provided four Certified Elevator Technician (CET)/Certified Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician credit hours to the mechanics in attendance through the National Association of Elevator Contractors' approved CET program. Read more here
OTIS SECURES 29-UNIT MODERNIZATION CONTRACT IN SWEDEN
Otis has secured a contract to modernize 29 escalators for A-Train AB, the operator of the Arlanda Express, which connects the Stockholm, Sweden, city center to Arlanda Airport. The project, starting in September 2025, will upgrade the 30-year-old escalators, which were originally installed by Otis in the 1990s. The modernization will include replacing motors, the steps and the interconnected chains that move the steps and electrical wiring, alongside improvements to meet the latest safety standards. Otis' proposal for extensive modernization – rather than complete replacement – was chosen as the "best and most sustainable option and will minimize disruption for around five million passengers who use the Arlanda Line annually," according to the press release. | | SCHMERSAL GROUP ESTABLISHES SOUTH KOREA SUBSIDIARY
The Schmersal Group has founded a new subsidiary in the Noon Square building in Seoul: Schmersal Korea Ltd. The managing director of the new subsidiary is Uwe Seeger, director, Asia-Pacific & Middle East at the Schmersal Group. The Seoul office will initially be managed by experienced application engineer Woncheol Shin who will act as safety consultant and provide new and existing customers with safety-related products and services in this technically demanding market. Read more here
DELCO D-MRL ELEVATOR PROVIDED FOR UPSCALE MIAMI RESTAURANT
Working with South Florida's Brouss Elevators Inc., Delco Elevator Products recently completed an elevator project at MaÃz y Agave luxury restaurant on Miami's Miracle Mile using Delco's D-MRL package. Delco collaborated with Brouss to deliver a solution tailored to the project's unique needs. Read more here | | TKE UNVEILS GLASS ELEVATOR AT NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM IN TEXAS
The Medal of Honor is the U.S. Armed Forces' highest military decoration, and the memory of the more than 3,500 heroes who received it will be forever remembered with the National Medal of Honor Museum that opened in Arlington, Texas, on March 25. Designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects, the 130,000-ft2 facility is set into a five-acre tranquil landscape. The complex's primary building is served by a custom glass elevator designed and built by TK Elevator (TKE) for general contractor Linbeck Group. TKE was supported by Eklund's, Inc., which built the custom glass cabs. In a video produced by TKE, elevator adjuster Mike Holcomb said the elevator is unique in his 26-year career, from its in-ground jack to its cantilevered construction with rails on one side. TKE Americas CEO Jeremy Rainwater said the company is proud and humbled to have been part of the project
NIGERIA STATE TO NO LONGER ALLOW THREE-STORY BUILDINGS WITHOUT ELEVATORS
The Abia State government in Nigeria has warned developers that they will no longer get approval for three-story buildings that do not have an elevator, the Nigerian Tribune reports. Government officials said this is for safety and to keep the buildings "habitable for users and owners." Read more here | | BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 2025 INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS WINNERS
British Safety Council has revealed the 789 winners of its annual International Safety Awards. The accolades reward organizations for their work in health, safety and well-being. The winners span all sectors with significant representation from the construction, manufacturing, oil, gas, mining, power and utility sectors. Winners were drawn from 45 countries worldwide. Read more here
BUCKY LIFT BECOMES WISCONSIN MARINE INNOVATIONS DEALER
Bucky Lift, LLC, of Lake Hallie, Wisconsin, recently joined the dealer network of Marine Innovations, Inc., a leading manufacturer of trams and inclined elevators for North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Servicing Wisconsin, Bucky Lift specializes in Marine Innovations' inclined elevator sales, installation and service. Owner Mike Wheeler is the second generation of his family in the material handling industry, starting Bucky Lift in 2005. Mike Botzet, president of Frazee, Minnesota-based Marine Innovations, described the Bucky Lift team as professional, knowledgeable and customer-service oriented. Holding licenses in Wisconsin and Minnesota, Wheeler and his staff of technicians are well-versed in vertical and inclined elevators.
CHEAP PARTS, LACK OF MAINTENANCE LEAD TO INDIA LIFT ACCIDENTS
Small builders and manufacturers installing cheap, low-grade lifts and parts, along with a lack of maintenance and critical safety equipment, are leading to often fatal lift accidents in Hyderabad, India, Telangana Today reports. The source highlighted five recent lift accidents. In August 2024, a 65-year-old man fell to his death in an elevator shaft in Gudimalkapur, and six people were injured in November 2024 when a lift plummeted from the sixth floor of an apartment building in Chandulal Baradari. Read more here | | ELEVATOR INCIDENT IN MUNICH LEAVES WOMAN INJURED
An incident recently occurred in Munich, Germany, where an 82-year-old woman sustained serious injuries after becoming trapped in an elevator, The Munich Eye reports. Reports indicate that the woman fell while attempting to enter the lift, and the elevator ascended before she could regain her footing, causing her legs to be stuck between the cabin and the shaft. Read more here
FIREFIGHTERS BREAK THROUGH WALL, METAL WELL IN INDIA RESCUE
Firefighters in Ahmedabad, India, searched for, identified and broke through a wall and cut through a metal sheet on Floor 3¾ of a building to rescue 10 women stuck in an elevator inside a completely hidden lift well, enclosed on all four sides, The Indian Express reports. Officials said that a jammed clutch of the elevator led to the lift car getting stuck on the third floor of the mixed-use building. The residential part begins on the fourth floor, so the lift is designed to go directly to the fourth floor without stopping. Read more here | | EDITORIAL AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: Editorial submissions, reprint permission requests and subscription/removal requests should be sent to editorial@elevatorworld.com. ELENET Editorial staff: Angela C. Baldwin, Kaija Wilkinson, Lindsay Fletcher and Sophie Goodwin. ADVERTISEMENTS: To advertise and reach ELENET's readership of 41,000+, contact the Advertising staff at phone: 251-479-4514 or e-mail: advertising@elevatorworld.com. Download the ELEVATOR WORLD magazine Editorial Calendar to see EW's upcoming feature stories, focus topics, special topics, special sections and Editorial/Advertising submission deadlines here. ELENET is a registered trademark, and all rights are reserved. Copyright 2025 © Elevator World, Inc., 354 Morgan Avenue, Mobile, AL 36606, phone: 251-479-4514, www.elevatorworld.com. | | | | |
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