In pre-COVID times, selling certain products online—elevators, to name just one—was thought to be impossible. And road shows for pitching shares in initial public offerings to big investors had to be done in person or risk failure. But the pandemic has upended those business norms and many more, assisted…
Cambios radicales Phil Waba En tiempos anteriores al COVID, se pensaba que la venta de ciertos productos en línea (ascensores, por nombrar solo uno) era imposible. Y los road shows para lanzar acciones en ofertas públicas iniciales a grandes inversores tenían que hacerse en persona o correr el riesgo…
EN APOYO A LA CALIDAD DE VIDA El Grupo Wittur anunció recientemente la publicación de su primer informe de sustentabilidad, destacando su estrategia y su compromiso con el crecimiento sostenible, su responsabilidad y atención a los desafíos ambientales. Wittur considera la sustentabilidad en todos sus aspectos, incluidos los…
The protection of the company assets INSURANCE: They Are Not A Penalty, But A Heritage Protection. The insurance policy for the elevator was the subject that was discussed the last few days in Elevator Stories, the TV program sponsored by CECAF broadcasted on Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. on…
How the pandemic affected elevator traffic In the top 10 European cities, the average number of elevator journeys plummeted 80% between February and April 2020.The return to office buildings in Paris, Munich, Helsinki, Berlin, Milan and Hamburg has remained at 60% of pre-pandemic levels since the start of this year.Data shows…
Back to face to face In March 2020, Claudio Banega, CEO of Beltek S.R.L., elevators and spare parts manufacturer and distributor, summoned Revista del Ascensor to its offices in La Paternal to announce the Open Day that was going to be carried out in a short time to introduce…
The Return Of The Fairs A few days ago, the 2022 edition of Interlift closed its doors in Augsburg, Germany, the first to take place after the great pandemic of 2020, whose effects haven’t yet disappear, since COVID 19 cannot be considered eradicated. This exhibition, was very particular because it…
At the beginning of February, the European Commission presented its new strategy for European standardisation, a package of proposals and measures that aims to make European standardisation more accessible, functional and transparent, to include all stakeholders and give the EU a solid basis to be a leading actor at global level. …
A principios de febrero, la Comisión Europea presentó su nueva estrategia para la normalización europea, un paquete de propuestas y medidas que tiene como objetivo hacer que la normalización europea sea más accesible, funcional y transparente, para incluir a todas las partes interesadas y dar a la UE una base…
Elevator Refurbishment J. SIDRANSKY No matter how well constructed and carefully maintained, no mechanical system lasts forever—and that goes for elevator cabs and equipment just as much as it applies to roofs or boilers. At some point, your building’s vertical transportation comes to the end of its useful life,…