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International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 31 (Houston, TX) recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of their newly modernized training facility and a state-of-the-art mobile welding unit that will be used to train and certify elevator constructors across Texas. https://youtu.be/34Y1Aywf6Ls Elevator constructor apprentices and mechanics, along with officers from the Local, IUEC…
https://youtu.be/68i_-347eLc “It was a learning experience when I look back. I didn't know any better at the time, but if I was given the opportunity, I wouldn't go back. There's no question in my mind,” said Jim Miller, Business Manager at International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 50 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jim started…
https://youtu.be/yg2oT96IN08 Mark Your Calendars: June 23-27, 2025 | Atlanta, Georgia The 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) represents more than just a competition—it's a national initiative designed to elevate the next generation of trades professionals. Once again, the elevator industry is rising to the occasion. Returning to Atlanta with a booth twice the…
https://youtu.be/Mm_rWdHor2w For our latest installment of a series of independent signatory elevator company profiles, the ElevatorInfo media team met up with Lou James, a managing partner and co-owner of Evolution Elevator, and his wife Carla James, the company’s primary owner. Working together to manage the company as a family business along with brother Chris, sister-in-law…
Several months ago, ElevatorInfo went to Nashville and visited TriStar Elevator, an up-and-coming independent International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC)-affiliated company. With company headquarters based in Columbia, TN, TriStar elevator constructors perform construction, service, and modernization work across the middle-Tennessee area. https://youtu.be/Ya9NeBJTJwQ “We pretty much do anything at Tristar,” said Roman Sensing, an adjuster/modernization/construction…
In recent weeks, there has been some exciting elevator industry news in Miami-Dade County – conveyance units at Miami International Airport (MIA), one of the busiest airports in the world, are set to undergo some substantial upgrades. After a competitive bidding process with a number of vertical transportation companies in the region, the Miami-Dade Board…
Several times a year, engineers, writers, and other Development staff along with Area Coordinators from the National Elevator Industry Educational Program (NEIEP) travel from the NEIEP Instructor Training Center in Warwick, Rhode Island to locations throughout the country to showcase the elevator industry’s most comprehensive education and training program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbWXrCHU7Sc This year, the state of…
ElevatorInfo recently traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to speak with Stacey Jackson, owner of TriStar Elevator and Brandon Jackson, TriStar’s Vice President. Headquartered in the suburb of Columbia, TN, TriStar’s crew of 14 IUEC elevator constructors install and service conveyance systems across the middle-Tennessee area. Described as “a full-service elevator company,” TriStar provides residential and commercial…
The number of elevators in use in the United States, Canada, and the rest of the world has been growing steadily in recent years, and advancements in elevator modernization have seen similar progress. Given that tens of millions of people ride elevators every day, ensuring that the traveling public is safe while riding is critically…
ElevatorInfo recently met with Jim Snider, Executive VP at Quality Elevator to talk about the advantages IUEC affiliation brings not only to the elevator constructor mechanics and apprentices his company employs but to his overall business. https://youtu.be/tdM1MDWLWHc Jim has worked in the elevator industry practically all his life. After graduating from high school and starting…