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Elevator World – A Mentor and a Friend

DEI employees “gather” to honor Jim McKinley upon his retirement. McKinley joined the team at Delaware Elevator in the mid-1970s, hired by DEI founder, Charles Meeks, Sr. After 60 years in the industry, the employees of Delaware Elevator, Inc. expressed gratitude for “Mr. Jim” during his retirement celebration. Read the Full Article Here

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Elevator World – Women in Motion

Meet several women who are making waves in the VT industry including Delaware Elevator’s Charley Meeks, Director of Marketing and Business Development. Read the Full Feature

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Workforce Development

Delaware Elevator implements numerous initiatives to prepare for the future. Delaware Elevator has taken a bold and proactive stance, committed to empowering the next generation of elevator technicians and mechanics. Not only has the company established a comprehensive Youth Apprenticeship Program to provide aspiring students with invaluable on-the-job training and mentorship, but it has also […]

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Vertical Growth

The story of Delaware Elevator covers 90 years, for generations, 500 employees and thousands of elevators — in hotels, hospitals, offices, apartments, museums, dams, embassies, military facilities, and anywhere else people need to go up and down. The thing about working for an elevator company that’s been hired to modernize the elevator in the Washington […]

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Women In Welding: Dana Calder

Delaware Elevator, Inc. is dedicated to promoting, educating and protecting a culture of diversity and inclusion. Life experiences, innovation, creativity, self-expression, unique capabilities, and aptitude that our employees invest in their work denotes a momentous part of not only our culture, but our character and successes as well.

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