Elevator World, Inc. was founded in January 1953 and serves the global vertical transportation industry. It employs specialists in Mobile, Alabama, USA and has technical and news correspondents around the world.

The staff in Mobile is involved in editorial, production, advertising, circulation, marketing and administrative activities related to both print and online publishing. Products and divisions include ELEVATOR WORLD magazine; the EW SOURCE, the most inclusive directory for the international elevator and escalator industry; EW India, a quarterly magazine for the growing Indian elevator industry; EW Turkey - a publication for the Turkey region; the Educational/Book Publishing Division (elevatorbooks.com); continuing education and certification that includes at least six accredited articles published in the magazine each year; three electronic newsletters that reach more than 30,000 industry personnel; and an online network of websites visited by over 900,000 industry professionals each year.