Platform Guards. We’ve heard these devices called many different names during our time in the business. You might recognize them as Toe Guards or even Aprons. Platform Guards is how the ASME A17.1 Learn More
Top 3 Custom Elevator Questions – June 25, 2017
When you've been in business since 1923, you tend to answer the same questions multiple times. And that's okay! We love discussing your projects and helping you find innovative solutions to your Learn More
Keeping Everything You Move Safe: Passengers or Freight – May 17, 2017
Some jurisdictions around the country prefer panel gates over the traditional collapsible car gates on elevators and lifts. At Gillespie Corporation, our elevators are built to the highest safety Learn More
Giving Everyone a Voice – March 15, 2017
Gillespie Corporation helped the U.S Speaker’s Rostrum celebrate the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by installing a highly sophisticated accessibility Learn More
Designing a Bridal Elevator with Flair – February 22, 2017
Villa Barone Manor in Bronx, NY has long been known as a destination for elegant weddings with attention to detail. When they had a vision of newlyweds rising in a large, glass-encased elevator into Learn More
Vista House Project – January 19, 2017
We've completed a lot of projects over the past 93 years - but one that has remained a favorite of ours is the Vista House at Crown Point in Multnomah County, Oregon. Vista House, 30 minutes Learn More
We Love Unique Challenges – October 21, 2016
At Gillespie, we’ve designed and manufactured countless one-of-a-kind projects over the years. We’re always ready to tackle unique challenges―far beyond custom elevators. We welcome opportunities to Learn More
U.S. House Speaker’s Rostrum – July 15, 2014
Sophisticated Accessibility Systems Surmount Space Challenges Lift System Makes U.S. House of Representatives Speaker's Rostrum Wheelchair-Accessible Washington, D.C. Learn More
Villa Barone Manor – July 14, 2014
Special Application Elevator Preserves Dance Floor Footprint Bridal Elevator Incorporates Composite of Technology at Villa Barone Manor The Bronx, New York Learn More
Balboa Theater – July 13, 2014
Shallow-Pit Passenger Elevator Custom Designed for 9.5” Pit Patented Design Provides Code Required Refuge Space San Diego, California Learn More