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A university circulation space in timber and concrete, escalators rising between floors beside full-height glazing.

About the firm

An independent firm for vertical transportation

Retained by owners, architects, and engineers — through planning, modernization, bidding, and final acceptance.

Who the firm works for

Senawi Group Consulting LLC is an independent consulting firm specializing in elevators, escalators, and moving walk systems.

Our mission is to assist our clients with professional consulting services throughout every phase of a vertical transportation project.

We assist you in choosing your elevator, escalator, or moving walk manufacturer, and in holding the equipment you buy to what was specified.

Unlike equipment manufacturers and maintenance contractors, our recommendations are unbiased and focused solely on achieving the best outcome for our clients.

A limestone civic hall with a bank of bronze elevator doors set beneath a stone arch.
A limestone civic hall — bronze doors under a stone arch, and the modernization work public buildings actually need

We work exclusively for our clients

“Successful consulting begins with listening, understanding each client’s objectives, and delivering independent solutions that create long-term value. Every recommendation should improve safety, enhance performance, and protect our clients’ investments.”

We sell no equipment and hold no maintenance contracts, so a recommendation costs us nothing to make and gains us nothing to withhold.

Karl Senawi, Ph.D.Leadership philosophy

3 values, each with something to check

Core values

What we hold to
  • Integrity and independenceWe sell no equipment and bid none of the work we specify.
  • Safety and code complianceCondition, performance, code compliance, and remaining useful life are assessed at step 3 of 8, before any recommendation is written.
  • Accountability and professionalismEngagements end at project closeout — final acceptance testing, documentation, and handover.
A hotel lobby in travertine and bronze, a glass elevator bank rising the full height of the space.
A hotel lobby in travertine and bronze — a lift bank sized to the building’s own traffic, not to a catalogue

Where we stand

Tell us what the equipment is and what it is doing — or failing to do.

One elevator or an entire portfolio

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Consulting services offered
14
Sectors served
8
Steps from consultation to closeout
0
Manufacturer or maintenance-contractor affiliations

Useful to include

  • Building type and how it operates — traffic patterns, shutdown windows
  • Equipment: how many units, what type, roughly what age
  • Manufacturer and current maintenance contractor, if you know them
  • What prompted the call — a failure, a survey, a budget cycle, a sale