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This is a list of some major and other well-known elevator and escalator companies.
This list does not include third party elevator companies (or commonly referred as generic elevator companies). For the list of these companies, refer to this page.
Major companies[]
These are some major elevator and escalator companies.
Logo | Company name | Based in | Established | Notes |
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Operating | ||||
Fujitec Company Limited | Hikone, Shiga Prefecture Japan |
1948 | The only major Japanese elevator manufacturer not affiliated with a major Japanese corporation. | |
Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. | Japan | 1910 | ||
Hyundai Elevator Co. Ltd. | Icheon City, Gyeonggi-do South Korea |
1984 | Largest elevator manufacturer in South Korea in terms of sales, profit and market shares. | |
Kone Corporation | Espoo Finland |
1910 | • Third largest elevator manufacturer in the world. • Pioneer of machine room less elevator system. | |
Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation | Tokyo Japan |
1921 | One of the largest Japanese elevator manufacturers in Japan. | |
Otis Elevator Company | Farmington, Connecticut United States |
1853 | • Largest elevator manufacturer in the world. • Founded by Elisha Otis. | |
Schindler Group | Ebikon Switzerland |
1874 | • Second largest elevator manufacturer in the world. • Largest escalator manufacturer in the world. | |
Sigma Elevator Company | Seoul South Korea |
2000 | Subsidiary of Otis Elevator Korea. | |
TK Elevator GmbH | Dusseldorf Germany |
2021 | • Fourth largest elevator manufacturer in the world. • Formerly thyssenkrupp Elevator AG | |
Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation | Tokyo Japan |
1967 | ||
Defunct | ||||
Dover Elevators | Memphis, TN United States |
1955 | • Formerly known as Rotary Lift • One of the largest elevator manufacturers in the United States. • Acquired by Thyssen in 1999. | |
The Express Lift Co. Ltd. | Northampton United Kingdom |
1917 | Acquired by Otis in 1997. | |
Orenstein & Koppel | Berlin Germany |
1876 | • German manufacturer of escalators and moving walkways. • Acquired by Kone in 1987. | |
Thyssen Aufzüge | Hamborn Germany |
1973 | Merged with Krupp AG in 1999 and became ThyssenKrupp. | |
thyssenkrupp Elevator AG | Essen Germany |
1999 | Rebranded and became TK Elevator. | |
Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Pittsburgh, PA United States |
1901 | Acquired by Schindler in 1989. |
Other/historic companies[]
These are some other historic or small elevator and escalator companies. The table below contains three sub sections to distinguish between existing companies, non-existing companies, and companies whose fate remains unknown today; companies that are still in business are listed under the "Operating" section (colored green), companies that have ceased out or no longer in business are listed under the "Defunct" section (colored red), and companies whose fate remains unknown are listed under the "Fate unknown" section (colored grey).
Logo | Company name | Based in | Established | Notes |
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Operating | ||||
AKE | Antalya Turkey |
1995 | Turkish elevator, escalator and moving walkway company. | |
Alcor Elevator | Ontario Canada |
2009 | Canadian owned elevator company | |
Anlev Elex | Hong Kong | 2008 | Reformed by the merger of Anlev Escalator and Elex Srl. | |
Ascensores Excelsior | Madrid Spain |
1923 | Spanish elevator company. | |
Asmak | Tekirdağ Turkey |
1991 | Turkish elevator, escalator and moving walkway company. | |
Automobile Rotary Lift Co. | United States | 1925 | Predecessor of Dover Elevators. | |
Axel Lifts | Corsico, Milan Italy |
1989 | ||
Canny elevator Co.,Ltd. | Suzhou,Jiangsu China |
1997 | largest elevator manufacturer in China | |
CMZ | Trabzon Turkey |
1994 | Turkish elevator company | |
Cibes Lift | Gävle Sweden |
1949 | Swedish manufacturer of high-end home elevators, with the C1 / V90 range of lifts. Also manufactures wheelchair and platform lifts. | |
CNIM | La Seyne France |
1968 (Escalator division) |
French manufacturer of escalators and moving walkways, but it did made elevators. | |
DAKA (Serbia) | Belgrade Serbia |
1947 | (Former) Yugoslavian elevator company. Made elevators under license from Schindler between the 1960s and early 1990s. | |
Daldoss | Pergine Valsugana (TN) Italy |
1945 | ||
Diebold Aufzüge | Puchheim Germany |
1969 | ||
Doppler | Thessaloniki Greece |
2000 | One of the few globally known Greek elevator companies other than Kleemann. | |
EITA | Subang Jaya, Selangor Malaysia |
1997 | Part of EITA Resources Berhad. It is a Malaysian elevator company with a technical partnership with Schneider Steuerungstechnik GmbH. | |
Electra Elevators | Israel | 1945 | A subsidiary of Electra Ltd. | |
Guangri | Panyu District, Guangzhou China |
1996 | ||
Gillespie | United States | 1923 | ||
Haushahn | Stuttgart Germany |
1889 | • Acquired by Schindler in 1998. • Currently a brand of Schindler used for certain rebranded Schindler elevators exclusively in Germany. | |
HOSTING | Ningbo, Zhejiang China |
1993 | Founded by Ningbo Xinda Group. | |
Hualong | Kunshan, Jiangsu China |
2005 | Chinese company. Also has branches in Zhuhai and Macau Special Administrative Region. | |
IFE | Dongguan China |
1988 | ||
IGV | Milan Italy |
1966 | Italian manufacturer of home elevators and platform lifts. | |
Inter-Up | Israel | 1989 | One of the largest elevator companies in Israel. | |
Isralift | Tel Aviv Israel |
1961 | Acquired by Kone in 2013. | |
IZAMET | Sofia Bulgaria |
1989 | Bulgarian elevator company. | |
Johnson | Chennai, Tamil Nadu India |
1981 | ||
Kfir | Israel | 1975 | Israeli elevator company. | |
Kleemann | Kilkis Greece |
1983 | One of the few globally known Greek elevator companies other than Doppler. | |
Koppel A.W. | Parma Italy |
1958 | ||
MEI | Mankato, MN United States |
1975 | MEI stands for Minnesota Elevator Inc. | |
Merih / Mars | Ankara Turkey |
1977 | Turkish elevator company. | |
Morris Vermaport | Nottingham United Kingdom |
1979 | Also a manufacturer of shopping cart conveyors and exports them to other countries. | |
MP | Seville Spain |
1990 | One of the well known Spanish elevator companies that have managed to sell its elevators globally. | |
Nova Elex | Montodine Italy |
2016 | Previously Elex S.r.l. Reformed in 2016 by a group of investors who wanted to revive the Elex name. | |
Omega Elevators | Spain | 1989 | ||
Orona | Hernani, Gipuzkoa Spain |
1964 | One of the well known Spanish elevator companies that have managed to sell its elevators globally. | |
Payne | Cambridge, MA United States |
1902 | Formerly installed elevators. Now, they maintain, and possibly modernize elevators. | |
Pickerings Lifts | Stock-On-Tees United Kingdom |
1854 | One of England's largest and oldest independent elevator companies. | |
Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators | Miami, FL United States |
2002 | Manufacturer of pneumatic vacuum elevators. | |
Schmitt + Sohn | Nuremberg, Bavaria Germany |
1861 | Family-owned German elevator company. | |
SEAL | Trabzon Turkey |
1995 | Turkish elevator company. | |
Shenyang Brilliant (BLT) | Shenyang China |
2001 | Part of Shenyang Yuanda Enterprise Group of China. | |
SITES | Italy | 1964 | ||
Sicher / SRH | Huzhou China |
2002 | Chinese/German elevator company. | |
SJEC | Suzhou China |
1992 | SJEC stands for Suzhou Jiangnan Jiajie Elevator Co., Ltd. | |
Stannah | London United Kingdom |
1867 | One of England's well known elevator and stairlift manufacturers. | |
Technos | Bulgaria | 1993 | ||
TeknoLift | Ankara Turkey |
1972 | Turkish elevator company. | |
Trapo Küng | Basel Switzerland | 1951 | Small Lift and Lifting Platform Manufacturer | |
Valter | Ankara Turkey |
1972 | Turkish elevator, escalator, moving walkway, cable car and funicular company. | |
Výtahy Ostrava | Ostrava Czech Republic |
1947 | ||
Waupaca | Appleton, WI United States |
1957 | ||
XJ Elevator | Xuchang, Henan China |
2003 | Chinese elevator company. Merged with Schindler in 2001 and became XJ Schindler. | |
Defunct | ||||
A&P. Steven | Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom |
1850 | Defunct | |
Amtech | United States | 1968 | Bought Reliable Elevator Co. in 1985, and became Amtech Reliable Elevator Co. | |
Amtech Reliable Elevator Co. | California United States |
1985 | Formed after Amtech bought out Reliable Elevator. Changed name to Amtech Elevator Services in 1995. | |
Armor | New York City, NY United States |
1938 | Acquired by Kone in 1981. | |
ASEA | Sweden | 1883 | Elevator division merged with Graham Brothers in 1962 and became ASEA Graham. | |
ASEA Graham | Sweden | 1962 | Acquired by Kone in 1968. | |
Atlas Elevator Co. (Northern California) | California United States |
1923 | Small elevator company that was most likely based in San Fransisco, CA. Defunct. | |
Bennie Lifts Ltd. | London United Kingdom |
1934 | Acquired by Kone in 1986. | |
Boral Elevators | Sydney, NSW Australia |
1986 | • A division of Australian company Boral Limited • Elevator division began after it bought Johns Perry Lifts in the 1980s • Acquired by Otis in 1995. | |
Cemco | Philadelphia, PA United States |
1944 |
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Cenia | Andoain, Gipuzkoa Spain |
1988 | Former Spanish elevator manufacturer. Bought out by ThyssenKrupp in 2005. | |
China Schindler Elevator | Beijing China |
1980 | Joint venture between Schindler, Jardine Schindler and China Construction Machinery. The first foreign industrial joint venture in China. Fully acquired by Schindler in 2001 and subsequently defunct. | |
DAN Elevator | Denmark | Unknown | Danish manufacturer of elevators for ships, mainly cruiseferries. Acquired by MacGregor-Navire in 1989. | |
DEVE | Alvesta Sweden |
1923 | • Swedish manufacturer of hydraulic only elevators • Acquired by Schindler in 1990, became Deve Schindler until 2000. | |
Dong Yang | South Korea | 1966 | Acquired by ThyssenKrupp in 2003, became ThyssenKrupp Dongyang until 2008. | |
Eggers-Kehrhahn | Hamburg Germany |
1950s | Formed as the result of merger between two Hamburg-based companies; Stahlbau Eggers and Kehrhahn Aufzuge. Was part of Rheinstahl until its "demise" to Thyssen in 1973. | |
Elevadores ATLAS | São Paulo Brazil |
1918 | Simply known as ATLAS. Acquired by Schindler in 1999 then become Atlas Schindler. Was the largest elevator and escalator brand in Brazil and continues to be the largest under Schindler. | |
Elevadores SÛR | Porto Alegre Brazil |
1945 | Former Brazilian elevator manufacturer. Acquired by Thyssen in 1999, became Thyssen SÛR for a while. | |
Elevators Pty. Ltd. | Sydney, NSW Australia |
1955 | • Former major Australian elevator manufacturer. • Acquired by Kone in 1987 then became EPL KONE for a while. | |
Ellis & McDougall | Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom |
1964 | Former Scottish elevator manufacturer. Acquired by Kone in 1992. | |
Evans Lifts | Leichester United Kingdom |
1919 | Acquired by Otis in 1982. | |
Falconi | Italy | 1890s | Acquired by Otis in 1984. | |
FIAM | Milan Italy |
1939 | • One of Italy's former major elevator manufacturers other than Sabiem. • Acquired by Kone in 1987. | |
Flohr | Berlin Germany |
1879 | Acquired by Otis in 1951, became Flohr-Otis, | |
Gallaher & Speck | Illinois | 1886 | Went out of business in 2009. | |
General Elevator Corp. (CA, older) | California United States |
Unknown | Bought out by ABM in 1968, forming Amtech. | |
GoldStar | South Korea | 1968 | • Produced elevators under its division GoldStar Industrial Systems. • Merged with Lucky Chemicals in 1994 and became Lucky Goldstar (LG) since then. | |
Graham Brothers | Sweden | 1887 | Merged with ASEA in 1962, became Asea-Graham. | |
Hammond & Champness | Walthamstow, London United Kingdom |
1905 | Acquired by Dover Elevators in 1971, and hence later merged into Thyssen in 1999. Also known as "H+C" and later "H+C Dover". | |
Haughton Elevator Company | Toledo, OH United States |
1890 | Acquired by Schindler in 1979, became Schindler Haughton until the 1980s. | |
Havemeier & Sander | Hannover Germany |
1873 | Acquired by Kone in 1973. | |
Indolift | Surabaya Indonesia |
1982 | • The first local elevator company in Indonesia. • Acquired by Kone in 1994 and became KONE Indo Elevator since then. | |
J&E Hall | United Kingdom | 1880s | Division of J&E Hall International, existed between 1880s and 1960s. Acquired by Otis in 1968. | |
Johns & Waygood | Melbourne, VIC Australia |
1892 | Another former major Australian elevator manufacturer. Merged with Perry Engineering in 1966 and became Johns Perry Lifts until 1986 when it was bought by Boral Elevators. | |
K.M. White | United States | Unknown | Bought out by Armor. | |
Končar | Former Yugoslavia | 1955 | Elevator division of Končar. Around 1980 the "Rade" name was dropped. Bought by ThyssenKrupp in 2007 to become ThyssenKrupp - Končar, before the Končar name was dropped completely in 2013. | |
LG Elevator | South Korea | 1995 | Successor of GoldStar. Elevator division of LG Group, acquired by Otis in 1999 and became LG-OTIS until 2005 when it changed name to Otis Elevator Korea. | |
MAN Aufzugsbau | Germany | 1895 | Elevator division of MAN AG (now MAN SE). Acquired by Thyssen in 1984 and became Thyssen-MAN for a while. | |
Marryat & Scott | Hounslow, Middlesex United Kingdom |
1860s | Acquired by Kone in 1979, became Kone Marryat Scott for a while. | |
Miami Elevator | Miami, FL United States |
1948 | A former elevator company based in Miami, FL and it puts its label on most DOVER elevators. Most are not installations, but are modernizations. | |
Millar | United States | 1980 | Was once a part of Westinghouse's Independent Service Division (ISD), then became Schindler's division. It merged with Schindler in 2002. | |
Montgomery Elevator Company | Moline, IL United States |
1892 | One of the largest former elevator manufacturers in the United States. Acquired by Kone in 1994 and became Montgomery KONE for a short period. | |
Nippon Elevator Industry Co. | Fukuroi, Shizouka Prefecture Japan |
1954 | Acquired by Schindler in 1987, became Schindler Elevator KK until 2016 when it was bought out by Nippon Otis Elevator Company. | |
Northern Elevator Limited | Canada | 1972 | Former Canadian elevator company. Acquired by Thyssen in 1984, then became ThyssenKrupp Northern in 2003 until 2016. | |
Radnik Dizala | Former Yugoslavia | 1948 | Besides elevators, the company used to make steel constructions and blinds. Now defunct. | |
Reliable Elevator Co. | California United States |
1975 (according to California State Business Entity Records) | Founded by former U.S. Elevator Corp. employees. In 1985, they were bought out by Amtech, forming Amtech Reliable Elevator Co. | |
Rheinstahl | (West) Germany | 1872 | Sold to Thyssen AG in 1973, became Thyssen Aufzüge AG in 1976. | |
Sabiem | Bologna Italy |
1921 | Former major Italian elevator manufacturer. Acquired by Kone in 1985. | |
Schlieren | Zurich Switzerland |
1917 | Elevator division of Schweizerische Wagen- und Wagons-Fabrik AG. Acquired by Schindler in 1960. | |
Seaberg | Brooklyn, NY United States |
1915 | Seaberg installed elevators in New York. Defunct no earlier than 1980. | |
SEC Elevators | Košana Slovenia |
1967 | Rebranded and became SUS. | |
Semag | Bareggio, Milan Italy |
Unknown | Merged with Liftmaterial in 2000. Possibly defunct. | |
Serge | New York City, NY United States |
Unknown | Acquired by Fujitec in 2001. | |
Siemens | Berlin Germany |
1847 | Founded by Werner von Siemens, who have been credited for inventing the world's first electric elevator in 1880. Elevator division was mainly concentrated in Denmark. Bought out by Otis. | |
Smith, Major & Stevens | Northampton United Kingdom |
1770 | One of the predecessors of The Express Lift Co. Ltd.. Merged with Express Lift in 1930. Also known as SMS Lifts. | |
STAHL Aufzug | Stuttgart Germany |
1893 | Elevator division sold to Rheinstahl AG in 1970. | |
Staley | New York City, NY United States |
1899 | Staley installed elevators in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Defunct no earlier than 1998, possibly defunct in 2004. | |
Starlift Voorburg | Voorburg Netherlands |
1927 | Acquired by Kone in 1989, became KONE Starlift from 1992 until 1999. | |
Stigler | Milan Italy |
1860 | The first Italian elevator manufacturer. Acquired by Otis in 1947, became Stigler-Otis for a while. | |
Thai Lift Industries | Bangkok Thailand |
1977 | Also known by its trademark THYMAN, the first Thai elevator manufacturer. Acquired by Kone in 2005. | |
Tri-County Elevator Co. | California United States |
1974 | Acquired by Thyssen in 1998. | |
United States Elevator | United States | 1967 | Was part of Cubic Corporation. Bought out by Thyssen in 1993. | |
Waygood & Co. | London United Kingdom |
1833 | Merged with Otis in 1914 and became Waygood Otis until the 1950s. | |
WFD "Translift" | Warsaw Poland |
1951 (as ZUD)
1976 (as ZREMB) 1991 (as WFD Translift) |
Former Polish elevator manufacturer. Made elevators under license from Asea Graham of Sweden. | |
Yungtay | Taipei Taiwan, China |
1966 | • One of the only two major Taiwanese elevator companies, other than GFC • Initially a distributor of Hitachi elevators in Taiwan. • Acquired by Hitachi Ltd. in 2022 and rebranded as Hitachi Yungtay. | |
Fate unknown | ||||
Amtech Elevator Services | California United States |
1995 | Previously Amtech Reliable. Bought out by Otis in 2003. | |
Elga | Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta Indonesia |
1980s | Local elevator company formed by four former Hitachi elevator technicians[1]. Fate unknown, but it is most likely defunct. | |
Giant | Zhejiang China |
1951 | Merged with Kone in 2005 and became Giant KONE. | |
Guangzhou Renmin Machinery Factory | Guangzhou China |
1966 | This company likely no longer exists. | |
Imperial (New York) | New York United States |
Unknown | This company likely no longer exists. | |
Kiesling | New York United States |
1981 | This company likely no longer exists. | |
Peerless | New York United States |
Unknown | This company likely no longer exists. | |
Shanghai Seleva | Shanghai China |
Unknown | This company likely no longer exists. | |
Triboro | New York United States |
Unknown | This company likely no longer exists. | |
Westmont | United States | Unknown | A company that makes belt type moving walkways. |
Subsidiary companies[]
These are some elevator companies which are owned by a major elevator company or other corporations, or just elevator and escalator divisions belongs to another corporation. Some of them were founded after a major elevator company had a joint venture with a local elevator company..
Logo | Company name | Based in | Established | Notes |
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Chevalier | Hong Kong | 1970 | Distributor of Toshiba and IFE elevators in Hong Kong, Macau and
Singapore. It also provides elevator maintenance services in Hong Kong, China, Macau, Mainland China and Singapore. Chevalier has a long partnership with Toshiba. | |
Express Evans | United Kingdom | 1997 | Formed after Otis took over Express Lift. Otis then used this brand for their cost-effective elevators to keep the reputation of the Otis brand. | |
GFC | Taipei Taiwan, China |
1974 | A major Taiwanese elevator manufacturer with ties with Toshiba. Distributor of Toshiba elevators in Taiwan. | |
GiantKONE | Zhejiang China |
2005 | Joint venture between Kone and Zhejiang Giant Holdings Ltd. | |
Haushahn | Stuttgart Germany |
1889 | • Acquired by Schindler in 1998. • Currently a brand of Schindler used for certain rebranded Schindler elevators exclusively in Germany. | |
Liftmaterial | Munich Germany |
1966 | Formerly Lift Munich, and part of Sematic Group in 2000. Now a subsidiary of Wittur Group since 2015. | |
MacGregor | Sweden | 1937 | Marine-related company. It was also a supplier of Kone elevators and escalators for cruise liners and cruiseferries. Since 2005, along with Cargotec, it becomes part of Kone Corporation. | |
Marohn ThyssenKrupp | Shanghai China |
2011 | Joint venture between thyssenkrupp and Marohn Elevator, as well as domestic entrepreneurs. | |
Mashiba | Penang Malaysia |
1982 | A subsidiary of MS Elevators Engineering Sdn. Bhd. which was formed in 1982 as a joint venture between MS Group of Companies and Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation (TELC). | |
Mitsubishi Hitachi Home Elevator | Mino, Gifu Prefecture Japan |
2000 | Joint venture between Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions and Hitachi. | |
Otis Electric | Hangzhou China |
2016 | Successor of Xizi Otis. | |
Shanghai Mitsubishi | Minhang, Shanghai China |
1987 | Subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric. | |
Sigma Elevator Company | Seoul South Korea |
2000 | Subsidiary of Otis Elevator Korea. It is a brand of Otis Korea exclusively for overseas exports | |
Surapid | Hangzhou China |
2011 | One of the subsidiaries of Xizi Elevator Group. | |
SWORD | Hangzhou China |
2009 | One of the subsidiaries of Xizi Elevator Group. | |
Xizi | Hangzhou China |
1981 | A subsidiary of Xizi United Holding Corporation (XIZI UHC). | |
Xizi Otis | Hangzhou China |
1997 | Joint venture between Otis and Xizi Elevator Group. Was Otis's fifth Chinese subsidiaries, it is now the predecessor of Otis Electric. | |
XJ Schindler | Henan China |
2011 | Joint venture between Schindler and XJ Elevator. | |
Lift-Tech | Ireland | 1981 | One of IMEM's little companies. They have only been installed in Ireland and not anywhere else in the world. |
Merged elevator companies[]
These are elevator companies formed after an elevator company have acquired/bought out another elevator company, and both companies merged together. The reason for the acquisition, in most cases, is either because the company wanted to enter a particular elevator market or wanted to expand their business or presence to a particular country.
Logo | Company name | Based in | Established | Notes |
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Atlas Schindler | Sao Paulo Brazil |
1999 | Established after Schindler bought out Elevadores Atlas. | |
LG-OTIS Elevator Company | South Korea | 1999 | Formed after Otis bought out LG Elevator. The name would be used until 2005 when it was renamed to Otis Elevator Korea. | |
Kone Marryat Scott | Hounslow, Middlesex United Kingdom |
1982 | Formed after Kone bought out Marryat & Scott in 1979. This brand lasted until around the 1980s. | |
Kone Westinghouse | France | 1975 | Established after Kone took over Westinghouse's European elevator business in France, Belgium and Germany. | |
MontgomeryKONE | Moline, IL United States |
1994 | Formed after Kone bought Montgomery. The brand was officially defunct in 1999. | |
Otis-Fensom Elevator Company | Toronto, ON Canada |
1902 | Formed after Otis merged with Fensom Elevator Works. The name went defunct in 1949. | |
Schindler Haughton | Toledo, OH United States |
1979 | Established after the acquisition of Haughton Elevator Company by Schindler. Defunct in 1989. | |
Thyssen Dover | Memphis, TN United States |
1999 | Formed shortly after Thyssen bought out Dover Elevators. The company finished merging with Krupp in 2001 to form ThyssenKrupp. | |
ThyssenKrupp Dongyang | South Korea | 2003 | Formed after ThyssenKrupp acquired Dong Yang. The name was used up until 2008 when it changed name to ThyssenKrupp Elevator Korea. | |
ThyssenKrupp Northern | Canada | 2003 | Successor of Northern Elevator Limited. Defunct in 2016 and changed name to thyssenkrupp Elevator Canada. | |
XJ Schindler | Henan China |
2011 | Joint venture between Schindler and XJ Elevator. |
Wheelchair-platform lift companies[]
These are companies that produce wheelchair/platform lifts for mobility/accessibility needs.
Logo | Company name | Based in | Established | Notes |
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Aritco | Kungsangen Sweden |
1995 | One of the world leading manufacturers of platform lifts and home lifts for private homes and public buildings. | |
Axess Lift Solutions | Zaandam Netherlands |
1998? | Dutch company. Part of the Value8 Tech Group. | |
Cibes | Gävle Sweden |
1947 | A brand of the Cibes Lift Group which also owns the Street Lifts (KALEA) and NTD Lifts brands. | |
Concord | Brampton, ON Canada |
1989 | Bought out by Savaria in 2005, became Concord Savaria. | |
DomusLift | Milan Italy |
1998 | IGV's wheelchair lift division. One of the leading Italian manufacturers of elevators for private and public buildings designed for mobility needs. | |
Garaventa | Switzerland | 1928 | ||
Kalea | Gävle Sweden |
1898 | A brand of the Cibes Lift Group. Their products are Cibes Lift made but branded and marketed under the Street Lifts brand. | |
Motala Hissar | Motala Sweden |
1972 | Now part of Kone. It is a manufacturer of low speed lifts to improve accessibility for people with impaired mobility. | |
movemanSKG | Leichester United Kingdom |
1983 | A trading division of Otis UK, and a member of The Express Lift Alliance (now Express Lift Co.) | |
Savaria | Brampton, ON Canada |
1979 | ||
thyssenkrupp Home Solutions | Germany | 1990s | A division of thyssenkrupp which manufactures home elevators, wheelchair lifts and stairlifts. |
Construction elevator companies[]
These are some companies which provides installations of temporary elevators like rack & pinion elevators for construction projects or special applications.
Logo | Company name | Based in | Established | Notes |
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Alimak Hek | Sweden | 1948 | A well known Swedish company which provides construction hoists, industrial elevators and work platforms. | |
RECO | Waddinxveen Netherlands |
2010s | Dutch company which provides temporary elevator installations. | |
USA Hoist | Chicago, IL United States |
Originally incorporated in 1988, Reincorporated in 1998 | American company which manufactures construction hoists, rack & pinion elevators, and rack & pinion inclined elevators in the United States. |
Third party elevator companies[]
- Main article: Third-party elevator maintenance companies
Notes and references[]
- ↑ “Industri Lift: Tak Puas Cuma Jual Jasa” – Warta Ekonomi (May 1992) PDF in Indonesian
Major elevator and escalator companies | |
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Full list of companies | List of elevator and escalator companies |
Operating | Fujitec • Hitachi • Hyundai • Kone • Mitsubishi Electric (Shanghai Mitsubishi) • Otis (Otis Electric • Sigma) • Schindler • TK Elevator • Toshiba |
Defunct | Dover Elevators • Express Lift • Orenstein & Koppel • Thyssen • thyssenkrupp • Westinghouse |
Other companies | Third-party elevator maintenance companies |
Subsidiary elevator companies | |
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Full list of companies | List of elevator and escalator companies |
Subsidiary companies | Chevalier • Express Evans • GFC • GiantKONE • Haushahn • Hitachi Yungtay • Liftmaterial • MacGregor • Marohn TK Elevator (Marohn ThyssenKrupp) • Mashiba • Otis Electric • Shanghai Mitsubishi • Sigma Elevator Company • Xizi (Surapid • SWORD • XIOLIFT • Xizi Otis) • XJ Schindler |
Other companies | Third-party elevator maintenance companies |
Merged elevator companies | |
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Full list of companies | List of elevator and escalator companies |
Merged companies | LG-OTIS • Kone Marryat Scott • Kone Westinghouse • Montgomery Kone • Otis Fensom • Schindler Haughton • Thyssen Dover • ThyssenKrupp Dongyang • ThyssenKrupp Northern • XJ Schindler |
Other companies | Third-party elevator maintenance companies |
Wheelchair/platform lift companies | |
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Full list of companies | List of elevator and escalator companies |
Wheelchair/platform lift companies | Aritco • Axess Lift Solutions • Cibes Lift (Kalea Lifts • NTD Lifts) • Concord • DomusLift • Garaventa • Motala Hissar • movemanSKG • Savaria • TK Home Solutions (Access BDD, thyssenkrupp Home Solutions) |
Other companies | Third-party elevator maintenance companies |