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Revision as of 22:55, 21 August 2013

Marryat & Scott Lifts Ltd.

Founded

1860s

Founders

Joseph Richmond, Howard Marryat, Murray Scott

Preceded by

Richmond Lifts

Succeeded by

KONE Marryat & Scott

Acquired by

Kone

Defunct

1979

Marryat & Scott was an old British elevator/lift manufacturer. It has since been acquired by Kone in 1979.

History

Marryat & Scott was founded by Joseph Richmond in the 1860s. At that time, he established a small hydraulic elevator company called Richmond Lifts. In the 1900s, Howard Marryat took over Richmond Lifts and began making traction elevators. In the 1920s, Murray Scott joined the company and Richmond Lifts was renamed to Marryat & Scott. Kone then took over the company in 1979 and their products was branded as Kone Marryat & Scott until in the early 1980s. The operating business in Hong Kong and Singapore was taken over by Kone, and they are now known as simply Kone.

In 1979, a company named "ALS" (Associated Lift Services) was established by former staffs of Marryat & Scott who do not want to work for Kone when Marryat & Scott was taken over.[1]

Notable installations

United Kingdom

  • Hatton Garden
  • Gunnersbury Court, Acton
  • Tower House, Redhill
  • Alders, Croydon (Now Closed)
  • Whitgift Centre, Croydon (Now Closed)
  • Mothercare store, Newport
  • St. Andrew Church, Worchester
  • St. Johns Hotel, Solihull
  • Union Square, parking garage Torquay, Devon

Hong Kong

  • Wan Tsui Shopping Centre, Hong Kong,(1980)[2]

Singapore

  • Blk. 10 Teban Gardens HDB, Singapore (1977)[3]
  • HDB blocks in Holland Village, Singapore[4]
    • Block 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 31, and few others in Holland Close.
    • Block. 13[5]
  • Jalan Bukit Merah HDB blocks, Singapore[6]
  • Blk. 168A Queensway HDB, Singapore[7]

Trivia

  • Marryat & Scott also has its businesses in Kenya, Uganda, and some parts of Africa since 50 years ago. The company, however, has been operated by Kone.
  • Marryat & Scott also manufactures very few escalator products in the United Kingdom only.

Gallery

Note

  1. ALS Lift Company in Beno Lift Guide
  2. Only 1 of the 4 elevator installed by them.[1] Another 3 of the 4 elevators are installed by Sabiem Elevator.[2] It was later modernized by Kone in late 2012.[3][4]
  3. Inoperational since 2013.
  4. Demolished as part of SERS scheme.
  5. Refurbished by Thames Valley Controls. There are also two additional elevators installed by Otis in the 1990s (now modernized into IFE elevators).
  6. Already phased out as part of Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) scheme.
  7. Refurbished by Thames Valley Controls in the 1990s as part of Main Upgrading Programme (MUP) scheme.

See also

External link

Major elevator and escalator companies
Full list of companies List of elevator and escalator companies
Operating FujitecHitachiHyundaiKoneMitsubishi Electric (Shanghai Mitsubishi) • Otis (Otis ElectricSigma) • SchindlerTK ElevatorToshiba
Defunct Dover ElevatorsExpress LiftOrenstein & KoppelThyssenthyssenkruppWestinghouse
Other companies Third-party elevator maintenance companies