Schaefer

Schaefer GmbH is a German elevator component company that provides elevator components, mainly push buttons and elevator fixtures. It has three subsidiaries located in Italy, Spain, and Canada.

History

Schaefer was founded by engineer Wolfgang Schäfer in 1964 and at the same year the company produced their own elevator push buttons, the LT 18 series. In 1981, Werner Köpff began working at Schäfer and two years later the individual company was transformed into Ing. Wolfgang Schaefer GmbH.

Elevator fixtures

Main article: List of Schaefer elevator fixtures

Subsidiaries

• SCHAEFER Canada (Surrey, BC, established in 2012)
• SCHAEFER Italia (Milan, Italy, established in 2013)
• SCHAEFER España (Abrera, Barcelona, Spain, established in 2009)

Notable installations

Germany

Berlin

• Berliner Fernsehturm
• Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) (1992, Otis elevators)
• Sony Center (Berlin)
• Alea 101
• Leipziger Platz
• Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Zoofenster

Munich

• Munich Airport
• Allianz Arena
• Klinikum Großhadern - Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich

Frankfurt

• Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt
• Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt
• Alte Oper, Frankfurt
• Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt

Other cities

• Wuppertal Suspension Railway (Schwebebahn Wuppertal), Wuppertal
• Hotel Europäischer Hof, Heidelberg
• Darmstadtium - Science and Congress Center, Darmstadt
• Kiel Community Hospital (Städtisches Krankenhaus Kiel), Kiel
• Kunstpalast Museum, Düsseldorf

Spain

• Torre Iberdrola, Bilbao
• Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid
• Casa Milà, Barcelona
• University of Barcelona, Barcelona

Indonesia

Jakarta

• Twin Plaza Hotel (1996, Haushahn elevators)
• Graha Cijantung (1997, Haushahn elevators)
• IBEC Building (1986-2013, Lift Munich elevator, building demolished)
• Graha Iskandarsyah (Lift Munich elevators, replaced)
• Chic Quarter Hotel (MP elevator)

Surabaya

• Garden Palace Hotel (1994, Haushahn elevator)
• Plaza Surabaya (1980s, Thyssen elevators)
• Vincentius a Paulo (RKZ) Hospital (1980s, Thyssen elevators, replaced)

Other cities

• German Center, BSD City, Tangerang, Banten (1994, Haushahn elevators)
• Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta (1997, Haushahn elevators)
• The Royal Beach Seminyak, Bali (1991, Lift Munich elevator)
• Mal Ratu Indah, Makassar (1997, Haushahn elevator)
• Ibnu Sina Hospital, Makassar (Lift Munich elevator)

Other countries

• Le Meurice, Paris, France
• Candy & Candy, London, United Kingdom
• Premier Inn, Blossom Street, York, United Kingdom (ANSA elevators)
• European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
• Austria Center, Vienna, Austria
• Danube Tower (Donauturm), Vienna, Austria
• Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland
• Landbohøjskolen (University of Copenhagen Faculty of Life Sciences), Copenhagen, Denmark (various companies, including ThyssenKrupp)
• V Tower, Prague, Czech Republic
• The Athens Concert Hall, Athens, Greece
• Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (ThyssenKrupp elevators)
• Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, Bahrain Bay, Manama, Bahrain
• Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand (Harden elevators)
  • Anatomy Building
  • SCB Building
  • 10th Building
• Porirua District Court, Porirua, New Zealand
• Ostankino Tower, Moscow, Russia (ThyssenKrupp elevators)
• Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg, Russia
• Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil (National Library of Brazil), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

External links

• Official site
• Official site - Schaefer Canada

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