- Not to be confused with Rheinstahl, a company which acquired R. Stahl's elevator business in 1970.
Stahl Aufzug (or simply STAHL) was an elevator division of the German company R. Stahl AG, which nowadays solely manufactures explosion protection related products. In the past, Stahl Aufzug produced elevators as well as electric hoists. The division went defunct in 1970 after being sold to Rheinstahl AG. Rheinstahl AG merged with August Thyssen-Hütte AG in 1973 and adopted Thyssen name with a modified Rheinstahl "arc" logo in 1976. Stahl is considered as one of the oldest predecessors of the modern-day TK Elevator company.
History[]
Stahl was founded on August 1, 1876 by Rafael Stahl (1845-1899) in Stuttgart, Germany. It initially produced circular knitting machines and other products for the textile industry. In the early 1893, the company expanded its business to include electric elevators and cranes, and in 1897 it produced their first electric elevators. They made a paternoster in 1908 and their first paternoster was installed in the Graf-Eberharf Building in Stuttgart. In 1956, they supplied elevators for the Messeturm (trade fair tower) in Hannover, which at that time were the fastest elevators in Europe.
In 1965, Stahl merged with A. Zaiser, another Stuttgart based elevator company founded in 1879 by Louis Adolf Zaiser. Following this, some of their elevators were often branded as "Stahl Zaiser". In 1967, Stahl installed elevators at the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia (then Soviet Union), which was the tallest tower in the world when it was completed. In 1969, Stahl acquired Eggers-Kehrhahn.
In 1970, R. Stahl sold its elevator business to Rheinstahl, who continued using the "Stahl" name until 1976 when Rheinstahl/Stahl Aufzug became Thyssen Aufzüge GmbH during the brand consolidation of the merged Rheinstahl/Thyssen company. Thyssen Aufzüge became thyssenkrupp Elevator after Thyssen merged with Fried. Krupp AG in 1999, and is now TK Elevator following the 2020 spun-off of thyssenkrupp's elevator business.
Notable installations[]
Germany[]
- Dreifaltigkeitskrankenhaus, Köln
- GeoScience, Köln
- University of Köln - Building 202, Köln
- Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, St. Augustin
- RSG Rhein-Sieg Gymnasium, St. Augustin
- Galeria Kaufhof, Dortmund
- EKO Hospital, Oberhausen
- Tibarg 7-9, Hamburg (1971)
- Luxemburger Straße 63, Cologne (1973)
- Elsenplatz 2, Troisdorf (1971)
- Zum Altenforst 9, Troisdorf (1974)
- Alfred Delp Straße 36, Troisdorf (1974)
- Oxfordstraße 24, Bonn
- Förde Parkhaus, Kiel (1972)
Denmark[]
- Landbohøjskolen, Copenhagen (1970, some have been modernized by ThyssenKrupp and BA Elevator)
- Bremerholm 4, Copenhagen
- Nikolaj Plads 5, Copenhagen
- Dannebrogsgade 5-9, Copenhagen (1963)
- Nørre Alle 49, Copenhagen (1988)
- Hans Nansens Gård, Copenhagen (1970)
- Jyllingevej 58, Copenhagen (1966)
- Bystævneparken 25, Copenhagen (1973)
- Gammel Jernbanevej 25, Copenhagen
Norway[]
Troms og Finnmark county[]
- Tromsø Sparebank, Tromsø
- Tromsøterminalen, Tromsø
- Fiskernes Husin, Tromsø
- Stortoget 2 & 5, Tromsø (1978)
- Storgata 61, 65, 67 & 70, Tromsø
- Skippergata 1C, 41 & 47, Tromsø
- Macks Brewery, Tromsø
- Grønnegata 53, Tromsø (1974)
- Killengreens gate 7-11, Tromsø
- Stransveien 10 & 13, Finnsnes
- Storgata 21, Finnsnes
Nordland county[]
- Storgata 4A, 19, 38, Bodø
- Kongensgate 49 & 52, Narvik
- Capitolgården, Kongensgate 52-54, Narvik (1977)
Vestfold og Telemark county[]
- Vestfold Hospital, Tønsberg
- Farmanstrædet Shopping Center, Tønsberg
- Thon Hotel, Høyers, Skien
- Torggata 10, Skien (modernized by Kone)
- Apotekergata 14-16, Horten
- Hvaltorget Shopping Center, Sandefjord (1988)
Other counties[]
- Holmen, Drammen (1975)
- Idunbygget, Keiser Wilhemsgate 22, Ålesund
- Helgerudgården, Rådmann Halmrasts vei 9, Sandvika (1973)
- Brøtergata 2, Lillestrøm
- Haraldsgata 139, Haugesund (1978)
Other countries[]
- Ostankino Tower, Moscow, Russia (1967, modernized by ThyssenKrupp in 2003)
- Sköntorpsvägen 29, Årsta, Sweden
- Elektronvägen 2, Huddinge, Sweden (1962)
- Rue de Strasbourg, Luxembourg (1967)
- Kekropos 8, Piraeus, Greece
- Resavska 34, Belgrade, Serbia
- Unknown apartment, Güllük Cd, Antalya, Turkey (mood
- Huzur Giyim, Söğütlü Çeşme 62, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- Rúa A. Noriega Varela, 16, Ourense Spain (1982)
Ferry boats and cruiseferries[]
- M/F Bastø IV - Bastø Fosen (1986)
- M/F Bastø V - Bastø Fosen (1990)
- M/S Bergensfjord - Fjordline (1993)
Trivia[]
Stahl Heiser logo.
- In Norway, Stahl elevators were distributed and installed by Thornvald Sætre A/S (later Thornvald Sætre Stahl Heiser A/S). It was acquired by Reber Schindler in 1993.
- In addition, Stahl Heiser still makes elevators, although their elevator style has become a generic/third-party over the time, and are now completely generic. It also made marine elevators for ships. Stahl Heiser Norway was under the ownership of Schindler Norway, operating as Schindler Stahl Heiser until it merged with it's parent company in 2018.
- In German language, Stahl means "steel".
- In Turkey/Türkiye, Stahl elevators were imported by Tekimal-Şınates Koll. Şti.. Firstly, they started to import Stahl-Zaiser elevators in the 1960's-1970's (later Stahl-Thyssen, because they started to distribute with Thyssen in 1976). And the Tekimal company started to distribute with KONE in the Mid-Late 1980's.
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