Liftmaterial, or commonly known as LM Liftmaterial (formerly Lift Munich or simply known as LM) is a German elevator manufacturing company currently based in Wiedenzhausen, Germany (previously in Pliening, Munich). Previously part of Sematic Group between 2000 and 2015, they used to make different types of elevators like passenger elevator, freight elevator, and vehicle elevators. Since 2015, it is part of Wittur Group.
History
LM was founded in 1967 in Pliening, north of Munich, West Germany as Lift Munich, and at that time it was a supplier for Sematic door equipment for the German elevator industry and Northern Europe markets[1]. Between 1992 and 1998, it was part of Haushahn and later Schindler after the latter took over Haushahn. In 2000, LM was taken over by Sematic Group from Schindler[2][3]. It is unknown when the company changed name to Liftmaterial.
In 2002, Chengdu Lift Munich Co., Ltd. (LMH) was established in Chengdu, China under cooperation between Liftmaterial and Chengdu based Huihuang Group.
In February 2016, Liftmaterial was transfered from Sematic to Wittur Group following the acquisition of Sematic by Wittur[4]. Both Sematic and Wittur had signed an agreement on the transfer of a controlling interest on August 11, 2015.[5] Despite this, the "LM Liftmaterial" brand still exists as part of Wittur Group for complete elevator systems.
Notable past elevator models
- Amber: Passenger elevator with machine room.
- Emerald: Bottom drive machine room less elevator.
- Opal: Hydraulic passenger elevator.
Notable installations
Note: Installations before the 2000s have the Lift Munich brand.
Existing installations
China
Hong Kong
- Nina Tower, Tsuen Wan, New Territories (2007, freight elevator)
- Yasumoto International Academic Park, Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories (2012, Elevator 3 only)
- British Council, Fontaine Building, 18 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon (2013, abandoned since 2019 as the lesser floors leased)
- One Chinachem Central, Central, Hong Kong Island (2016, service elevator only, while the other three elevators are Toshiba)
- Tai Po Tung Cheong Street Leisure Building, Tai Po, New Territories (2022, freight elevator only, while the other elevators are Toshiba)
Macau
- Galaxy Macau, Cotai Strip, Macau
- JW Marriott Macau
Indonesia
Jakarta
- Ministry of Transport (1998)[6]
- Menara Multimedia (modernization of 1985 Mitsubishi elevators)
- Persahabatan Hospital (modernized by Louser Lift)
Other cities
- The Royal Beach Seminyak Resort, Bali (1991, some have been modernized)
- Ibnu Sina Hospital, Makassar (one has been replaced into Sigma elevator)
Russia
- Yerevan Shopping Mall, Moscow
- Raykin Plaza Shopping Center, Moscow
- Southwest Avenue Shopping Center, Moscow
- RIO Shopping Center, Obruchёvsky, Moscow
- Novotel Moscow City, Moscow
- Kievsky Shopping Complex, Moscow
Other countries
- Festival City Mall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 113 King George's Avenue, Singapore (1986)
Former installations
Indonesia
- IBEC Building, Jakarta (1986-2013, building demolished)
- Graha Iskandarsyah, Jakarta (1996-2000s/2010s, replaced into Hyundai and Sigma elevators)[7]
Gallery
Logos
Trivia
- In Indonesia, Lift Munich elevators were distributed by PT. Tanjung Raya Elok (TRE) from 1985[8] until around the late 1990s. TRE also had a representative in Bali known as CV. Auro Lift.
- In Saudi Arabia, Liftmaterial elevators are distributed and installed by Al-Najim Saudi International Co. Ltd.
- In New Zealand, Liftmaterial elevators (under Wittur) are distributed by Vestner New Zealand, the New Zealand subsidiary of German elevator company Vestner Aufzüge. The products are marketed under the name "Vestner Wittur Series"[9].
- In Brunei, the current Liftmaterial elevators are distributed by Lifz Technology Sdn. Bhd.
Notes and references
- ↑ Up and up for 50 years - Sematic Group (Archived)
- ↑ Sematic to take over LM Liftmaterial - Liftmaterial (Archived)
- ↑ Sematic to take over LM Liftmaterial - Schindler Group (Archived)
- ↑ Change in Senior Management following the Acquisition of Sematic - Wittur Group
- ↑ Wittur and Sematic to merge in order to create a leading global supplier to the elevator industry - Wittur (Archived) - Wittur Group
- ↑ Ministry of Transportation in Jakarta - LM Liftmaterial (Archived)
- ↑ Passenger elevators were replaced first into Hyundai STVF elevators in around the 2000s, while the service elevator remained original until 2015 when it was replaced into a Sigma Iris NV elevator. All elevators were modernized in the late 2010s.
- ↑ "Mutu, standar keselamatan dan pelayanan diutamakan" - KONSTRUKSI Magazine, May 1991 (PDF available in Indonesian)
- ↑ Vestner Wittur Series (Brochure) - Vestner New Zealand
External links
- LM Liftmaterial - Wittur Group
- Old official website (Archived)
- Chengdu Lift Munich Co., Ltd. (Archived)
| Subsidiary elevator companies | |
|---|---|
| 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 |