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This is a list of some notable worldwide and minor elevator and escalator companies (except generic elevator companies).
Major companies
These are some major elevator and escalator companies.
Elevator and escalator brands | Origin | Year established | Note | Logo |
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Dover | United States | 1955 | Formerly known as Rotary Lift. Acquired by Thyssen in 1999. | |
Express Lift | Northampton, United Kingdom | 1917 | Acquired by Otis in 1997. | |
Fujitec | Osaka, Japan | 1948 | ||
Hyundai | South Korea | 1984 | ||
Kone | Finland | 1910 | Fourth largest elevator manufacturer in the world. It is also the pioneer of machine room less elevator system. | |
Mitsubishi | Japan | 1931 (elevator division) | ||
Otis | United States | 1853 | The largest elevator manufacturer in the world. | |
Schindler | Switzerland | 1874 | Second largest elevator manufacturer in the world, and the largest escalator manufacturer in the world. | |
Sigma | Changwon, South Korea | 2000 | A subsidiary company of Otis Elevator Korea in South Korea, this is a brand for overseas/export markets. Basically their elevators are Otis made in South Korea but branded as Sigma. | |
Thyssen | Germany | 1871 | Defunct as part of the merger with Krupp to form ThyssenKrupp. | |
ThyssenKrupp | Germany | 1999 | Third largest elevator manufacturer in the world. |
Other historic or small companies
These are some other historic or small elevator and escalator companies that are only found in certain countries.
Elevator and escalator brands | Origin | Year established | Note | Logo |
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A & P Steven | United Kingdom (Scotland) | 1850 | Defunct. | |
Amtech | United States | 1968 | Bought Reliable Elevator Co. in 1985, and became Amtech Reliable Elevator Co.. | |
Anlev | Canada | ? | Reformed to the Anlev Elex Elevator in 2008. | |
Anlev Elex | Hong Kong | 2008 | Reformed from both Anlev and Elex in 2008. | |
Armor | United States | 1938 | Acquired by Kone in 1981. | |
ASEA | Sweden | 1883 | Elevator division merged with Graham Brothers in 1962. | |
Asea Graham | Sweden | 1960s | Acquired by Kone in 1968. | |
Atlas (Brazil) | Brazil | 1918 | Elevadores Atlas S.A. or simply known as Atlas. It was acquired by Schindler in 1999 then become Atlas Schindler. | |
Automobile Rotary Lift Co. | United States | 1925 | Changed to Dover Corp. in 1955. | |
Axel Lifts | Italy | 1989 | ||
Bennie Lifts | United Kingdom | 1900s | Acquired by Kone in 1986. | |
Boral | Australia | ? | Elevator division was taken over by Otis in 1995. | |
CNIM | France | ? | ||
Daldoss | Italy | 1945 | Founded by Corrado Daldoss, it's now a company specializing service, freight, compact and machine room less elevators, and platform lifts. | |
Deve | Sweden | 1923 | Acquired by Schindler in 1990. | |
Dong Yang | South Korea | 1966 | Acquired by ThyssenKrupp in 2003. | |
Doppler Lifts | Greece | Febuary 2000 | File:Logo doppler.gif | |
Electra | Israel | 1945 | ||
Elevators Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 1955 | Acquired by Kone in 1987. | TBA |
Elex Lifts | Italy | 1985 | Reformed to the Anlev Elex Elevator in 2008. | |
Ellis & McDougall | United Kingdom (Scotland) | 1964 | Acquired by Kone in 1992 | |
Evans Lifts | Leichester, United Kingdom | 1919 | Acquired by Otis in 1982. | TBA |
Falconi | Italy | 1890's | Acquired by Otis in 1980's. | |
Fiam | Italy | 1939 | Acquired by Kone in 1985. | |
General Elevator Corp. (CA, older) | United States | Unknown | Bought out by ABM in 1968, forming Amtech | |
Giant | Zhejiang, China | 1951 | Founded in 1951 as Huzhou Elevator Factory. In 2005, the company made a joint-venture with Kone called GiantKONE Elevator Co. Ltd. | |
GoldStar | South Korea | 1968 | Changed to LG (Lucky Goldstar) in 1995. | |
Guangri | China | 1996 | Based in Guangzhou. | |
Hammond & Champness | United Kingdom | 1905 | Acquired by Dover in 1971, and hence later merged into Thyssen in 1999. | |
Haughton | United States | 1890 | Founded in Toledo, OH by Nataniel Haughton. It was bought by Schindler in 1979 and later became Schindler Haughton. | |
Haushahn | Stuttgart, Germany | 1889 | Was the largest family-held elevator company in Germany. It was acquired by Schindler in 1998. | |
Hitachi | Japan | 1910 | Elevator division was established in the 1920s. | |
Hosting | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | 1993 | Founded by Ningbo Xinda Group in 1993 | |
IFE | Guangdong, China | 1988 | ||
Imperial (New York) | United States | ? | Imperial (New York) likely no longer exists. | |
Indolift | Surabaya, Indonesia | 1980s | Absorbed by Kone and became PT. Kone Indo Elevator. | File:Indolift logo.JPG |
Inter-Up | Israel | Unknown | ||
Isralift | Israel | 1961 | Acquired by Kone in 2013. | |
IZAMET | Bulgaria | 1989 | ||
J&E Hall | United Kingdom | 1785 | Elevator and escalator division was acquired by Otis in 1967. | |
Johns & Waygood | Australia | 1892 | Acquired by Perry Engineering in the 1970s. | |
Kfir | Israel | 1975 | ||
Kiesling | United States | ? | Kiesling likely no longer exists. | |
Kleemann | Kilkis, Greece | 1983 | 2% of new installations worldwide. | |
K.M. White | United States | ? | K.M. White was bought out by Armor. | |
Koppel A.W. | Italy | 1958 | ||
LG | South Korea | 1995 | An elevator and escalator division of LG Electronics. It was acquired by Otis in 1999. | |
MAN | Germany | 1895 | Elevator division was taken over by Thyssen in 1984 and became Thyssen-MAN. | |
Marryat & Scott | United Kingdom | 1860s | Acquired by Kone in 1979. Kone-Marryat-Scott brand was used until the late 1980s on certain applications. | |
Miami Elevator | United States | Unknown | A former elevator company based in Miami, FL and it puts its label on most DOVER elevators. Most are not installations, but are modernizations. | |
Montgomery | United States | 1892 | Acquired by Kone in 1994. | |
Morris Vermaport | Nottingham, United Kingdom | 1979 | This company also manufactures shopping cart conveyors worldwide. | |
MP Lifts | Spain | 1990 | ||
Nippon (Japan) | Japan | 1954 | Acquired by Schindler in 1987. | |
Omega Elevators | Spain | September 1989 | ||
Orenstein & Koppel | Germany | 1876 | A major German engineering company which specialize railway vehicles, construction equipment, elevators, and escalators. Kone bought the escalator division in 1987 and was branded as "O&K KONE". The remaining shares of O&K were bought by Kone in 1995. | |
Orona/Electra Vitoria | Spain | 1982 | ||
Payne | United States | 1902 | Formerly installed elevators. Now, they maintain, and possibly modernize elevators. | |
Peerless | United States | ? | Peerless likely no longer exists. | |
Pickerings Lifts | United Kingdom | 1854 | The largest and oldest independent elevator manufacturer in the United Kingdom. | |
R. Stahl | Germany | 1876 | Elevator division was split from the company and taken over by Rheinstahl in 1970. | |
Reliable Elevator Co. | United States | Existed in 1983 | Founded by former U.S. elevator employees. In 1985, they were bought out by Amtech. | |
Rheinstahl | Germany | Unknown | Bought by Thyssen AG in 1973 and changed to Thyssen Industrie AG in 1976. | |
Sabiem | Italy | ? | Acquired by Kone in 1987. | |
Schlieren | Switzerland | 1895 | Acquired by Schindler in 1960. | |
Seaberg | United States | 1915 | Based in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. They installed elevators in New York. Defunct no earlier than 1980. | |
SEC Elevators | Slovenia | 1967 | ||
Serge | United States | Unknown | Based in New York, NY. It was bought by Fujitec in 2001. | |
Shenyang Brilliant | China | September 2001 | Also known as Shenyang BLT or simply BLT, it is the largest self-owned elevator company in China, and a parent company of Shenyang Yuanda Enterprise Group in China. | |
SITES | Italy | 1964 | ||
SJEC | China | 1992 | ||
Staley | United States | 1899 | Based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They installed elevators in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Defunct no earlier than 1998, possibly defunct in 2004. | |
Stannah | United Kingdom | 1867 | A company that also manufactures stairlifts and sold them in some countries. | |
Technos | Bulgaria | 1993 | ||
Thyman | Thailand | 1977 | It was a distributor of Kone in Thailand since 1993 and got acquired by Kone in 2005. | TBA |
Toshiba | Japan | 1966 (elevator division) | File:Logo Toshiba.gif | |
Triboro | United States | ? | Triboro likely no longer exists. | |
U.S. Elevator | United States | 1970 | Was part of Cubic Corporation. Acquired by ThyssenKrupp in 2000. | |
Výtahy Ostrava | Czech Republic | 1947 | Based in Ostrava. | |
Waygood & Co. | United Kingdom | 1903 | Merged with Otis in 1914. | |
Westinghouse | United States | 1945 | Acquired by Schindler in 1988. | |
Yungtay | Taiwan | 1966 | Was a distributor of Hitachi elevators in Taiwan. It has a sister company called Shanghai Yungtay Elevator Equipment Co. Ltd. | |
ZREMB | Poland | 1965 | A Polish elevator brand formed in 1965 based in Warsaw. Elevators were manufactured under license from ASEA Graham. |
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..
Elevator and escalator brands | Origin | Year established | Note | Logo |
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Chevalier | Hong Kong, China | 1970 | A company which distributes and maintains Toshiba elevators in Hong Kong, mainland China, and Singapore, as well as distributing IFE elevators in Singapore. In addition, it has a long term partnership with Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation. | |
Express Evans | United Kingdom | 1997 | A subsidiary company of Otis in the United Kingdom. It was founded when Otis bought Express Lift. Otis used this brand to sell cheaper elevators, to keep the reputation of the Otis brand. | |
GiantKONE | Zhejiang, China | 2005 | Formed when Kone had a joint venture with Zhejiang Giant Holdings Ltd. | |
Haushahn | Stuttgart, Germany | 1889 | Was the largest family-owned elevator company in Germany. It was acquired by Schindler in 1998 and now part of Schindler. | |
Liftmaterial | Germany | 1966 | Formerly known as Lift Munich as a supplier of generic elevator parts in Germany. It was a part of Sematic Group since 2000. Until on August 11, 2015, Sematic Group was taken over by Wittur Group. It becomes a subsidiary of Wittur Group. | |
MacGregor | Sweden | 1937 | A company providing marine cargo flow solutions and service, including elevators and escalators for ships. It manufactures elevators used for cruise ships under the name MacGregor-Kone. Since 2005, MacGregor is part of Kone Corporation. | |
Mashiba | Malaysia | 1983 | Malaysian subsidiary of Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation. Founded in 1983 as a joint-venture between MS Group and Toshiba. They manufactures elevators and escalators under the name MASHIBA and sells them in Malaysia and to other Southeast Asian countries. | |
Shanghai Mitsubishi | Shanghai, China | 1987 | Subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Elevator. | |
Sigma | South Korea | 2000 | A subsidiary company of Otis Elevator Korea in South Korea, this is a brand for overseas/export markets. Basically their elevators are Otis made in South Korea but branded as Sigma. | |
Xizi Otis | Hangzhou, China | 1997 | Founded as part of a joint venture between Otis and Xizi Elevator Group in Hangzhou, China. It is Otis's fifth subsidiary companies in China and one of the largest elevator companies in China. |
Merging brand companies
These were mostly founded or formed after a major company took over a local elevator company, and they usually lasted for only few years.
Elevator and escalator brands | Origin | Year established | Note | Logo |
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LG-OTIS | South Korea | 2000 | A merging brand between Otis and LG Elevators in South Korea. The brand was renamed to OTIS-LG Elevator Company in 2003 and later Otis Elevator Company in 2006. | |
Kone Marryat Scott | United Kingdom | 1979 | Merging brand between Kone and Marryat & Scott, founded shortly after Kone bought Marryat & Scott in 1979. This brand name was used for few times until in the late 1980s. | |
Montgomery KONE | United States | 1994 | Formed after Kone bought Montgomery. The brand name was officially defunct in 1999. | |
Schindler Haughton | United States | 1979 | Founded when Schindler bought out Haughton. The brand lasted until 1989. | |
Thyssen Dover | United States | 1999 | Founded when Thyssen bought out Dover. The company finished merging with Krupp in 2001 to form ThyssenKrupp. | |
ThyssenKrupp Dongyang | South Korea | October 2003 | Formed after ThyssenKrupp bought Dong Yang. The brand was defunct in 2008 and now known simply as ThyssenKrupp in South Korea. |
Temporary elevator companies
These are the companies which provides installations of temporary elevators mostly for construction projects.
Elevator and escalator brands | Origin | Year established | Note | Logo |
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Alimak Hek | Sweden | 1948 | A Swedish company providing construction hoists, industrial elevators and work platforms. | |
RECO | Netherlands | 2010s | A Dutch company providing temporary elevator installations. | |
USA Hoist | United States | Unknown | A company that manufactures construction hoists, rack & pinion elevators, and rack & pinion inclined elevators. |
Generic companies
- Main article: Third-party elevator maintenance companies
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 |