Thai Lift Industries (Thai: บริษัทไทยลิฟท์ อินดัสตรีส์ จำกัด (มหาชน)), better known by its trademark brand THYMAN) was an elevator company based in Bangkok, Thailand. It manufactured elevators as well as dumbwaiters under the brand name THYMAN.
History
Thyman was incorporated in 1977[1] and was managed by Thai Management. It was the first Thai elevator manufacturer when it was established. In 1992, the company was listed on The Stock Exchange of Thailand and in 1993, they began distributing Kone elevators in Thailand.
In 2005, the company was acquired by Kone as a major shareholder, and after that the company was known as Kone Thai Lift Industries PLC but later changed name to Kone Public Company Limited after it became wholly owned by KONE Corporation of Finland.
Elevator fixtures
- Main article: List of Thyman elevator fixtures
Notable installations
Thailand
Bangkok
- Silom Village Inn
- Trinity Mall
- Special Education Center (Central Region)
- Bangkok Co-op Store Banglamphu
- Baan Suanthon Condominium Phutthabucha 47
- Bangpai Hospital (Inpatient Building)
- Suksawat Hospital
- Bangkok Hotel Lotus Sukhumvit (carpark elevator, 1994)
- St. James Hotel
- Former headquarters of (KONE) Thai Lift Industries PLC
Other cities
- View Tower, Ngamwongwan Nonthaburi
- The Ngee Sun Superstore, Udonthani
- Kata Beach Resort, Phuket
- Patong Hospital, Phuket
- The Ambassador City Jomtien Pattaya, Chonburi (Ocean Wing)
- Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasrima
- In-patient Building
- Pharmacy Building
- Dentistry Building
- Hatyai Genting Hotel, Songkhla
- City Park Hotel, Hatyai, Songkhla
Malaysia
Penang
- Sunshine Square, Bayan Baru (1993,Freight Elevator) (modernized by Hi Rise)
- Flamingo Hotel Penang, Tanjung Bungah (formerly Crown Prince Hotel) (1992) (service elevators, defunct)
Other states
- Colmar Tropicale French Theme Resort, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang (1999, branded as KONE)
- The Boulevard Offices @ Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur (1997, modernized by Toshiba in late 2010s)
Trivia
- The address of the company's former head office is 239 Rimkhlongprapa Road, Bang Sue, Bangkok, Thailand.[1] When Kone took over the company, the building became the office of Kone Thai Lift Industries before it moved to another location. If viewed through Google Street View, one can see that the building has two outdoor scenic elevators, as well as a bit of a remnant of a KONE logo above the main door.[2] As of April 2018, the building houses the headquarters of SECOT, an environmental consultant company.[3]
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thai Lift Industries PLC Profile - EMIS
- ↑ Thai Lift Industries Company Limited - Google Maps (for the look of the building's exterior via Google Street View)
- ↑ SECOT Headquarters - Google Maps