Wittur Group

Wittur Group Wittur GmbH
Founded:	1968 (Sulzemoos, Germany)
Founded by:	Horst Wittur
Subsidiaries:	Selcom (founded in 1977. Colorno, Italy) Sematic Group (since 2015) LM Liftmaterial GmbH (since 2015)
Slogan:	safety in motion
Website:	wittur.com

The Selcom logo. It still used on the current Wittur S.p.A external wall and their door components.

Wittur Group (Wittur GmbH) is a German company founded in 1968 and headquartered in Sulzemoos, Germany. It is a company that provides elevator components like elevator doors, hydraulic and MRL drive machines, elevator cars, elevator shaft equipment and safety devices. They also the producer of Kone AMD door components.

Selcom (current Wittur S.p.A) was originally a subsidiary of the Wittur Group founded in 1977. The logo is still can be found on their door components.

History

Wittur Group was founded in 1968. In 2000, they took over Kone's door components system. On August 11, 2015, Wittur and Sematic Group have agreed to merged in order to create a leading global supplier in the elevator components manufacturing industry.

Notable projects

Wittur Group usually provide their component for major elevator companies, this list mostly contains the component they provided except Kone which using their AMD door operator under Kone's name. For AMD door operator installed by Kone, please refer to List of notable Kone elevator installations and find any installations in 2000 or later.

Eurasia

• Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall, Astana, Kazakhstan
• Timiryazevsky Shopping Center, Moscow, Russia

Europe

• Portland Tower, Manchester, England (Modernized from Schindler)
• Palais Garnier, Paris, France
• Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
• Westhafen Tower, Frankfurt, Germany
• Lido Palace Hotel, Italy
• Skeppsbron 3, Malmö, Sweden (installed by ALT)
• Stockholm Central Station, Track 19, Sweden (installed by ALT)
• Norra Hamngatan 9C, Söderhamn (Basic Door replacement on a DEVE-Schindler elevator, by Midroc Electro)
• Green Marknad Parking Garage, Västra Hamnen, Malmö, Sweden

Asia

• National Stadium (The Bird's Nest), Beijing, China (2008)
• National Grand Theater, Beijing, China (2008)
• Olympic Green, Beijing, China
• Empark Grand Hotel, Guiyang, China

Project from Hong Kong Housing Authority

Please refer to Lift Modernisation Programme.

• Domain, Yau Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China (2012, elevator installation by both Schindler and Otis)
• Mei Lam Estate, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
  • Mei Wai House (2015-2017, replaced from original 1981 Schindler elevators under Lift Modernisation Programme by Schindler)
  • Mei Fung House, Mei Tao House, Mei Yeung House (2015-2017, replaced from original 1981 Fujitec elevators under Lift Modernisation Programme by Schindler)

Gallery

A Kone AMD-1 linear door operator (supplied by Wittur Group AMD-2 door operator) installed in the Kone MonoSpace elevator at Hong Kong MTR Causeway Bay Station (served between Ground Floor to East Concourse).

Selcom Hydra Plus linear door operator (Credit to Instagram user stecongiu84)

Wittur Hydra Plus linear door operator installed in the Otis Gen2 elevator at Hong Kong MTR Diamond Hill Station (served between Concourse to Kwun Tong Line Platform).

Selcom Nettuno linear door operator. The one of the few door components installed under the elevator door (which means the door operator is installed upside down).

A information paper issued by Wittur in China, for the replacing Otis elevator in Wan Tsui Estate (under the Lift Modernisation Programme).

A information paper issued by Wittur in China, for the replacing Otis elevator in Wan Tsui Estate (under the Lift Modernisation Programme).

A information paper issued by Wittur in China, for the replacing Otis elevator in Wan Tsui Estate (under the Lift Modernisation Programme).

See also

• CANopen-Lift

Competitors for door components:

• Fermator Group
• GAL
• Sematic Group (competitors relations no longer exist since 2016)
• Meiller Group

External link

• Official website