List of aerial lift manufacturers explained

This is a list of the current and former aerial lift manufacturers. This list includes surface lift manufacturers.

Current

• Aarconinfra Ropeways & Future Mobility Pvt Ltd, India ^[1]
• Anzen Sakudo – Japan^[2]
• Axet – Sweden^{[3] [4]}
• BMHRI – China
• Borer – Switzerland
• Usha Breco Limited - India, founded in 1969
  • SunKid – Austria
• CCM Finotello – Italy, manufactured ropeways from the 1990s
• Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd (DRIL) – India
• Doppelmayr Garaventa Group – Austria, merging of Doppelmayr and Garaventa in 2002
  • CWA Constructions – Switzerland, manufactured ropeway cabins from 1956,^[5] acquired by Doppelmayr in 2001
  • Liftbyggarna – Sweden, founded in 1952, acquired by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group in 2013^[6]
  • Carvatech – Austria, acquired by Doppelmayr in 2022 ^[7]
• FOD – Serbia^[8]
• Gimar Montaz Mautino – France,^[9] merging of Gimar and Montaz Mautino in 1989
• Globe – Poland
• Graffer – Italy
• Him Cableways – India, founded in 1992^[10]
• Inauen-Schätti – Switzerland^[11]
• Hongji – China
• HTI Group – Italy
  • Leitner Ropeways – Italy, founded in 1888
    • Agudio – Italy, founded in 1861
  • Poma – France, founded in 1936,^[12] acquired in 2000
    • Leitner-Poma – United States
      • Skytrac – United States, acquired by Leitner-Poma in 2016^[13]
    • Sigma Cabins – France, founded in 1961
    • Skirail – France, founded in 1981,^[14] acquired by Poma in 1987^[15]
  • Bartholet – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways from 1976, acquired by HTI in 2022^{[16] [17]}
    • Gangloff – Switzerland, founded in 1928, acquired by Bartholet in 2014
• MEB – Italy^[18]
• MND Ropeways – France^[19]
  • LST Ropeway Systems (Loipolder Seilbahn Technik) – Germany, acquired by MND Group in 2011 ^[20]
• M&M Ropeways – India
• Nippon Cable – Japan, founded in 1953^[21]
• REAC – Spain, founded in 1961
• Rowema – Switzerland
• SKADO – Russia ^[22]
• SkyTrans – United States^[23]
• Steurer – Austria, manufactured ropeways from 1926^[24]
• STM Sistem Teleferik – Turkey, founded in 1998^[25]
• Superior Tramway − United States, founded in 1981^[26]
• Sztokfisz - Poland ^[27]
• Tatralift – Slovakia, founded in 1975
• Tosaku – Japan, founded in 1991^[28]
• TTC – Switzerland
• Vintertec – Finland
• Von Rotz & Wiedemar – Switzerland
• Umel Dalekovodmontaza d.o.o Tuzla -Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 1976, www.udm.ba

Former

• Abig – Germany^[29]
• American Steel and Wire – United States
• Applevage – France, manufactured ropeways between the 1930s and 1962^[30]
• ATG – Germany^[31]
• Australasian Ropeway – Australia, manufactured chairlifts between the 1960s and 1970s
• Badoni – Italy^[32]
• Bell – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways between 1877 and 1968^[33]
• BM Lifts – Canada
• Breco – United Kingdom
• Cables & Monorail – France^[34]
• CECIL – France^[35]
• Ceretti & Tanfani – Italy
• Constam – Switzerland, founded in 1929^[36]
• Creissels (DCSA) – France
• De Pretis – Austria^[37]
• Drago – Italy^[38]
• Duport – France^[39]
• Funivie d'Italia – Italy^[40]
• Giovanola – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways between 1949 and the 1970s^[41]
• GMD Müller – Switzerland, founded in 1947, closed in 1985
• Hamilton – New Zealand
• Heuss – Germany
• Hopkins – United States, founded in 1962, ropeway division acquired by SkyTrans in 2001
  • Roebling – United States, manufactured ropeways from 1940, acquired by Hopkins in 1965
• Imes – Italy
• Krupp – Germany^[42]
• Marchisio – Italy, founded in 1951, acquired by CCM Finotello in 1993
• McCallum – Australia, manufactured T-bars and chairlifts in the 1960s and 1970s
• Mécalift – France, founded in 1976, closed in 1981^[43]
  • Transcâble – France^[44]
• Miner-Denver – United States, founded in 1967, closed in 1970^[45]
• Mostostal – Poland, manufactured T-bars and chairlifts^[46]
• Murray-Latta – Canada
• Nascivera – Italy
• NSD Niederberger – Switzerland, founded in 1881, acquired by Inauen-Schätti in 2007^[47]
• Odermatt – Switzerland
• Pullman-Berry
  • Huntsinger Skilifts
• PWH – Germany
  • Pohlig-Heckel-Bleichert (PHB) – Germany, merging of Pohlig, Heckel, and Bleichert
• Riblet – United States, founded in 1908, closed in 2003
  • Ski Lift International – United States, founded in 1965, acquired by Riblet in 1973
• Ringer – Germany, founded in 1950, closed in 1953
• Sacif – Italy
• Samson – Canada, manufactured ropeways between the 1960s and 1988^[48]
• Sakgiproshakht – Soviet Georgia, founded in 1946, closed in 1990
  • Geospectrans – Georgia
• Skima – Switzerland
• Skyway – Canada, manufactured ropeways during the 1970s
• Stemag – Austria
• Streiff – Switzerland, acquired by Inauen-Schätti
• Swoboda – Austria, ropeway division founded in 1956
• Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing – Georgia
• Teletrasporti – Italy
• Tiegel – United States, founded in 1959, ceased manufacturing ropeways in 1968^[49]
• Transporta Chrudim – Czechoslovakia^[50]
• Transtélé – France, founded in the 1970s, closed in 1979^[51]
• Trojer – Italy
• Vöest Alpine – Austria
• Weber – France
• Wiesner – Czechoslovakia^[52]
• Wito – Austria
  • Dolomitenwerk – Austria
• Wopfner – Austria, founded in 1952, closed in 1996
• Wullschleger – Switzerland^[53]
• Yac – France, manufactured platter lifts
• Yan Lift – United States, founded in 1965, closed in 1996
• Zemella – Italy

Acquired by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group

• CTEC – United States, founded in 1978, merged with Garaventa in 1992
  • Partek – United States, founded in 1996, acquired by Doppelmayr CTEC in 2005
    • Borvig – United States, closed in 1993
  • Thiokol – United States, ropeway division founded in 1971 and closed in 1977
• Girak – Austria, acquired by Garaventa in 1996
• Hölzl – Italy, founded in 1945, acquired by Doppelmayr in 2002
  • Agamatic – Italy, founded in 1981, merged with Doppelmayr in 2002
• Küpfer – Switzerland, founded in 1948, merged with Garaventa in 1985
• Von Roll – Switzerland, ropeway division acquired by Doppelmayr in 1996
  • Bühler – Switzerland, founded in 1962, acquired by Von Roll in 1975
  • Habegger – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways from 1945, acquired by Von Roll in 1982
    • Brändle – Switzerland
      • Sameli-Huber – Switzerland
    • Oehler – Switzerland, ropeway division acquired by Habegger in the 1970s
  • Hall Ski-Lift – United States, founded in 1954, merged with Von Roll in 1982
• WSO Städeli – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways from 1957, acquired by Garaventa in 1991^[54]
  • Tebru – Switzerland, acquired by WSO Städeli^[55]

Acquired by HTI Group

• Baco – Switzerland, founded in 1950, acquired by Poma in 1981^[56]
• Carlevaro & Savio – Italy, acquired by Agudio
• Heron – United States, acquired by Poma
• Montagner – France, founded in 1968, acquired by Poma in 1994^[57]
• SACMI – France, founded in 1960,^[58] acquired by Poma
• Waagner-Biro – Austria, ropeway division acquired by Leitner Ropeways in 1999^[59]

External links

• Chairlift.org list of brands

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aaarconinfra Ropeways .
2. Web site: Ansaku . Ansaku . 29 June 2020.
3. Web site: Axet . remontees-mecaniques.net . 23 August 2020 . fr.
4. Web site: Axet : Springbox ski lifts . ID Group . 23 August 2020.
5. Web site: History . CWA . 27 June 2020 . https://archive.today/20200629195250/https://www.cwa.ch/en/company/ . 29 June 2020.
6. Web site: Om oss (About us) . Liftbyggarna AB . 22 August 2020 . sv . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072306/http://www.liftbyggarna.se/om-oss . dead .
7. Web site: Doppelmayr Group acquires Carvatech . 2023-05-24 . newsroom.doppelmayr.com . en-EN.
8. Web site: FOD . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
9. Web site: GMM . GMM . 29 June 2020.
10. Web site: Him Cableways . Him Cableways . 29 June 2020 . https://archive.today/20200629195258/https://www.himcableways.com/ . 29 June 2020.
11. Web site: Mehr als Seilbahnen Inauen-Schätti AG. 2022-01-25. www.seilbahnen.ch.
12. Web site: Poma in a nutshell . Poma . 29 June 2020 . https://archive.today/20200629200925/http://www.poma.net/en/the-poma-group/poma-in-a-nutshell/ . 29 June 2020.
13. Web site: Leitner-Poma & Skytrac – 2 Companies Become 1 Mission. Skytrac. 1 May 2016. 24 July 2016.
14. Web site: Who are we? . Skirail . 28 June 2020.
15. Web site: Skirail . remontees-mecaniques.net . 31 August 2020 . fr.
16. Web site: The history of Bartholet . Bartholet . 27 June 2020. https://archive.today/20200629193749/https://www.bartholet.swiss/en/history-bartholet . 29 June 2020.
17. Web site: Bartholet acquired by Leitner-HTI.
18. Web site: MEB . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
19. Web site: MND Ropeways • MND. 2022-01-25. MND. en-US.
20. Web site: Landsman . Peter . 2021-04-19 . MND Ropeways to Build First US Detachable at Waterville Valley . 2023-05-24 . Lift Blog . en.
21. Web site: History . Nippon Cable . 29 June 2020.
22. https://en.skado.ru
23. Web site: SkyTrans Homepage . SkyTrans . 22 August 2020.
24. Web site: Decades of pioneering and individuality . Steurer Seilbahnen . 27 June 2020.
25. Web site: Firma . STM Sistem Teleferik . 27 June 2020.
26. Web site: Quality Tramway Equipment . Superior Tramway . 29 June 2020.
27. Web site: Sztokfisz - producent wyciągów narciarskich. 2021-01-20. sztokfisz.pl.
28. Web site: Company Profile . Tosaku . 29 June 2020 . ja.
29. Web site: Abig . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
30. Web site: Applevage . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
31. Web site: ATG Leipzig . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
32. Web site: Badoni . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
33. Web site: Bell . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
34. Web site: Cables & Monorail . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
35. Web site: CECIL . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
36. Web site: Constam . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
37. Web site: De Pretis . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
38. Web site: Drago . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
39. Web site: Duport . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
40. Web site: Funivie d'Italia . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
41. Web site: Giovanola . remontees-mecaniques.net . 31 August 2020 . fr.
42. Web site: TPH 2S 4 Brauneckbahn . remontees-mecaniques.net . 25 August 2020 . fr.
43. Web site: Mécalift . remontees-mecaniques.net . 23 August 2020 . fr.
44. Web site: Transcâble . remontees-mecaniques.net . 23 August 2020 . fr.
45. Web site: Aerial Lift Manufacturers . skilifts.org . 1 September 2020.
46. Web site: Mostostal . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
47. Web site: NSD. page redirect to Inauen-Schätti.
48. Web site: Samson . remontees-mecaniques.net . 22 August 2020 . fr.
49. Web site: Tiegel . skilifts.org . 1 September 2020.
50. Web site: Chrudim . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
51. Web site: Transtélé . remontees-mecaniques.net . 31 August 2020 . fr.
52. Web site: Wiesner . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
53. Web site: Wullschleger . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
54. Web site: Städeli . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
55. Web site: Tebru . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
56. Web site: Baco . Poma . 29 June 2020 . fr.
57. Web site: Montagner . bergbahnen.org . 1 September 2020 . de.
58. Web site: SACMI . remontees-mecaniques.net . 29 June 2020 . https://archive.today/20200629214120/https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-134-sacmi.html . 29 June 2020 . fr.
59. Web site: Waagner-Biró . remontees-mecaniques.net . 30 June 2020 . fr.