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Schindler Holding Ltd. [2] is a Swiss multinational company which manufactures escalators, moving walkways, and elevators worldwide, founded in Switzerland in 1874. Schindler produces, installs, maintains and modernizes lifts and escalators in many types of buildings including residential, commercial and high-rise buildings.
In 2005, Schindler acquired the Hontz Elevator Company [1] after a brief legal battle with the German authorities over the registration of the company name. [citation needed] The court held that the Hontz Elevator Company had been established in the 19th century by Karl Hontz (then under the title Die Hontz Aufzugfirma) according to a folder of documents that had previously surfaced in the ...
The Mitsubishi Electric-owned Solae Test Tower (173 m) in Inazawa City, Japan, is the world's 4th tallest elevator testing tower after Hyundai elevator test tower at Icheon plant (205 m) South Korea, the Kone Tytyri test tower (235 m) and the Rottweil Test Tower (246 m).
Westinghouse expanded into the elevator business, establishing the Westinghouse Elevator Company in 1928; it sold its elevator business to Schindler Group (forming the Schindler Elevator Corporation) in 1989. Throughout the decade, diversification engendered considerable growth; sales went from $43 million in 1914 to $216 million in 1929.
Schindler Test Tower [24] Schindler Group: Seville, Spain: 213 ft (65 m) 1992 [25] 25 Kleemann Test Tower Kleemann Kilkis, Greece: 200 ft (61 m) 2010 26 Kone (Montgomery) Test Tower (former) [26] Kone, Montgomery Elevator: Moline, Illinois, United States 180 ft (55 m) 1966 It is considered a city landmark by residents and former Montgomery ...
British insurance broker Willis Group Holdings leased more than 140,000 square feet (13,000 m 2) of space on three floors in 2009. A Willis spokesman said the naming rights were obtained as part of the negotiations at no cost to Willis [ 196 ] and the building was renamed the Willis Tower on July 16, 2009.
Made by Schindler Group: New World Center is a 53-floor 238 meter (781 foot) tall office skyscraper completed in 2006 located in Shenzhen, China. External links.
The Schindler Group took the "Wagi" over completely in 1960, and integrated the company into the group as a subsidiary company. [2] When the Swiss rolling stock manufacturing industry was restructured in 1980–1981, SWS changed its rolling stock specialisation to component manufacturing, as well as alterations and revisions.