List of aerial lift manufacturers

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
• Anzen Sakudo – Japan
• Axet – Sweden
• BMHRI – China
• Borer – Switzerland
• Usha Breco Limited - India, founded in 1969 {http://ushabreco.com}
• SunKid – Austria
• – 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, acquired by Doppelmayr in 2001
• Liftbyggarna – Sweden, founded in 1952, acquired by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group in 2013
• – Austria, acquired by Doppelmayr in 2022
• FOD – Serbia
• Gimar Montaz Mautino – France, merging of Gimar and Montaz Mautino in 1989
• Globe – Poland
• Graffer – Italy
• Him Cableways – India, founded in 1992
• Inauen-Schätti – Switzerland
• Hongji – China
• HTI Group – Italy
• Leitner Ropeways – Italy, founded in 1888
• Agudio – Italy, founded in 1861
• Poma – France, founded in 1936, acquired in 2000
• Leitner-Poma – United States
• Skytrac – United States, acquired by Leitner-Poma in 2016
• Sigma Cabins – France, founded in 1961
• Skirail – France, founded in 1981, acquired by Poma in 1987
• – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways from 1976, acquired by HTI in 2022
• – Switzerland, founded in 1928, acquired by Bartholet in 2014
• MEB – Italy
• MND Ropeways – France
• LST Ropeway Systems (Loipolder Seilbahn Technik) – Germany, acquired by MND Group in 2011
• M&M Ropeways – India
• Nippon Cable – Japan, founded in 1953
• REAC – Spain, founded in 1961
• Rowema – Switzerland
• SKADO – Russia
• SkyTrans – United States
• – Austria, manufactured ropeways from 1926
• STM Sistem Teleferik – Turkey, founded in 1998
• Superior Tramway − United States, founded in 1981
• Sztokfisz - Poland
• – Slovakia, founded in 1975
• Tosaku – Japan, founded in 1991
• 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
• American Steel and Wire – United States
• Applevage – France, manufactured ropeways between the 1930s and 1962
• ATG – Germany
• Australasian Ropeway – Australia, manufactured chairlifts between the 1960s and 1970s
• Badoni – Italy
• Bell – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways between 1877 and 1968
• BM Lifts – Canada
• Breco – United Kingdom
• Cables & Monorail – France
• CECIL – France
• Ceretti & Tanfani – Italy
• Constam – Switzerland, founded in 1929
• Creissels (DCSA) – France
• De Pretis – Austria
• Drago – Italy
• Duport – France
• Funivie d'Italia – Italy
• Giovanola – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways between 1949 and the 1970s
• 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
• – Italy, founded in 1951, acquired by in 1993
• McCallum – Australia, manufactured T-bars and chairlifts in the 1960s and 1970s
• Mécalift – France, founded in 1976, closed in 1981
• Transcâble – France
• Miner-Denver – United States, founded in 1967, closed in 1970
• Mostostal – Poland, manufactured T-bars and chairlifts
• Murray-Latta – Canada
• Nascivera – Italy
• NSD Niederberger – Switzerland, founded in 1881, acquired by Inauen-Schätti in 2007
• 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
• 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
• Transporta Chrudim – Czechoslovakia
• Transtélé – France, founded in the 1970s, closed in 1979
• Trojer – Italy
• Vöest Alpine – Austria
• Weber – France
• Wiesner – Czechoslovakia
• Wito – Austria
• Dolomitenwerk – Austria
• Wopfner – Austria, founded in 1952, closed in 1996
• Wullschleger – Switzerland
• 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
• – 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
• Tebru – Switzerland, acquired by WSO Städeli

Acquired by HTI Group

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

Notes

External links

• Chairlift.org list of brands