Schindler Group
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| Type | Public |
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| Genre | Corporate histories |
| Founded | Lucerne, Switzerland (1874) |
| Founder(s) | Robert Schindler and Eduard Villiger |
| Headquarters | Ebikon, Switzerland |
| Key people | Alfred N. Schindler (Chairman) |
| Industry | Vertical transportation |
| Products | Elevators, Escalators |
| Revenue | CHF13,835 million (2007), ▲ 24.6% from 2006 |
| Employees | 44,000 (2006) |
| Parent | Schindler Holding Ltd |
| Website | The Schindler Group |
The Schindler Group (German: Schindler Aufzüge AG) was founded in Switzerland in 1874 and is the largest manufacturer of escalators and the third largest manufacturer of elevators world wide. Schindler installs and maintains elevators and escalators in all kind of buildings (Residential, Commercial and High-Rise). The company is present in more than 130 countries and employs 43,000 persons worldwide. The production facilities are located in Austria, Brazil, China, France, Slovakia, Spain and the USA.[1]
The second business division of the Schindler Holding is the ALSO Group. It is a wholesale and logistics company in the information and communications technology sector and the consumer electronics sector. The ALSO division business is mainly in Switzerland and Germany.
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[edit] Company history
The company was founded in Switzerland in 1874, by Robert Schindler and Eduard Villiger who establish the collective joint partnership Schindler & Villiger.[2] Shortly thereafter, a mechanical engineering workshop was built on an island in the River Reuss in Lucerne, Switzerland, for the production of lifting equipment and machines of all types.
Schindler entered the North American elevator market with the purchase of Toledo, OH based Haughton Elevator Company in 1979-- briefly branding their products as Schindler-Haughton. In 1989, the company dramatically increased their presence in the United States after acquiring the Elevator/Escalator division of Westinghouse Electric, one of the largest producers of elevators and escalators at the time. Currently, Schindler Elevator Corporation, the United States operations of Schindler Group, is based in Morristown, NJ.[3]
[edit] Destination control systems
Schindler's Miconic 10, the company's name for their proprietary control system, was the industry first of an innovative type of control systems now known as a destination-based dispatching. The system features keypads and LED screens instead of hall button stations whereby riders enter their desired floor before entering an elevator car. The system then directs the rider to a specific elevator car while grouping riders traveling to nearby floors together. Schindler claims this minimizes the number of stops, and decreases congestion and travel time-- especially during peak traffic periods.[4]
[edit] Schindler Award
Since 2003, Schindler has sponsored the "Schindler Award", a biannual prize for the design of inclusive and accessible urban areas. Students of architecture in European universities are eligible to receive five prizes ranging from € 5,000 to € 1,000, while schools may receive prizes from € 25,000 to € 10,000 for supporting their teams and for incorporating the issue of accessibility into lectures.[5]
[edit] See also
- Minato Ward 2006 elevator accident - In June 2006, in Minato, Tokyo, 16-year old high school student was killed by a Schindler elevator.
- Kone - Elevator builders
- OTIS - Inventors of the safety Elevator (lift)
- Thyssen Krupp Ag - Manufacturers of escalators
- Stadler Rail, purchased Schindler Waggon Altenrhein
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.schindler.com/group_index/group_kg/group_kg_comp/group_kg_comp_cp.htm
- ^ http://www.schindler.com/group_index/group_kg/group_kg_comp/group_kg_comp_his.htm?showtab=30
- ^ http://www.theelevatormuseum.org/h/schindler.htm
- ^ http://www.us.schindler.com/sec_index/sec_tech/sec_tech_destination.htm
- ^ Leybold-Johnson, Isobel (November 19, 2008). "Elevating the minds of future architects". Swissinfo. http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/front/Elevating_the_minds_of_future_architects.html?siteSect=107&sid=9988844. Retrieved on 2008-11-19.
