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Partek Ski Lifts, commonly known as Partek, is a 
In 2004, Partek had announced that it was developing a
Brief description of PartekWebsite of Partek parts company
Aerial lift manufacturers Companies established in 1996 {{US-manufacturing-company-stub
chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. They ...
manufacturer based in Pine Island, New York
Pine Island is a hamlet in the town of Warwick in Orange County, New York, United States. It is the largest community in the Black Dirt Region, which is famous for its "black dirt onions." It gets its name from its slight elevation over the surro ...
. It was founded in 1996 as the successor to Borvig, who went out of business in 1993. The company was founded by Hagen Schulz, the son of Borvig's President Gary Schulz. The company was also the official parts distributor for Borvig lifts.
In 2004, Partek had announced that it was developing a detachable chairlift
A detachable chairlift or high-speed chairlift is a type of passenger aerial lift, which, like a fixed-grip chairlift, consists of numerous chairs attached to a constantly moving wire rope (called a ''haul rope'') that is strung between two (or ...
system, however, development was ceased when the company was purchased in 2005. The company's designs were purchased by Doppelmayr CTEC
Doppelmayr USA, Inc is an aerial lift manufacturer based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a subsidiary of the worldwide Doppelmayr Garaventa Group. The United States company was formed in 2002 after the merger of Garaventa of Goldau, Switzerland, and ...
and a non-compete agreement regarding new installations using the designs was established. Also included in the purchase were Partek's rights to Borvig lifts. After the purchase, Partek president Hagen Schulz became a sales consultant at Doppelmayr CTEC, and started a new company, Ski Lift Parts Inc.
The five-year non-compete agreement expired in 2009 and Partek resumed installation of new lifts using its designs.
Between 1996 and 2005, Partek installed 24 lifts in North America. Starting in 2009, Partek has installed over nine additional lifts and continues to service Borvig installation.
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