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aerial lift An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''gondolas'', or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial lift systems are frequently employe ...
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surface lift A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularity by higher-capacity and higher- ...
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Current

*Aarconinfra Ropeways & Future Mobility Pvt Ltd , India {{cite web , title=Aaarconinfra Ropeways , url=https://aarconinfra.com/ *Anzen Sakudo – Japan{{cite web , title=Ansaku , url=https://ansaku.jp/ , website=Ansaku , access-date=29 June 2020 *Axet – Sweden{{cite web , title=Axet , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-163-axet.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=23 August 2020 , language=fr{{cite web , title=Axet : Springbox ski lifts , url=http://www.idgroup-france.com/ch/mountain/ , website=ID Group , access-date=23 August 2020 * Bartholet – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways from 1976{{cite web , title=The history of Bartholet , url=https://www.bartholet.swiss/en/history-bartholet , website=Bartholet , access-date=27 June 2020, archive-url=https://archive.today/20200629193749/https://www.bartholet.swiss/en/history-bartholet , archive-date=29 June 2020{{refn, group=N, name=Bartholet, Bartholet was previously also known as BMF. ** Gangloff – Switzerland, founded in 1928, acquired by Bartholet in 2014{{refn, group=N, name=CAB, Company only manufactures cabins. *BMHRI – China *Borer – Switzerland *Usha Breco Limited - India, founded in 1969 {http://ushabreco.com} ** SunKid – Austria * CCM Finotello – Italy, manufactured ropeways from the 1990s * Carvatech – Austria{{refn, group=N, name=CAB{{refn, group=N, name=SWO, Swoboda Seilbahnbau GmbH ceased manufacturing ropeways, and was renamed Carvatech Karosserie- und Kabinenbau GmbH, known as Carvatech, in 2005. *Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd (DRIL) – India *
Doppelmayr Garaventa Group Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is an international manufacturer of ropeways and people movers for ski areas, urban transport, amusement parks, and material handling systems. As of 2019, the group have produced over 15,000 installations in 96 countri ...
– Austria, merging of Doppelmayr and Garaventa in 2002{{refn, group=N, name=DGG, Doppelmayr Holding SE operates various subsidiaries worldwide under the Doppelmayr and Garaventa brands. Seven of these are responsible for manufacturing parts,{{cite journal , title=WIR Issue 3/2019 en , journal=WIR:The Customer Magazine of the Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group , date=2019 , issue=209 , page=24 , url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/62982197/wir-03-2019-en , access-date=13 June 2020 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20200629194719/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/62982197/wir-03-2019-en/24 , archive-date=29 June 2020 namely Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH (Austria), Garaventa AG (Switzerland), Doppelmayr Canada Ltd., Sanhe Doppelmayr Transport Systems Co., Ltd. (China), Doppelmayr France SAS, Doppelmayr Italia Srl, and Doppelmayr USA, Inc.{{cite web , title=Doppelmayr Case Study , url=https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/global/en/our-story/customers/doppelmayr/16039/ , website=Siemens Automation , publisher=Siemens , access-date=13 June 2020 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20200629194445/https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/global/en/our-story/customers/doppelmayr/16039/ , archive-date=29 June 2020 Doppelmayr has manufactured ropeways from 1937; Garaventa was founded in 1928.{{cite web , title=Group Milestones , url=https://www.doppelmayr.com/the-group/milestones/ , website=Doppelmayr Seilbahnen , access-date=27 June 2020 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20200629194450/https://www.doppelmayr.com/the-group/milestones/ , archive-date=29 June 2020 ** CWA Constructions – Switzerland, manufactured ropeway cabins from 1956,{{cite web , title=History , url=https://www.cwa.ch/en/company/ , website=CWA , access-date=27 June 2020 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20200629195250/https://www.cwa.ch/en/company/ , archive-date=29 June 2020 acquired by Doppelmayr in 2001{{refn, group=N, name=CAB ** Liftbyggarna – Sweden, founded in 1952, acquired by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group in 2013{{Cite web , url=http://www.liftbyggarna.se/om-oss , title=Om oss (About us) , website=Liftbyggarna AB , access-date=22 August 2020 , language=sv , archive-date=4 March 2016 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072306/http://www.liftbyggarna.se/om-oss , url-status=dead *FOD – Serbia{{cite web , title=FOD , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/fod.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *
Gimar Montaz Mautino Gimar Montaz Mautino (GMM) is a French manufacturer that was created by the merger of Gimar (founded in 1980 by Jean-Claude Giraud and Dominique Marceau, two former executives at Weber) and Montaz-Mautino (founded in 1952 by Pierre Montaz and Vict ...
– France,{{cite web , title=GMM , url=http://www.gmm-france.com/accueil.asp , website=GMM , access-date=29 June 2020 merging of Gimar and Montaz Mautino in 1989 *Globe – Poland *Graffer – Italy *Him Cableways – India, founded in 1992{{cite web , title=Him Cableways , url=https://www.himcableways.com/ , website=Him Cableways , access-date=29 June 2020 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20200629195258/https://www.himcableways.com/ , archive-date=29 June 2020 *Inauen-Schätti – Switzerland *Hongji – China *HTI Group – Italy{{refn, group=N, name=HTI, No ropeways are manufactured under the HTI Group brand, however the company operates several subsidiaries manufacturing ropeways. ** Leitner Ropeways – Italy, founded in 1888{{refn, group=N, name=LeG, Leitner AG / SpA operates several subsidiaries worldwide manufacturing ropeways under the Leitner Ropeways brand, namely Leitner GmbH (Austria), Leitner France SAS, and Leitech s.r.o. (Slovakia).{{cite web , title=Leitner Ropeways sites , url=https://www.leitner-ropeways.com/en/company/company-sites/ , website=Leitner Ropeways , access-date=27 June 2020 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20200629195550/https://www.leitner-ropeways.com/en/company/company-sites/ , archive-date=29 June 2020 *** Agudio – Italy, founded in 1861 **
Poma Poma, incorporated as Pomagalski S.A., and sometimes referred to as the Poma Group, is a French company which manufactures cable-driven lift systems, including fixed and detachable chairlifts, gondola lifts, funiculars, aerial tramways, peop ...
– France, founded in 1936,{{cite web , title=Poma in a nutshell , url=http://www.poma.net/en/the-poma-group/poma-in-a-nutshell/ , website=Poma , access-date=29 June 2020 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20200629200925/http://www.poma.net/en/the-poma-group/poma-in-a-nutshell/ , archive-date=29 June 2020 acquired in 2000 ***
Leitner-Poma Leitner-Poma of America, known simply as Leitner-Poma, is a United States aerial lift manufacturer based in Grand Junction, Colorado. It is the American subsidiary of French-based Poma, which is owned by the Italian company HTI Group. The North Am ...
– United States{{refn, group=N, name=LPo, Leitner-Poma of America, Inc. is registered in the United States, and is operational throughout North America, with a subsidiary in Canada called Leitner-Poma Canada Inc. The company was founded in 1981 as Poma of America.{{cite web , title=About Leitner Poma of America, Inc. , url=http://leitner-poma.com/about/ , website=Leitner-Poma , access-date=27 June 2020 **** Skytrac – United States, acquired by Leitner-Poma in 2016 ***
Sigma Cabins Poma, incorporated as Pomagalski S.A., and sometimes referred to as the Poma Group, is a French company which manufactures cable-driven lift systems, including fixed and detachable chairlifts, gondola lifts, funiculars, aerial tramways, peopl ...
– France, founded in 1961{{refn, group=N, name=CAB{{refn, group=N, name=Sig, Sigma Cabins is incorporated as Sigma Composite SA.{{cite web , title=Sigma Composite , url=https://www.verif.com/societe/SIGMA-COMPOSITE-613620087/ , website=BFM Verif , access-date=27 June 2020 *** Skirail – France, founded in 1981,{{cite web , title=Who are we? , url=http://skirail.fr/who-are-we-eng.html#history , website=Skirail , access-date=28 June 2020 acquired by Poma in 1987{{cite web , title=Skirail , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-6-skirail.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=31 August 2020 , language=fr *MEB – Italy{{cite web , title=MEB , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/meb.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *MND Ropeways – France{{refn, group=N, name=MND, LST Ropeway Systems was acquired by MND Group (France) in 2012, and was renamed MND Ropeways in September 2020.{{cite web , title=News Roundup: Name Change , url=https://liftblog.com/2020/09/11/news-roundup-194/ , website=Lift Blog , access-date=12 September 2020 , date=11 September 2020 At the same time, the company merged with the French subsidiary of Bartholet. *M&M Ropeways – India *
Nippon Cable is a Japanese corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo and is engaged in the design, production and installation of jig-back and material ropeways, gondola lifts, funiculars, chairlifts, car parking systems, ramp elevators and amusement par ...
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
, founded in 1953{{cite web , title=History , url=http://www.nipponcable.com/en/corporate/history/ , website=Nippon Cable , access-date=29 June 2020 *REAC – Spain, founded in 1961 *Rowema – Switzerland{{refn, group=N, name=Rowema, Rowema AG succeeded GMD Müller Lifts AG in 1985.{{cite web , title=About us , url=https://rowema.ch/HOME-EN/ABOUT-US/ , website=Rowema , access-date=7 September 2020 *SkyTrans – United States{{cite web , title=SkyTrans Homepage , url=http://www.skytrans-mfg.com/index.htm , website=SkyTrans , access-date=22 August 2020 * Steurer – Austria, manufactured ropeways from 1926{{cite web , title=Decades of pioneering and individuality , url=https://www.steurer-seilbahnen.com/en/steurer-seilbahnen-decades-pioneering-and-individuality , website=Steurer Seilbahnen , access-date=27 June 2020{{refn, group=N, name=Ste, Ludwig Steurer Maschinen und Seilbahnenbau GmbH & Co KG is registered in Austria, and operates a subsidiary in Switzerland called Steurer Seilbahnen AG. *
STM Sistem Teleferik STM Sistem Teleferik is a Turkish aerial lift-manufacturing company located in Izmir. Established in 1998, it is notable for the construction of the longest chairlift line in Turkey, and the first detachable gondola lift line in the capital, Anka ...
– Turkey, founded in 1998{{cite web , title=Firma , url=http://www.stmteleferik.com.tr/tr/goster/firma/ , website=STM Sistem Teleferik , access-date=27 June 2020 *Superior Tramway − United States, founded in 1981{{cite web , title=Quality Tramway Equipment , url=http://superiortramway.com/ , website=Superior Tramway , access-date=29 June 2020 *Sztokfisz - Poland * Tatralift – Slovakia, founded in 1975{{refn, group=N, name=Tatralift, Tatralift was founded as TPMP Kežmarok, was renamed Tatrapoma in 1995, and became Tatralift in 2010. *Tosaku – Japan, founded in 1991{{cite web , title=Company Profile , url=http://www.tosaku.com/company/index.html , website=Tosaku , access-date=29 June 2020 , language=ja{{refn, group=N, name=Tosaku, Tosaku is incorporated as Tokyo Cableway Co., Ltd. *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{{cite web , title=Abig , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/abig.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *American Steel and Wire – United States *Applevage – France, manufactured ropeways between the 1930s and 1962{{cite web , title=Applevage , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/applevage.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *ATG – Germany{{cite web , title=ATG Leipzig , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/atgleipzig.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *Australasian Ropeway – Australia, manufactured chairlifts between the 1960s and 1970s *Badoni – Italy{{cite web , title=Badoni , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/badoni.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *Bell – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways between 1877 and 1968{{cite web , title=Bell , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/bell.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *BM Lifts – Canada *Breco – United Kingdom *Cables & Monorail – France{{cite web , title=Cables & Monorail , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/cablesmonorail.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *CECIL – France{{cite web , title=CECIL , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/cecil.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *Ceretti & Tanfani – Italy *Constam – Switzerland, founded in 1929{{cite web , title=Constam , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/constam.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *Creissels (DCSA) – France *De Pretis – Austria{{cite web , title=De Pretis , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/depretis.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *Drago – Italy{{cite web , title=Drago , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/drago.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *Duport – France{{cite web , title=Duport , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/duport.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *Funivie d'Italia – Italy{{cite web , title=Funivie d'Italia , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/funivieditalia.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *
Giovanola Giovanola Frères SA was a prominent steel manufacturing company based in Monthey, Switzerland. It was known for building electrical power stations, water storage tanks, pipelines, boilers, highway bridges, submarines, ski lifts and many other st ...
– Switzerland, manufactured ropeways between 1949 and the 1970s{{cite web , title=Giovanola , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-62-giovanola.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=31 August 2020 , language=fr *
GMD Müller GMD Müller Lifts AG, known as GMD Müller, was a ropeway manufacturing company based in Dietlikon, Switzerland. GMD stands for Gerhard Müller Dietlikon. Founded in 1947 by engineer Gerhard Müller, who is credited with the invention of the mod ...
– Switzerland, founded in 1947, closed in 1985{{refn, group=N, name=Rowema *Hamilton – New Zealand{{refn, group=N, name=Hamilton, The Hamilton Model B was the standard nutcracker tow across New Zealand and Australia in the 1950s and 1960s. *Heuss – Germany *
Hopkins Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English name means "son of Hob". ''Hob'' was a diminutive of ''Robert'', itself deriving from the Germanic warrior name ''Hrod-berht'', translated as "renowned-fame". The Robert spe ...
– United States, founded in 1962, ropeway division acquired by SkyTrans in 2001 **
Roebling John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling; June 12, 1806 – July 22, 1869) was a German-born American civil engineer. He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been designated as ...
– United States, manufactured ropeways from 1940, acquired by Hopkins in 1965 *Imes – Italy *
Krupp The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, is notable for its production of steel, artillery, ammunition and other armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG (Friedrich Krupp ...
– Germany{{cite web , title=TPH 2S 4 Brauneckbahn , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/reportage-tph-2s-4-brauneckbahn-6933.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=25 August 2020 , language=fr *LST Ropeway Systems – Germany{{refn, group=N, name=MND * Marchisio – Italy, founded in 1951, acquired by CCM Finotello in 1993{{refn, group=N, name=Marchisio, Marchisio was acquired by Doppelmayr in the 1980s. Doppelmayr sold the subsidiary to CCM Finotello in 1993.{{cite web , title=CCM Finotello , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-58-ccm-finotello.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=23 August 2020 , language=fr{{cite web , title=Marchisio , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-43-marchisio.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=23 August 2020 , language=fr *McCallum – Australia, manufactured T-bars and chairlifts in the 1960s and 1970s *Mécalift – France, founded in 1976, closed in 1981{{cite web , title=Mécalift , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-79-mecalift.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=23 August 2020 , language=fr **Transcâble – France{{cite web , title=Transcâble , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-55-transcable.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=23 August 2020 , language=fr *Miner-Denver – United States, founded in 1967, closed in 1970{{cite web , title=Aerial Lift Manufacturers , url=http://www.skilifts.org/old/chairlift_manufacturers_aeriallift.htm , website=skilifts.org , access-date=1 September 2020 *
Mostostal Mostostal is a steel construction group of companies based in Warsaw, Poland, part of one of the largest industrial conglomerate companies in Poland. The company produces a wide range of steel industrial structures. Projects have included chemica ...
– Poland, manufactured T-bars and chairlifts{{cite web , title=Mostostal , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/mostostal.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de * Murray-Latta – Canada *Nascivera – Italy *NSD Niederberger – Switzerland, founded in 1881, acquired by Inauen-Schätti in 2007{{Cite web, title=NSD, url=https://www.nsd.ch/, website=page redirect to Inauen-Schätti{{refn, group=N, name=Niederberger, The ropeway division of NSD Niederberger was acquired by Inauen-Schätti in 2007, and went into liquidation shortly after.{{cite web , title=NSD Niederberger , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-74-nsd-niederberger.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=23 August 2020 , language=fr *Odermatt – Switzerland *Pullman-Berry **Huntsinger Skilifts *PWH – Germany **Pohlig-Heckel-Bleichert (PHB) – Germany, merging of Pohlig, Heckel, and
Bleichert Bleichert, short for Adolf Bleichert & Co., was a German engineering firm founded in 1874 by Adolf Bleichert. The company dominated the aerial wire ropeway industry during the first half of the 20th century, and its portfolio included cranes, el ...
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Riblet The Riblet Tramway Company of Spokane, Washington, which operated from 1908 to 2003, was once the largest ski chairlift manufacturer in the world. The company was founded by Byron Christian Riblet, who was born in Osage, Iowa, in 1865 and earne ...
– United States, founded in 1908, closed in 2003 ** Ski Lift International – United States, founded in 1965, acquired by Riblet in 1973{{Citation needed, reason=Cannot find verification, date=December 2021 *Ringer – Germany, founded in 1950, closed in 1953 *Sacif – Italy *Samson – Canada, manufactured ropeways between the 1960s and 1988{{cite web , title=Samson , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-50-samson.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=22 August 2020 , language=fr *Sakgiproshakht – Soviet Georgia, founded in 1946, closed in 1990{{refn, group=N, name=Sakgiproshakht, Sakgiproshakht was founded in Chiatura, and later moved to Tbilisi. The company was in charge of developing and implementing most cable cars built in former Soviet Union Republics. **Geospectrans – Georgia{{refn, group=N, name=Geospectrans, Geospectrans was a Tbilisi-situated division of Sakgiproshakht, now in charge of repairing and renovating Soviet-time ropeways in 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{{refn, group=N, name=SWO *
Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing (TAM), also known as JSC Tbilaviamsheni (formerly known as 31st aviation factory), is a Georgian aerospace development and manufacturing company, which also partially manufactures APCs and IFVs. History Tbilisi ...
– Georgia{{refn, group=N, name=CAB{{refn, group=N, name=Tbilisi, Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing manufactured cabins for Sakgiproshakht developed ropeways from 1946 to 1990. *Teletrasporti – Italy *Tiegel – United States, founded in 1959, ceased manufacturing ropeways in 1968{{cite web , title=Tiegel , url=http://www.skilifts.org/old/chairlift_manufacturers_tiegel.htm , website=skilifts.org , access-date=1 September 2020 *Transporta Chrudim – Czechoslovakia{{cite web , title=Chrudim , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/transportachrudim.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *Transtélé – France, founded in the 1970s, closed in 1979{{cite web , title=Transtélé , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-113-transtele.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=31 August 2020 , language=fr *Trojer – Italy *Vöest Alpine – Austria *Weber – France *Wiesner – Czechoslovakia{{cite web , title=Wiesner , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/frantisekwiesner.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *Wito – Austria **Dolomitenwerk – Austria{{refn, group=N, name=Dolomitenwerk, Wito was previously known as Dolomitenwerk.{{cite web , title=Wito Konstruktionen , url=https://www.wito.at/de/Unternehmen/Geschichte/ , website=Wito , access-date=25 August 2020 , language=de *Wopfner – Austria, founded in 1952, closed in 1996{{refn, group=N, name=Wop, Wopfner declared bankruptcy and ceased manufacturing in 1996. The company was succeeded by Seilbahnsysteme GmbH in 2004, which was renamed Seilbahn-Landschaft-Technik GmbH in 2011. This company licenses design rights to BMF Bartholet, LST Ropeway Systems, and STM Sistem Teleferik. *Wullschleger – Switzerland{{cite web , title=Wullschleger , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/wullschleger.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de *Yac – France, manufactured platter lifts *
Yan Lift Yan Lift, incorporated as Lift Engineering & Mfg. Co., was a major ski lift manufacturer in North America. Founded in 1965 and based in Carson City, Nevada, the company built at least 200 fixed-grip chairlifts, as well as 31 high-speed quads. Th ...
– United States, founded in 1965, closed in 1996{{refn, group=N, name=Yan Lift, Yan Lift was incorporated as Lift Engineering & Mfg. Co. *Zemella – Italy


Acquired by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group

* CTEC – United States, founded in 1978, merged with Garaventa in 1992{{refn, group=N, name=CTEC, CTEC merged with the Garaventa's United States subsidiary in 1992 to form Garaventa CTEC, which later merged with the Doppelmayr's United States subsidiary in 2002 to form Doppelmayr CTEC, and became Doppelmayr USA, known simply as Doppelmayr, from 2011. **
Partek Partek Ski Lifts, commonly known as Partek, is a chairlift manufacturer based in Pine Island, New York. 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 Borv ...
– United States, founded in 1996, acquired by Doppelmayr CTEC in 2005 ***Borvig – United States, closed in 1993{{refn, group=N, name=Borvig, The rights to Borvig designs were acquired by Partek. **
Thiokol Thiokol (variously Thiokol Chemical Corporation(/Company), Morton Thiokol Inc., Cordant Technologies Inc., Thiokol Propulsion, AIC Group, ATK Thiokol, ATK Launch Systems Group; finally Orbital ATK before becoming part of Northrop Grumman) was ...
– United States, ropeway division founded in 1971 and closed in 1977{{refn, group=N, name=Thiokol, The rights to Thiokol designs were acquired by CTEC in 1978. *Girak – Austria, acquired by Garaventa in 1996{{refn, group=N, name=Girak, 50% of Girak was acquired by Garaventa in 1996 and became Girak-Garaventa. The remainder was acquired by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group in 2002 and the Girak name was discontinued. *Hölzl – Italy, founded in 1945, acquired by Doppelmayr in 2002{{refn, group=N, name=Hölzl Agamatic, Agamatic was founded in 1981 as a joint venture between Hölzl and Doppelmayr Lana. In 2002, Agamatic, Hölzl, and Doppelmayr Lana merged to form Doppelmayr Italia. **Agamatic – Italy, founded in 1981, merged with Doppelmayr in 2002{{refn, group=N, name=Hölzl Agamatic *Küpfer – Switzerland, founded in 1948, merged with Garaventa in 1985{{refn, group=N, name=Kup, The company manufactured some ropeways as Garaventa-Küpfer for a few years following the merger. *
Von Roll Von Roll Holding AG is a Swiss industrial group that operates worldwide. It was founded in 1803. As one of Switzerland’s longest-established industrial companies, Von Roll focuses today on products and systems for electrical applications such ...
– 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{{refn, group=N, name=Habegger, Habegger was founded in 1943. Following financial difficulties in 1980 the company was acquired by the Bernese Cantonal Bank, and the ropeway division was acquired by Von Roll in 1982. The company manufactured some ropeways as Von Roll-Habegger until 1991.{{cite web , title=Habegger , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-12-habegger.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=fr ***Brändle – Switzerland ****Sameli-Huber – Switzerland ***Oehler – Switzerland, ropeway division acquired by Habegger in the 1970s **
Hall Ski-Lift Hall Ski-Lift Company was an American manufacturer that built and installed rope tows, t-bar and chair lifts for the ski and resort industry. It was established in Turin, New York, Turin, NY in 1954 by Victor E. Hall. Over 800 ski lifts were instal ...
– United States, founded in 1954, merged with Von Roll in 1982 *WSO Städeli – Switzerland, manufactured ropeways from 1957, acquired by Garaventa in 1991{{cite web , title=Städeli , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/staedeli.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de **Tebru – Switzerland, acquired by WSO Städeli{{cite web , title=Tebru , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/tebru.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de


Acquired by HTI Group

* Baco – Switzerland, founded in 1950, acquired by Poma in 1981{{cite web , title=Baco , url=http://www.poma.net/le-groupe-poma/poma-dans-le-monde/nos-implantations/baco/ , website=Poma , access-date=29 June 2020 , language=fr{{refn, group=N, name=Baco, The company manufactured some ropeways as Baco-Poma for a few years following the acquisition.{{cite web , title=Skilift Sontg Antoni, Alvaneu , url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBijDUkZwJM , archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/nBijDUkZwJM , archive-date=2021-12-21 , url-status=live, website=YouTube , access-date=3 August 2020 , language=de , date=9 February 2019{{cbignore Baco AG ceased manufacturing ropeways, however the company is still active, representing Leitner Ropeways and Poma in Switzerland.{{cite web , title=Baco , url=http://baco-ag.ch/seilbahnen.html , website=Baco , access-date=29 June 2020 , language=de * Carlevaro & Savio – Italy, acquired by Agudio *Heron – United States, acquired by Poma{{refn, group=N, name=Heron, The company manufactured some ropeways as Heron-Poma for a few years following the acquisition.{{cite web , title=Colorado Ski Lift Manufacturers , url=http://www.coloradoskihistory.com/chairlift/lift_info.html , website=ColoradoSkiHistory.com , access-date=1 September 2020 *Montagner – France, founded in 1968, acquired by Poma in 1994{{cite web , title=Montagner , url=https://www.bergbahnen.org/lexikon/hersteller/montagner.php , website=bergbahnen.org , access-date=1 September 2020 , language=de * SACMI – France, founded in 1960,{{cite web , title=SACMI , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-134-sacmi.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=29 June 2020 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20200629214120/https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-134-sacmi.html , archive-date=29 June 2020 , language=fr acquired by Poma{{refn, group=N, name=SACMI, SACMI ceased manufacturing ropeways, however the company still manufactures components and pre-assembled parts for Poma's ropeways.{{cite web , title=Sacmi , url=http://www.poma.net/en/the-poma-group/subsidiaries/sacmi/ , website=Poma , access-date=29 June 2020 *
Waagner-Biro Waagner Biro is a Vienna-based group of companies formerly part of the same group which have developed into separately owned, independent companies operating in steel and mechanical engineering. Collectively, the companies have about 1000 employees ...
– Austria, ropeway division acquired by Leitner Ropeways in 1999{{cite web , title=Waagner-Biró , url=https://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/liste-6-10-waagner-biro.html , website=remontees-mecaniques.net , access-date=30 June 2020 , language=fr


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Aerial Lift An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''gondolas'', or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial lift systems are frequently employe ...