Schmitt + Sohn elevator works
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1861 |
| Seat | Nurnberg, Germany |
| Number of employees | approx. 1800 (2018) |
| sales | around 180 million (2018) |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.schmitt-aufzuege.de |
The elevator works Schmitt + Sohn GmbH & Co. KG with headquarters in Nuremberg ( Middle Franconia ) is a family company in the sixth generation. The company specializes in the construction and maintenance of elevators. It is active in four European countries, primarily in Germany .
Corporate structure
The company employs around 1,800 people and has an annual turnover of around 180 million euros (as of 2018). The employees are spread over a total of 31 branches at the headquarters in Nuremberg, the Germany-wide branches and the foreign representatives in Austria , the Czech Republic and Portugal . Every year around 1,500 systems are produced and 40,000 systems are looked after. The number of systems manufactured to date now amounts to around 90,000 units.
Company history
The license was granted on September 13, 1861 by the City of Nuremberg to the company's founder, Mr. Martin Schmitt. The company's purpose was the operation of an art and building locksmith's shop. Elevator systems were built for the first time in 1885. After the company was given the title of “Royal Bavarian Court Supplier” in 1906, specialization in elevator systems followed as early as 1918 . In the course of this, the company name (company) was changed to "Elevator works M.Schmitt + Sohn". In 1928 the company already achieved a market share of 10% in Germany. Escalators were also manufactured for the first time . In 1984 the company premises in Kornburg were acquired and after expansion work in 1986 part of the production was outsourced there.
Products
The company manufactures rope elevators with and without a machine room as well as direct and indirect hydraulic elevators. The production includes passenger elevators, bed elevators, glass and panoramic elevators, freight elevators (including car elevators, small goods elevators), shaft frames and color-glass elevators. Escalator production was discontinued in the late 1960s.
literature
- Elevator works M.Schmitt & Sohn (ed.): 100 years of M.Schmitt & Sohn = 100 years upwards - four generations created our factory . Nuremberg 1961.