Fact Sheet - Schindler Group

Schindler Elevator Corporation
Corporate Communications – North America
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Date March 5, 2013
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Schindler Elevator Corporation
Fact Sheet on Schindler, one of the leading global manufacturers of elevators, escalators
and moving walks.
Global Locations: A network of more than 1,000 branches in over 100 countries
Founded:
1874, in Lucerne, Switzerland
Est. Revenues: Group operating revenue of more than 8.2 billion (CHF) in 2012
Market ranks: Schindler is one of the leading global manufacturers of elevators, escalators and
moving walks.
U.S. Operations: Schindler Elevator Corporation established in Toledo, Ohio, in 1979
Headquarters: Moved to Morristown, New Jersey upon acquisition of the elevator and escalator
business of Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1989
Manufacturing: Gettysburg, PA; Clinton, NC
Product Companies: Elevator Products Corporation (division of Schindler Elevator Corporation);
Adams Elevator Equipment Company (Schindler Elevator Corporation sister
company)
Locations:
More than 250 nationwide
Employees: More than 5,000
Products marketed in the U.S.:
• Schindler 330A hydraulic elevators for low-rise buildings
• Schindler 3300 machine room-less traction elevators for low- to mid-rise buildings
• Schindler 400A ® machine room-less traction elevators for mid-rise buildings
• Schindler 500A TM traction elevator system for mid- and high-rise buildings
• Schindler 7000 ® high-speed elevators for high-rise buildings
• Schindler 9300 ® Advanced Edition escalators
20 Whippany Road
Morriistown, NJ 07960-1935
Tel. 973-397-6500
Fax 973-397-3619
www.us.schindler.com

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• Schindler 9500 ® moving walks
• Schindler 9700 ® escalators for heavy duty transit applications
• The PORT Technology—intuitive third generation destination dispatch technology from Schindler
Services:
• 24-hour Schindler service programs designed for expert maintenance of all brands of elevator and
escalator equipment
• Modernization of all brands of elevators and escalators
• Schindler stocks approximately 50,000 parts of all manufacturers for immediate repairs and
replacement.
• FieldLink keeps Schindler technicians linked to the national network at all times.
• Customers can monitor performance results on a secure Schindler Customer Score Card at
www.us.schindler.com.
• Architects and specifiers can create customized drawings and specifications online with
SchindlerDraw ® and SchindlerSpec ® with just a few mouse clicks.
• Architects, specifiers, general contractors and others in the building design and construction
industry in the U.S. and Canada can access links to create three-dimensional, real-time, dynamic
BIM models for Schindler products.
Some notable U.S. buildings using Schindler products or services:
• The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• The White House, Washington, D.C.
• Orlando International Airport, Orlando
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland
• Minneapolis St. Paul Airport, Minneapolis
• Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City
• Rockefeller Center, New York City

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• The Hearst Tower, New York City
• One Bryant Park, New York City
• Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Dallas
• Sky View Parc, Queens
Historic milestones:
• 1874 – Robert Schindler and Eduard Villiger establish the collective joint partnership Schindler &
Villiger.
• 1892 – Eduard Villiger leaves the partnership. The company continues under the name of Robert
Schindler, Machinery Manufacturer.
• 1909 – Schindler Group introduces first variable-speed electric elevators.
• 1929 – Westinghouse installs first operator-free elevator.
• 1940 – Westinghouse installs deck-edge elevators on aircraft carriers, which can transport
airplanes to the flight deck in a matter of seconds.
• 1952 – Schindler Group introduces first electronic elevator controls.
• 1961 – Schindler Group introduces first solid-state elevator controls.
• 1979 – Schindler Group acquires Haughton Elevator Division, Toledo, Ohio (Reliance Electric,
Cleveland, Ohio) and establishes Schindler Haughton Elevator Corporation in Toledo, Ohio.
• 1979 – Schindler Group pioneers microprocessor elevator technology.
• 1989 – Schindler Holding AG takes over the entire elevator and escalator business of
Westinghouse Electric Corporation and quadruples its presence in North America.
• 1990 – Millar Elevator Service Company, the first nationwide company devoted to service and
modernization, formed.
• 1996 – Revolutionary Miconic 10® elevator system launched.
• 2000 – Schindler Group introduces first fully synthetic elevator rope, Aramid ® .
• 2002 – Schindler and Millar consolidate operations in North America.

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• 2003 – Schindler Group launches Schindler ID®, cutting edge traffic-management and accesscontrol
technology
• 2004 – Center for Service Excellence established in Holland, Ohio (national service support
center).
• 2004 – Schindler Group introduces the Schindler 9300 Advanced Edition escalator
• 2005 – Service Logistics Center established in Niles, Illinois (national service parts and logistics
center).
• 2006 – Schindler Group launches its new corporate identity to reflect the Group's evolution into a
global service company.
• 2008 – Schindler moves 900 million people per day worldwide, based on its expanding service
portfolio (elevators and escalators maintained by the Group's companies).
• 2009 – Schindler introduces its third-generation destination dispatch technology, The PORT
Technology.
• 2010 – Schindler moves 1 billion people per day worldwide.
• 2011 – Schindler launches the Schindler 3300 MRL elevator in the United States and Canada.
• 2011 – Schindler named one of Forbes Magazine’s top innovative companies.
About Schindler Elevator Corporation
Schindler Elevator Corporation is the North American operation of the Switzerland-based Schindler
Group, a leading global mobility provider with approximately 44,000 employees operating in more than
100 countries. Schindler supports sustainable urban development with safe, reliable and ecologically
sound mobility solutions and its equipment moves one billion people every day all over the world. In 2011
and 2012, Schindler was named one of Forbes Magazine’s 100 Most Innovative Companies, and two of
the company’s products received the 2011Architectural Products’ Product Innovation Award. For
additional information about Schindler Elevator Corporation, visit the company’s Web site at
www.us.schindler.com.

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For more information please contact:
Kathy Rucki, Manager, Corporate Communications
Tel. 973-397-6564/ Fax 973-397-3619
kathy.rucki@us.schindler.com
Kim Hoskins, Corporate Communications
Tel.973-397-3797/ Fax 973-397-3619
kim.hoskins@us.schindler.com
www.us.schindler.com