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 countries. The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group was formed in 2002 when Doppelmayr of Wolfurt, Austria merged with Garaventa AG of Switzerland to form the world's largest ropeway manufacturer.
History
Doppelmayr was founded in Wolfurt, Austria, in 1892. In 1967, :de:Artur Doppelmayr|Artur Doppelmayr, the grandson of the founder, Konrad Doppelmayr, and son of Austrian businessman Emil Doppelmayr, became managing director of the company. As alpine recreation rapidly expanded around the world during the last half of the 20th century, Artur led and established the Vorarlberg cable car company as the world leader. In 1996, Doppelmayr Holding AG acquired Von Roll Seilbahnen AG, a Swiss manufacturer of gondola lifts, chairlifts, and cable cars. In 2002, Doppelmayr acquired CWA, a Swiss maker of gondola and cable car cabins. The merger of Doppelmayr and Garaventa was announced in 2001 and completed in 2002. The company was selected in April 2011 as one of a consortium to build London's gondola lift.
Divisions
Doppelmayr Garaventa Group operates various subsidiaries worldwide manufacturing ropeways under the Doppelmayr and Garaventa brands. These include Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH, Garaventa AG, Doppelmayr Australia Pty. Ltd., Doppelmayr Canada Ltd., Doppelmayr France SAS, Doppelmayr Italia Srl, and Doppelmayr USA, Inc. The company’s core ropeway products include cable cars, funiculars, gondola lifts, detachable chairlifts, fixed grip chairlifts, and surface lifts. The company developed the “3S” tricable gondola lift, having acquired the technology from Von Roll Seilbahnen, and built lifts including those located in Kitzbühel, Koblenz and Whistler-Blackcomb. It has also introduced innovative products such as heated seats on ski lifts. The company's first 3S was installed in Val D'Isere. ;Doppelmayr Cable Car , USA ;Doppelmayr Transport Technology ;CWA Constructions ;Frey AG Stans ;Gassner Stahlbau ;Input Projektentwicklungs ;Liftbyggarna ;LTW Intralogistics
