Schindler Group
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Schindler Holding Ltd. is a Swiss multinational company which manufactures escalators, moving walkways, and elevators worldwide, founded in Switzerland in 1874. Schindler produces, installs, maintains and modernizes lifts and escalators in many types of buildings including residential, commercial and high-rise buildings.
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Company type | Public (Aktiengesellschaft) |
Industry | Vertical transportation |
Founded | 1874; 150 years ago (1874) |
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Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide (Except Japan and Russia, Belarus because of the Minato Ward 2006 elevator accident and the Boycott of Russia and Belarus) |
Key people | Silvio Napoli (Chairman & CEO) |
Products | Elevators, Escalators, Moving walkways |
Revenue | SFr 11.49 billion (2023)[2] |
SFr 1.19 billion (2023)[2] | |
SFr 0.94 billion (2023)[2] | |
Total assets | SFr 11.30 billion (2023)[2] |
Total equity | SFr 4.70 billion (2023)[2] |
Number of employees | 70,406 (December 2023) |
Subsidiaries | Atlas Schindler Brasil, Villarta Brasil
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Website | group |
The company is present in over 140 countries and employs more than 66,000 people worldwide.[3] The production facilities are located in Brazil, China, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, India and the United States.[4] All operations and subsidiaries of Schindler Group are organised into Schindler Holding Ltd. (German: Schindler Holding AG, French: Schindler Holding S.A.), which is publicly traded on SIX Swiss Exchange.