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IA <strong>Study</strong> Concerning the Revision of the <strong>Cableways</strong> Directive<br />

Table 2.21: Examples of Manufacturers No Longer Active<br />

Year<br />

Event<br />

1969 Carlevaro & Savio (Italy) ceased production of cableways<br />

late 1960s<br />

N/A<br />

N/A<br />

mid 1970s<br />

N/A<br />

Braendle (Switzerland) ceased production of cableways<br />

Piemonte Funivie (Italy) ceased production of cableways<br />

Neyrpic (France) was created as a merger of Neyret-Beylier and Piccard-Pictet but<br />

later withdrew from the cableway business<br />

Giovanola (Switzerland) ceased production of cableways to focus on rollercoasters;<br />

the company went out of business in 2004<br />

SEBA (Germany) ceased production of cableways<br />

1980 Cables & Monorail (France) produced reversible cableways until 1980<br />

1980 CECIL (France) built cableways in 1980 but then ceased production<br />

N/A<br />

Mid-1980s<br />

Duport (France) is assumed to be no longer active<br />

Zemella (Italy) ceased production of cableways<br />

1980s/1990s Stemag (Austria) ceased to produce cableways; year not known but after 1988<br />

1980s/1990s<br />

Transporta Chrudim (Czech Republic) ceased cableways production, likely in the<br />

1990s or earlier<br />

NA Lauber (Switzerland) ceased to be active in the cableways sector<br />

N/A<br />

Nascivera (Italy) went out of business (possibly acquired by Garaventa), year not<br />

known but possibly early 1990s<br />

N/A<br />

Hans Trojer (Italy) ceased production of cableways, year not known but possibly late<br />

1980s<br />

N/A<br />

Mostostal Zabrze (Poland) ceased production of cableways following the collapse of<br />

the Eastern bloc<br />

N/A Metasport (Czech Republic) ceased production of cableways<br />

N/A<br />

VÖEST (Austria) was divided into several companies and privatised, production of<br />

cableways ceased<br />

1996 Lift Engineering (Yan Lifts) (USA) filed for bankruptcy in July 1996<br />

1996 Felix Wopfner (Austria) went into liquidation<br />

N/A<br />

N/A<br />

Guido Meyer (Switzerland), possibly went into liquidation<br />

Wito (Austria) ceased production of cableways<br />

2000 Heuss (Germany) acquired by Rena (Germany) ceased production of cableways<br />

N/A<br />

De Pretis (Austria) ceased production of cableways<br />

2003 Riblet Tramway Company (USA) ceased manufacturing operations<br />

2004 CDS Transmontana (Czech Republic) went into liquidation<br />

2010 Graffer (Italy but with some production in Slovenia) went into liquidation<br />

2011 Ceretti e Tanfani (Italy) filed for bankruptcy<br />

Sources: Bergbahnen (nd), Lost Ropeways (nd), Skilift Info (nd), Lanove drahy (nd), Lift-World (nd),<br />

Trojer (nd)<br />

SME Cableway Manufacturers in Europe<br />

Table 2.22 lists the European companies involved in the manufacture of cableways<br />

and the types of cableways they manufacture; it is likely that the majority of these<br />

companies are SMEs (though for example STM Sistem Teleferik appears not to be an<br />

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