Cableways Impact Assessment Study - Final Report - saferail.nl
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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Table 2.21: Examples of Manufacturers No Longer Active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Duport (France) is assumed to be no longer active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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