1892 headquarters wolfurt austria rotkreuz switzerland key people michael doppelmayr chief executive officer number of employees 2 546 website www.doppelmayr.com a doppelmayr ctec chondola at sunday river maine usa doppelmayr cable car at the rosh hanikra grottoes israel claimed to be the steepest cable car in the world with a 60 degrees gradient the doppelmayr garaventa group is an austrian swiss company that manufactures chairlifts cable cars gondolas surface tows for ski and amusement parks as well as urban people movers and material handling systems . to date doppelmayr and garaventa have produced over 14 600 installations in 89 countries . 1 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 . 2 contents 1 history 2 divisions 2.1 doppelmayr seilbahnen 2.2 doppelmayr transport technology 2.3 doppelmayr cable car 2.4 cwa constructions 2.5 input 2.6 ltw intralogistics 3 references 4 external links history edit the green valley express high speed quad at crystal mountain washington usa doppelmayr was founded in wolfurt austria in 1892 originally as konrad doppelmayr & sohn . in 1967 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 s holding company purchased von roll a swiss maker of gondolas 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 cable car system . 3 divisions edit doppelmayr seilbahnen edit a garaventa aerial tramway at snowbird utah usa doppelmayr s core ropeway products include cable cars gondolas detachable chairlifts fixed grip chairlifts and teleskis that are sold under the doppelmayr and garaventa brands . the company pioneered the 3s tri cable gondola located in kitzb hel austria koblenz germany and whistler blackcomb canada . it has also introduced innovative products such as heated seats on ski lifts . doppelmayr transport technology edit doppelmayr transport technology develops and sells material handling ropeway systems . initially these systems were similar to cable cars and chairlifts designed for people but fitted with specially designed carriers . in the early 2000s doppelmayr developed a cable driven material handling ropeway called ropecon . ropecon is a conveyor system that can transport materials over long distances with little ground disturbance . ropecon system installations can be found in papua new guinea jamaica sudan switzerland and austria . doppelmayr cable car edit main article dcc doppelmayr cable car red line in la paz bolivia . doppelmayr cable car builds automated people movers for airports and other urban settings . the first installation was completed at mandalay bay in las vegas in 1999 . other installations can be found at pearson international airport in toronto birmingham international airport in the united kingdom mexico city international airport in mexico and oakland airport in the united states . more cable liner shuttles have been built at venice in italy caracas in venezuela and a second one in las vegas . contracts have been awarded for doppelmayr cable car to install an automated people mover in doha qatar . cwa constructions edit mgm citycenter shuttle las vegas usa cwa constructions of olten switzerland manufactures gondola and people mover cabins for doppelmayr installations as well as for other company s systems . cwa has constructed cabins for bussink design r80xl ferris wheel 4 luftseilbahn adliswil felsenegg input edit the input projektentwicklungs gmbh division produces amusement rides such as the experimental mountain glider roller coaster in walibi belgium . this project was plagued with problems and the ride was eventually removed . ltw intralogistics edit ltw intralogistics produces automated warehouse technology . www.ltwusa.com references edit http www.doppelmayr.com default.php lid 2 & frs 210 http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 7867205 itm http www.london.gov.uk media press releases mayoral mayor announces world class consortium construct london s cable car bussink design sets new world record with r80 xl external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to doppelmayr ski lift parts . garaventa global group doppelmayr garaventa group dcc doppelmayr cable car apm systems input projektentwicklungs gmbh doppelmayr ctec usa branch cwa constructions sa corp doppelmayr transport technology gmbh ltw intralogistics inc history retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 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