Doppelmayr CTEC is an aerial lift manufacturer based in Salt Lake City, Utah and Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and part of the worldwide Doppelmayr Garaventa Group. An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of a cable. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Saint-Jérôme Quebec ( 2006 Population 63729 is a town in Quebec, near Mirabel, about 40 kilometers (25 The Doppelmayr Garaventa Group is based in Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria with offices worldwide The North American company was formed from the merger of both American branches of Garaventa and Doppelmayr.
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CTEC Before Merger
CTEC is the successor to Thiokol's ski lift division, founded in 1976 by Jan Leonard and Mark Ballantyne, who had worked for Thiokol since the early 1970s. Thiokol (variously Thiokol Chemical Company, Morton-Thiokol Inc Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The two left Thiokol when it left the ski lift market, but bought the rights to Thiokol designs. CTEC slowly grew to become one of three major lift manufacturers. In 1989, CTEC partnered with VonRoll to build its first detachable chairlift. From 1990 on, CTEC used grips built by Garaventa. In 1992, CTEC merged with European manufacturer Garaventa, to form Garaventa CTEC. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In 1999, Mark Ballantyne left the company to form a window and door distribution company.
Doppelmayr USA before Merger
The Doppelmayr facility in Saint-Jérôme opened in 1978 and was the first North American-based factory of the world-renowned Austrian ropeway manufacturer. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Doppelmayr slowly increased their market share in North America in the 1980s and 90's, but used all European designs. In 1996, Doppelmayr purchased Von Roll, a Swiss lift manufacturer. Von Roll owned Hall Ski Lifts, a company that produced over 800 lifts from 1960-1985. Doppelmayr now managed all the spare parts sales for Doppelmayr, Von Roll, and Hall branded lifts.
Merger of Doppelmayr and CTEC
In 2002, Garaventa of Switzerland merged with Doppelmayr, making Garaventa CTEC part of the Doppelmayr empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Doppelmayr Garaventa Group is based in Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria with offices worldwide The new company would be known as the Doppelmayr Garaventa Group in Europe and Doppelmayr CTEC in North America. Starting in 2005, the North American company produced a new line of products that combined the best designs of Doppelmayr and CTEC. The Uni-GS detachable terminal was the first terminal designed for the North American market. Most of the fixed grip components come from CTEC's Salt Lake City factory, while all line equipment and detachable terminals are made in Doppelmayr's Quebec plant. The Golden, CO facility that was the Western Division of Doppelmayr USA was closed and integrated with Garaventa CTEC's Salt Lake City factory. The Sacramento, CA manufacturing facility of Garaventa CTEC also closed. Jan Leonard, president of Garaventa CTEC became president of the new company, and Doppelmayr's Mark Bee became Executive VP.
After the Merger
In 2003, the company was selected to design, fabricate and install the Portland Aerial Tram. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Description Route The tram consists of two stations and a single intermediate tower
In 2005, the company purchased Partek, a small chairlift manufacturer based in Pine Island, New York. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Partek Ski Lifts was a Chairlift manufacturer based in Pine Island New York. Pine Island is a hamlet in the Town of Warwick in Orange County, New York, USA. Also included in the purchase were Partek's rights to Borvig lifts. Borvig was a Chairlift manufacturer based in Pine Island New York.
Today, the Doppelmayr CTEC is North America's leading ropeway manufacturer with more than 30 new ropeway installations around the continent in 2007.
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