Haughton Nathaniel Haughton, a retired colonel in the U.S. Army, purchased an interest in the Toledo Steam Engine Works, a small manufacturing company in
Toledo, Ohio, in 1867. The firm produced steam engines and other industrial equipment, and began manufacturing elevators in 1880, when Haughton purchased the remainder of the company. It was reorganized as the
Haughton Elevator and Machine Company in 1897. Schindler acquired Haughton in 1979, forming
Schindler Haughton to enter the U.S. market. The company continued to produce Haughton elevators under the Schindler Haughton name until 1989, when Schindler acquired the elevator division of
Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Canadian operations In 1982, Schindler (Canada) acquired Armor Elevator, to establish themselves in Canada with headquarters in Pickering, Ontario. Other acquisitions followed, including Abec of Montreal, Beckett’s service business, Universal in Ottawa and Western Elevator in 1985 renamed to Schindler Elevator Corporation 1989.
Acquisitions • Hobson Elevator Company of
Boise, Idaho (1998) • Tri-State Elevator Company of
Shreveport, Louisiana (1998) • Hontz Elevator Company of
Wallingford, Connecticut (2005) ==See also==