OTIS

Is the word leader of vertical transportation since 1853. Elisha Graves Otis, founder of the company in the US, is the inventor of a new safety brake able to stop the platform from crashing to the ground.

In 1853, his invention gave birth to the skyscrapers, the modern architecture, and the development of the urban metropolis and to the elevator industry.

In1976. OTIS joined UTC – United Technologies Corporation, based in Hartford, Connecticut, is a diversified company which provides high technology products & services for building systems and aerospace industry. UTC is listed on Wall Street (UTX).

2013 Sales: 62.6 billions $
Employees: 212,400

OTIS is the world’s largest manufacturer of people – moving products including elevators, escalators, and moving walkways.
Otis has products and services in more than 200 countries and territories.
Otis maintains more than 1.8 million elevators and escalators worldwide.

PERFORMANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY go hand in hand in with all aspects of our partnership between DERM and OTIS. The way which our teams work together is as important as how our products are made and used.

Our Corporate social responsibility is based on 7 pillars:

1. QUALITY
2. SAFETY
3. RELIABILITY
4. PASSENGERS
5. COMMUNITY
6. ENVIRONMENT
7. ETHICS

Over the past 100 years, Otis has provided elevators for 8 of 10 of the world’s tallest buildings.