Passion for innovation is part of our heritage

We acquire Elevator Service Company,  a full-service elevator contractor, to strengthen our position and to create new business opportunities in the US.

We initiated the  establishment of a unit for our own component manufacturing in Gdansk, Poland.

We reach 3,6 MSEK in revenue.

In the spring of 2022, Cibes Lift Group acquired Bella Elevator LLC, manufacturer of Symmetry Elevating Solutions, to strengthen its overall position in the USA and create new business opportunities through local manufacturing and a distributor and partner network in both USA and Canada. With the acquisition of Bella LLC, Cibes Lift Group now has manufacturing on three continents.

Cibes Lift Group acquired London based Apex Lifts to strengthen our position in the strategically important London area and expand our UK business to include lift modernization and high-speed lifts.

In June 2022, Cibes Lift Group acquired the remaining shares of French company Aratal Attractive Mobility.

We reached a big milestone by celebrating or 75th birthday.

Several new subsidiaries were acquired, including Georgia based American Elevator of Atlanta, Norwegian Heisplan based in Ålesund, and Swedish Upplands Hiss.

In 2021, we had approximately 1200 employees and a revenue of 1,9 billion SEK.

In 2020, a second factory, complete with its own R&D center, was established in Jiaxing, China to cater to the needs of the Asian markets.

Finnish subsidiary RH Tekniikka OY was acquired, as well as UK based Titan Elevators.

2010

Cibes Lift Group sales reach approximately 250 million SEK.

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2012

Cibes Lift Group opened a new, state-of-the-art factory in Gävle. With a production surface of 10 000 m2, Cibes has been able to gather all the manufacturing and development resources in Sweden under one roof. Belgian subsidiary Aesy Liften was created, and sales soon took off.

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2013

Cibes acquired subsidiary Hissipörssi in Finland. Cibes Lift Group established new direct subsidiary Cibes Lift China, which quickly grew to 30 showrooms and service centers.

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2014

Cibes Lift Norge AS began operations.

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2015

Cibes Lift Ibérica SL was established in Madrid to meet the increasing demand for low-speed lifts. The company was formed to provide more active support to partners and sell directly to key customers in both Spain and Portugal. Further European expansion followed in 2015, with the creation of French subsidiary Cibes Lift France.

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2016

UK based Platform Lift Solutions was acquired, and several new subsidiaries were created in Asia and MENA, including in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Dubai.

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2017

We celebrated our 70th birthday. That same year, sales had reached almost 800 million SEK and more than 300 employees. Our owner R12 sold Cibes Lift Group to investment company Nalka. Several new partners are signed in Russia, Croatia, Albania, Slovakia, Caribbean, Malta, Italy, Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Iceland. Joint venture company GS-Aufzuge Cibes GmbH is formed in Austria

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2018

We continued our expansion in the European market with the acquisition of Finland’s largest privately owned lift company, AMSLIFT Oy. That same year, for the first time in our history, sales exceeded 1 billion SEK.

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2019

We acquired Swedish company Hiss I Skåne, and as part of our continued efforts on the German markets, a new subsidiary with offices in Berlin was created. Cibes opened a Regional HQ in Shanghai for service, logistics, research, and development.

2000

Cibes has experienced rapid growth for more than twenty years. In the year 2000, sales were approximately SEK 100 million.

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2003

Cibes was acquired by the Swedish investment company R12. With its financial strength, long-term perspective and committed ownership, this company played a significant role in Cibes’ rapid growth between 2003−2017.

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2005

Cibes Lift Group acquired Axess4All in the UK. This was our first ever acquisition.

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2008

Cibes acquires Swedish company Kalea Lifts AB as well as Aesy Liften B.V. in the Netherlands. Cibes received the prestigious Hermes Export Prize, awarded to Cibes for the company’s impressive export ventures.

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2009

Cibes Lift Group acquired NTD Lifts, and a new chapter of a long-standing business relationship began. NTD Lifts has been part of our history since the 1980’s when NTD was created and operated by former Cibes employees. By this time, Cibes Lift Group had approximately 200 employees.

1992

Our A5000 lift model was first launched in 1992. Since then, the A5000 has been under continuous development and is to this day our bestselling lift model.

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1995

A cautious export venture was initiated, beginning with sales mainly to Europe, as well as to more remote countries. Cibes installed its first lift in China at the Macau Museum – a lift that is still in operation to this day.

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1997

Cibes began exporting low-speed lifts to countries outside Scandinavia, marking the start of our rapid international expansion.

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1999

The end of the 1990s saw a growing need for accessibility solutions throughout Europe. And in 1999, Cibes was one of the initiators of the European Platform and Stairlift Association, EPSA.

1970’s

In the early 1970s, Cibes launched a lift with a completely new design. The lift was a cutting-edge product in the disability field, driven by screws and nuts, and equipped with safety bars. This lift construction became the forerunner of today’s B-lift models.

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1980’s

In the 1980’s, Cibes takes its first steps outside of Sweden, and low-speed lifts are sold to neighboring countries in Scandinavia. During this time, Cibes continued to carry out intensive development work. This development work resulted in a low-speed lift with shaft walls (A-lift).

1947

In 1947, an inventive Swedish engineer by the name of Bertil Svedberg founded Cibes as a brand within his company Elektroborg AB in Stockholm.

1950’s

In the 1950s, the focus was to develop low-speed lifts that complied with the demands for accessibility solutions of that time.

1960’s

The demand for affordable lift solutions to improve accessibility in private homes and residential buildings increased in Sweden. In the mid-1960s, Cibes launched a hydraulic platform lift for housing adaptation. The lift was installed outdoors in stairwells and in entrances.