ENHANCING URBAN MOBILITY: WITH ESCALATORS SINCE 1906

One World Trade Center’s flying escalator, USA

January 2018 marked the 125th anniversary of the first-ever escalator. It was more or less invented by accident. Jesse Reno had been trying to create New York’s first double-decker subway but ended up with a moving stairway traveling at a 25° angle for a mere seven feet (2.13 m). But in just two weeks it carried some 75,000 passengers at the Old Iron Pier on Coney Island.

A global success story was born.

In escalators since 1906. We were soon into the escalator business with our first model installed at a department store as long ago as 1906. 115 years of engineering excellence go into our velino 100, 200 and 300 models.

As diverse as they come. We build mobile escalators for boarding and disembarking aircraft, restaurant escalators with just one moving handrail for waiters with only one hand free, and suspended escalators that crisscross the open space of an atrium. You name it, we build it.

Remarkable locations. Our underwater installation at Shanghai’s Ocean Aquarium ensures visitors enjoy spectacular sights. The One World Trade Center in New York has 12 of our escalators and 71 elevators. We also equipped the world’s largest department store in Busan.

Myth debunked. “Stand on the right, walk on the left” actually slows down passenger flow. Studies show that escalator capacity increases by about 30% if nobody walks. At TK Elevator, we know the escalator business like the back of our hand and it’s this expertise that makes our new velino series so special.