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Elevators, Otis & KONE

Farmington, United States41.70°N 72.83°W
computed criticality10/100
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Otis, KONE, Schindler and TK Elevator dominate global elevators/escalators (54-61% combined share depending on region)
2024
Fault line

The verticality of cities depends on four elevator makers, whose real lock is the captive maintenance of the installed base, a decades-long service rent.

Actors
Otis
KONE
Schindler
TK Elevator
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