Hitachi, founded by Namihei Odaira, gradually started the R&D business of electric motors and escalators
The first elevator
The first escalator
Hitachi came to China and became one of the few foreign-funded enterprises that entered the Chinese market early
Japan’s first moving sidewalk
Constructed an elevator test tower with a height of 90m
The world’s first instant appointment fully automatic group control elevator
The world’s shortest escalator (breaking a Guinness record)
The first Hitachi elevator entered into China, and Hitachi started its elevator and escalator business in China
The longest inclined elevator in Japan
Offering panoramic elevator to Olympic venues
Developed an ultra-high-speed elevator (810m/min)
Former Hitachi Elevator (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. established
Hitachi Elevator (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. held an opening ceremony
Signed a letter of intent for merger by Hitachi Elevator (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., Hitachi Escalator (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., and Guangzhou Guangri Elevator Industry Co., Ltd.
The three companies merged into one, renamed Guangzhou Hitachi Elevator Co., Ltd.
Established Hitachi Elevator's three centers: R&D Center, Training Center and Remote Monitoring Center
Established Guangzhou Ropente Technology Co., Ltd.
Approved by the Ministry of Personnel to establish the first post-doctoral research station in the industry
Started production of the company's first moving walkway
Annual production of 8,000 elevators, a record high
Hitachi Elevator Motor (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. established
Tianjin manufacturing base opened
The company's 10th anniversary party
Company renamed Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd., breaking the industry record with sales of 100,000 units in ten years
Supplied ultra-high-speed double-deck car elevators with a speed of 8m/s to Shanghai World Financial Center, the tallest building in the world, at that time
Shanghai manufacturing base opened
Completed testing tower G1 Tower in Hitachi Elevator Mito Factory (213.5m in height; highest in the world, at that time);
completed construction of Hitachi Elevator Shanghai R&D Center, which can test 10m/s ultra-high-speed elevators
Hitachi Elevator (Guangzhou) Escalator Co., Ltd. established
Supplied 10m/s ultra-high-speed elevators to Wuxi Huaxi Sky Building
Won the title of "Guangdong Provincial Government Quality Award"
Chengdu manufacturing base opened
Guangzhou Science City manufacturing base put fully into operation
Rated as “China’s Most Respected Enterprise” for two consecutive years (2013 and 2014)
Successfully developed the world's fastest elevator, and supplied ultra-high-speed elevators with a lifting speed of 20m/s to Guangzhou CTF Finance Center
The 20th anniversary and the ceremony for sales volume exceeding 500,000 units
Completed construction of Hitachi Innovation World
Successfully carried out Empirical tests for the world's fastest elevator with a speed of 1260m/min
Hitachi Building Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. opened
Both output and sales volume exceeded 100,000 units in 2019
Won a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title as the "World's Fastest Elevator"
"H1 TOWER" took the height of the elevator business tower to a new level
Shipped the millionth elevator manufactured by Hitachi Elevator (China)
Yungtay Elevator (China) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Elevator (China)
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