The ETG (Elevator Trading GmbH) is a medium-sized company with headquarters in Krostitz, near Leipzig. We are a manufacturer of elevator doors and cabins. Our product range also includes safety systems, door control, control conversion kits, spare parts and modernization products. Our customers are from many different countries: Germany, France, Austria, Sweden, Poland, Great Britain, Switzerland, Russia, Turkey and China.
Smooth coordination between our sales department, development, construction as well as production ensures that all customer wishes can be processed quickly and carefully. The principles of our work are professionalism, determination, flexibility and the "know-how” of more than 20 years. Our success is based on these principles and on our very competent and committed workforce.
| 1990 | Foundation of Stahlbau Podelwitz GmbH |
| March 1994 | Removal to new accommodation |
| Apr. 1996 | Foundation of Elevator Trading GmbH to increase the sales activities |
| Nov. 1996 | Start of producing elevator doors |
| 2000 | Exhibitor at the "China World Elevator Expo 2000" in Shanghai |
| 1996 – 2001 | Expansion of the door product range |
| 2001 | ETG starts with the production of elevator cabins in Krostitz |
| 2004 | Adding safety systems against overspeed to the product range |
| Feb. 2004 | Organization of the "East German Elevator Days" in Krostitz under the patronage of VDMA |
| Nov. 2004 | Exhibitor at the "Lift 2004" in Milan |
| Apr. 2005 | Exhibitor at the "Asansör 2005" in Istanbul |
| May 2005 | Start of production 3 panel side opening- and 6 panel central opening elevator doors |
| May 2005 | Exhibitor at the "Lift-Expo-Russia" in Moscow |
| Sep. 2005 | Start of producing elevator door M300 (changed door system) |
| Oct. 2005 | Exhibitor at the "Interlift 2005" in Augsburg |
| March 2006 | Exhibitor at the "Heilbronner Elevator Days" Heilbronn |
| Nov. 2006 | Stahlbau Podelwitz GmbH merged with Elevator Trading GmbH to become ETG Elevator Trading GmbH |
| 1.Q. 2007 | System portal 30 (reduced portal to 30 mm) is produced in addition to the system portal 55 as standard size |
| 1.Q. 2007 | Launching of "m2s-doors" for both portal systems (shaft depth is reduced to 66 mm for 2 panel central opening doors) |
| 2.Q. 2007 | New color design options for cabin walls with powder coating structure |
| Apr. 2007 | Exhibitor at the "Asansör 2007" in Istanbul |
| Oct. 2007 | Exhibitor at the "Interlift 2007" in Augsburg |
| 2.Q. 2009 | First production of elevator doors acc. to DIN EN 81-71 "protection against vandalism" in the categories 0,1 and 2 |
| Oct. 2009 | Exhibitor at the "Interlift 2009" in Augsburg |
| 1.Q. 2010 | ETG started production of elevator doors acc. to DIN EN 81-58 „elevator doors with fire resistance“ |
| 1.Q. 2010 | Product range expansion with shaft ladders |
| 1.Q. 2010 | ETG uses LED-technique as the new cabin illumination |
| Oct. 2010 | Exhibitor at the "EURO-Lift" in Kielce |
| 4.Q. 2010 | A new logo for ETG |
| 2.Q. 2011 | Rope pulleys in different variations were launched as new ETG products |
| Oct. 2011 | Exhibitor at the "Interlift 2011" in Augsburg |
| 3.Q. 2011 | Product range expansion with oil drip pans |
| 3.Q. 2011 |
ETG presented the "Marathon 3000" as a powerful elevator door with low prices |
| Nov. 2011 |
Our new Homepage is online |
| June 2012 |
Counter weights and hand rails established |
| July 2012 |
Safety system acc. to A3 expanded the product range |
| Oct. 2012 |
Exhibitor at the "EURO-Lift" in Kielce |
| Oct. 2013 |
Exhibitor at the "Interlift 2013" in Augsburg |
| Mar. 2014 |
Introduction of our new door drive LDO AC 3.0 as replacement of the LDO AC 2.2 |
| Sept. 2016 |
Move to Kömmlitzer Straße 5, 04519 Rackwitz |