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WELCOME
TO Hollister-Whitney
Elevator
Corporation,
one of
the most
modern
elevator
equipment
manufacturing
facilities
in the
world.
As a leader
in our
industry,
we have
dedicated
ourselves
to excellence
in products
and customer
service.
Over ninety
years
ago, we
started
as a family
business
and today,
we still
are. The
majority
of our
workers
have been
with us
for years,
and they
take great
pride
in building
precision
products
which
are used
in elevators
throughout
the world.
What do
Disney
World
in Florida,
Ballys
and Caesars
Palace
in Las
Vegas,
San Quentin
in San
Francisco,
the Library
of Congress
in Washington
D.C.,
and the
White
House
all have
in common?
They all
contain
elevators
made with
products
built
by Hollister-Whitney!
In fact,
we have
elevator
components
all over
the globe!
In 1899,
Edward
Everett
Hollister
founded
Hollister
Elevator
Company
in Quincy,
Illinois.
He was
joined
by Frank
H. Whitney
in 1906,
and they
formed
Hollister-Whitney
Elevator
Company,
which
built
and installed
hydraulic
lifts.
The sons of
both partners,
E. E. Hollister,
Jr. and Richard
Whitney, joined
the company
and manufacturing
was expanded
to include
traction elevators.
During World
War II, the
facilities
were used
to manufacture
large-caliber
weapons (tank
barrels, etc.)
for the government.
In those years,
employment
rose and more
modern equipment
was added.
In the post-war
years, these
advancements
allowed the
plant to effectively
produce the
sophisticated
elevator equipment
of that era.
When E. E.
Hollister,
Jr. and Richard
Whitney passed
away in the
late 1950s,
there were
only 18 employees
in an antiquated
plant. It
was in 1960
that Herbert
Glaser, Sr.,
President
of G.A.L
Manufacturing
in New York,
purchased
the facility
and instituted
new designs
and modern
manufacturing
methods. Glaser
combined his
many years
of experience,
Hollister-Whitney’s
knowledge
in supplying
mechanical
components,
and G.A.L.'
s
ability to
provide the
electrical
and control
equipment.
This enabled
the two organizations
to become
leading suppliers
of elevator
equipment.
In 1978, Hollister-Whitney
discontinued
the maintenance
and construction
phase of the
operation
and concentrated
solely on
the manufacture
of hydraulic
and traction
elevator systems.
In 1981, the
plant moved
to a spacious
100,000 square-foot
plant. A 75-foot
research tower
was constructed
for testing
purposes in
1986, enabling
H-W to offer
many new products
and equipment.
An additional
30,000 square
feet of space
was added
in 1988 to
keep up with
the ever growing
business.
In 1997,
as national
and international
markets
continued
to expand,
another
55,000
square
feet and
a 100-foot
test tower
were added. |
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