Frost Radar™: Elevators and Escalators, 2022

Frost Radar™: Elevators and Escalators, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed the way buildings, including their elevators and escalators, function. This industry in the recent past has transformed quickly and drastically because of supply chain disruptions, logistical challenges, and increased digitalization. This has led to changes in the way elevators and escalators are designed, manufactured, operated, and managed on a daily basis. As a result, use of technology has increased, new business models have developed, and sustainable solutions and partnerships/M&As to respond to market dynamics have become more pressing needs.

The global market for elevators and escalators is highly competitive, with several leading and emerging companies striving to gain a competitive advantage. Frost & Sullivan has independently plotted the top 12 companies in this Frost Radar™ analysis: OTIS, KONE, Schindler, TK Elevators, Mitsubishi Electric, Hitachi, Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems, Hyundai, Fujitec, Orona, Canny Elevators, and Kleemann Lifts. While more than 100 companies participate in this market globally, the featured companies are the ones currently making waves and were chosen based on their growth indicators and recent innovations.

The Frost Radar™ reveals the market positioning of companies in an industry using their Growth and Innovation scores as highlighted in the Frost Radar™ methodology. Frost & Sullivan analyzes companies across all tiers of competition in the industry and benchmarks them across 10 criteria on the Frost RadarTM, where the leading companies are then positioned. The document also presents competitive profiles on each of the companies in the Frost Radar™ based on their achievements in the outlined growth and innovation criteria.


  • Strategic Imperative and Growth Environment
    • Strategic Imperative
    • Growth Environment
  • Frost Radar Elevators and Escalators
    • Frost Radar : Competitive Environment
  • Companies to Action
    • Canny Elevator
    • Fujitec
    • Hitachi
    • Hyundai Elevator
    • Kleemann Lifts
    • KONE
    • Mitsubishi Electric
    • Orona
    • OTIS
    • Schindler
    • TK Elevator
    • Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems
  • Strategic Insights
  • Next Steps: Leveraging the Frost Radar to Empower Key Stakeholders
    • Significance of Being on the Frost Radar
    • Frost Radar Empowers the CEO's Growth Team
    • Frost Radar Empowers Investors
    • Frost Radar Empowers Customers
    • Frost Radar Empowers the Board of Directors
  • Frost Radar Analytics
    • Frost Radar : Benchmarking Future Growth Potential
    • Frost Radar : Benchmarking Future Growth Potential

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