Mar. 18 – From cable cars to urban communications, passing by chair lifts and regular lifts: for 125 years, Leitner has delivered high performance in the field of technology. The company, specializing in the design and construction of cableways worldwide, has its main office in Vipiteno, in the province of Bolzano; and its turnover in 2013 amounted to €700 million, thanks to its 10 plants around the world and over 2,500 employees. The group is today an established leader in its field that is setting out to conquer Miami and Berlin. The group recently won two prestigious contracts worth a total of $85 million. In Florida, the company will implement, in partnership with the Beauchamp construction company, a Minimetrò for the Miami International Airport. In Berlin, Leitner will build the first urban cable car for IGA 2017. “More than 30 million people – says the president of Leitner, Michael Seeber – will travel each year on our Minimetrò and their waiting times to move from one terminal to another will never exceed 3 minutes. This technology solution makes it possible to deal efficiently, economically and in an environmentally sustainable manner with the public transportation needs of one of the largest and busiest airports in the United States, Miami International Airport.” On top of the development and construction of Minimetrò, Leitner was also awarded the maintenance contract for system for the next 15 years. In Berlin, the South Tyrolean Group won the financing, construction and operation contract of the cable car that will fly over the entire distribution area of the IGA exhibition, the International Garden Exhibition set for 2017 in the German capital, which after fifty years will have a cable-car once again.
