Nippon Cable

Nippon Cable Co., Ltd.
Native name
日本ケーブル株式会社
Private KK
Industry Transport equipment
Founded Tokyo, Japan (January 4, 1953 (January 4, 1953))
Headquarters 2-11 Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Products
Website Official website

Nippon Cable Co., Ltd. (日本ケーブル株式会社 Nihon Kēburu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo and is engaged in the design, production and installation of jig-back and material ropeways, gondola lifts, funiculars, chairlifts, car parking systems, ramp elevators and amusement park rides.[1] The company also owns and operates resorts in Japan and Canada, including Whistler Blackcomb, that hosted skiing events during the 2010 Winter Olympics[2] and Sun Peaks Resort.[3]

Besides the headquarters in Tokyo, the company has a factory in Narashino, branches in Nagano, Osaka, Sapporo, offices in Fukuoka and service centers in Niigata and Takayama.[4]

A Nippon Cable-made tramway car part of the Hakone Ropeway

References

  1. "Nippon Cable Company Overview". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  2. "Nippon Cable ski resorts". Nippon Cable. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. "Japanese buy Canadian area", Ski Magazine, Active Interest Media, September 1992, p. 13, ISSN 0037-6159
  4. "Nippon Cable branches and offices". Nippon Cable. Retrieved March 4, 2014.


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