Poma

A 1960s Poma double chairlift in Vermont, USA

In 1936, Jean Pomagalski (born 1905, Kraków) installed his first ski lift on the Eclose Trail in l'Alpe d'Huez in France. In 1947, he founded Pomagalski S.A. in Fontaine, France.[3] The first Poma chairlifts were built in 1958 in France and the United States. 1967 brought the first detachable gondolas built by Poma. The prototype gondola by Poma was the La Daille gondola at Val D'isere and installed in 1966 but replaced in 2018. The corporate headquarters and the production shops are still in Fontaine, but since 1988 most of their management, design engineering, sales and service offices are in Voreppe, France. Poma currently employs approximately 750 people worldwide.

Early Poma chairlifts were installed at Squaw Valley, California for the 1960 Winter Olympics. Poma also supplied lifts for the Olympic Winter Games at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia in 1984, at Albertville, France in 1992, at Lillehammer, Norway in 1994 and has worked on the lifts for the 2014 Games at Sochi, Russia.

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  'Roc d'Orsay' 8-seater gondola constructed in 2006, in Villars, Switzerland.
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  Telemix in Donovaly, Slovakia
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  Fixed-grip chairlift, with Delta terminal built in 1986 in Le Lioran, France.
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  Maokong Gondola - corner two station and National Highway No. 3, in Taiwan.
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  Skyride, a 10 seater detachable gondola lift built in 1987 at Alton Towers, UK.

Leitner-Poma

Leitner-Poma of America, Inc. builds lifts in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Leitner-Poma offers the full line of Poma products and manufactures most of the components at its headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Poma came to North America in the early 1950s under the name of Pomalift, Inc., installing its first lift in Canada in 1952 and in the US in 1953.[5] Pomalift Inc. changed its name to Poma of America in 1981 with the establishment of its office and factory at Grand Junction, Colorado. Since 1989, all detachable chairs for North America, New Zealand, and Australia have been designed and built in Colorado.[6] In September 2001, the merger of Poma and Leitner's North American operations was announced forming Leitner-Poma of America.[6]

Sigma Cabins

Founded in 1961 and incorporated as Sigma Composite SA,[7][8] this company is based in Veyrins, Isère, France, and manufactures cabins for HTI Group's ropeways and people movers. The company also produces cabins for other applications such as ferris wheels.[9] Its competitors are Doppelmayr subsidiary CWA; Bartholet subsidiary Gangloff; and Carvatech.

Skirail

Skirail designs and builds inclined lifts, chairlifts, funicular railways and Cyclocables.[10] The company was founded in 1981,[11] and was acquired by Poma in 1987.[12]

Baco

Baco AG was founded in 1950, and was acquired by Poma[13] in 1981. Baco ceased manufacturing ropeways, however the company is still active, operating for Poma and Leitner Ropeways in Switzerland.[14]

Comag

Comag SAS[15] is based in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Savoie, France, and operates as Poma's civil engineering and mountain installations company.[16]

SACMI

Société Savoyarde de Construction et de Matériel Industriel, known as SACMI, was founded in 1960,[17] and was later acquired by Poma. The company is located in Gilly-sur-Isère, France, and manufactures mechanically welded components and other pre-assembled parts for Poma's ropeways.[18][19]

Semer

Semer SA[20] is based in le Fayet, Haute-Savoie, France, it is responsible for the automation and electronics used in Poma Group's products.[21]

There is also a network of overseas subsidiaries such as Leitner Poma Japan and Poma Beijing Ropeways.[22]

In 1975 a License Agreement for production of ropeway systems designed for the passenger transport took place between Pomagalski s. a. and TPMP Kežmarok (then Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia). Based on the License Agreement production of skilifts named "Tatrapoma" has commenced. The agreement ended in 1991, but TPMP Kežmarok continued to manufacture ski lifts ever since (now as Tatralift).[23]