Nippon Cable Co., Ltd. (日本ケーブル株式会社) 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][2][3] The company also owns and operates resorts in Japan and Canada, including a 25% interest in Whistler Blackcomb, the largest ski resort in North America and host of alpine and nordic skiing events during the 2010 Winter Olympics,[4] and Sun Peaks Resort.[5]
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.[6]
The company has been a licensee of Doppelmayr since 1977.[7]
References
- Nippon Cable Company Overview Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg L.P., retrieved March 4, 2014^
- Aug 8 2016 Vail Resorts and Whistler Blackcomb agree to strategic combination Cision Newswire^
- Vail Resorts and Whistler Blackcomb Agree to Strategic Combination^
- Nippon Cable ski resorts Nippon Cable, retrieved March 4, 2014^
- Ski Magazine Ski, Active Interest Media, September 1992^
- Nippon Cable branches and offices Nippon Cable, retrieved March 4, 2014^
- History Nippon Cable, retrieved 29 June 2020^