Specialist for residential building elevators: new construction, modernization, maintenance and inspection since 1919.
osma GmbH & Co. KG
Osnabrück (company headquarters) · 12 branches in Germany, including Berlin/Brandenburg, Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main, RostockNew on Amplifa
Elevator specialist for residential construction since 1919
osma GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Osnabrück, is an elevator specialist for residential construction. The fourth-generation family business develops, plans, manufactures and installs residential elevators such as the osma 1 model, which achieves travel speeds of up to 1.6 m/s at a maximum lifting height of 40 m and reduces structure-borne noise by up to 30 dB thanks to the oSnooze system. In addition to new elevators, osma offers partial modernizations, retrofitting, maintenance, statutory elevator inspections and an in-house 24/7 telephone emergency call system compliant with DIN EN 81-28. Projects are handled digitally via BIM planning; installation is carried out exclusively by the company's own installation teams, trained at the in-house osma training center. With around 600 employees and 12 branches across Germany, osma serves the housing industry, property management companies, architects and construction companies.
- Site
- Osnabrück
- Processes
- New elevator (residential elevator osma 1), Modernization of existing elevators / partial modernization, Maintenance / servicing, Elevator inspection (main inspection every 2 years, interim inspection, inspection before, Telephone emergency call system (24/7, retrofittable, DIN EN 81-28), Fault clearance, spare part installation, repairs, Elevator planning with BIM (digital project handling), Retrofit of oSnooze system (structure-borne noise reduction of up to 30 dB)
- Materials
- Steel
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001 (quality management in service), Recognized maintenance company in accordance with DIN EN 13015, DIN EN 13015 (recognized maintenance company)
- Founded
- 1919
- Employees
- 600
- Industries
- Residential construction / housing industry, Architecture & planning, Construction companies, Property management / elevator operators, Architects & planners, Property management companies / elevator operators
- 01
Research & development
- 02
BIM planning
- 03
Manufacturing/new construction of residential elevator
- 04
Installation by own teams
- 05
Maintenance & servicing
- 06
Inspection (main/interim inspection)
- 07
Telephone emergency call system 24/7
Products and systems
Steel
Steel structures form the load-bearing basis of the shaft, frame and car construction of the elevator systems.
Services and products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New elevator (residential elevator osma 1)Engineering | – | 40 m (max. lifting height) | – | – | Steel (locksmith/engineering, elevator construction – |
| Modernization of existing elevators / partial modernizationInstallation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance / servicingInstallation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Elevator inspection (main inspection every 2 years, interim inspection, inspection beforeInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| Telephone emergency call system (24/7, retrofittable, DIN EN 81-28)Installation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fault clearance, spare part installation, repairsInstallation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Elevator planning with BIM (digital project handling)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofit of oSnooze system (structure-borne noise reduction of up to 30 dB)Installation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Training/further education at the osma training center (OTC)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality and certification
osma is a recognized maintenance company in accordance with DIN EN 13015 and maintains a quality management system for service in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001. Inspections are carried out before commissioning, every two years as a main inspection, and in between as interim inspections.
| Evidence | Osnabrück |
|---|---|
| DIN EN ISO 9001 (quality management in service) | |
| DIN EN 13015 (recognized maintenance company) |
More than 100 years of company history
- 1919
Foundation of Adler & Dreier in Osnabrück on May 20, 1919 by engineer Adler and master locksmith Dreier
- 1944
After Adler's death, taken over by Albert Schenk I.; renamed Osnabrücker Maschinen- und Aufzugsbau
- 1968
Joined the German Mechanical and Plant Engineering Association (VDMA)
- 2022
New corporate identity with stork logo Meister Adebar