Swiss specialist for stairlifts, platform lifts and vertical lifts with consulting, project planning, installation and customer service
Rigert Treppenlifte (Rigert AG)
Küssnacht am Rigi, Switzerland · 9 service points throughout SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About Rigert Treppenlifte
Rigert Treppenlifte is a Swiss pioneer and inventor of the stairlift, promoting people's mobility for more than 60 years. The company, headquartered in Küssnacht am Rigi, is part of the Garaventa Group and offers solutions for stairlifts, platform lifts, homelifts and vertical lifts for private households as well as public buildings. The range of services includes free on-site expert consultation, project planning of customised solutions, installation by in-house technicians, and comprehensive customer service with a 24h central service, on-call and breakdown service 365 days a year, nine local service points, a large spare parts warehouse in Switzerland and the Savaria Link remote diagnostics system. In addition, stairlift rental and pre-owned stairlifts are offered. The products are certified in accordance with EN 81-40 or the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and are deliverable throughout Switzerland, with the Solaris seat lift deliverable within 1–5 days thanks to its modular design.
- Site
- Küssnacht am Rigi
- Processes
- Consulting (individual on-site consultation), Lift project planning (customised solutions), Installation / assembly of stairlifts, platform lifts and vertical lifts by in-house technicians, Customer service / maintenance / breakdown service (24h central service, on-call service 365 days a, Stairlift rental (rental of pre-owned seat lifts), Free expert consultation at customers' homes, Project planning, Installation with in-house technicians
- Materials
- Aluminium (aluminium extrusion rail), Aluminium rails (specially manufactured, Polaris II platform lift), Galvanised steel (rail and rack Duolex, with painted supports), Aluminium, Galvanised steel
- Certificates
- EN 81-40 (stairlifts/platform lifts), Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
- Industries
- Stairlifts, Platform lifts, Homelifts, Vertical lifts, Accessibility, Private households
- 01
Free on-site expert consultation
- 02
Project planning of customised solutions
- 03
Installation by in-house technicians
- 04
Instruction and handover with user manual
- 05
Customer service, maintenance and Savaria Link remote diagnostics
Materials and Technical Features
Aluminium
Aluminium extrusion for stairlift rails as well as specially manufactured aluminium rails for the Polaris II platform lift.
Galvanised steel
Galvanised rail and rack with painted supports on the Duolex stairlift for indoor and outdoor use.
Locations
Küssnacht am Rigi
CHHeadquarters, showroom
- Virtual 360° showroom
- Spare parts warehouse
- 24h central service
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting (individual on-site consultation)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lift project planning (customised solutions)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Installation / assembly of stairlifts, platform lifts and vertical lifts by in-house techniciansAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Customer service / maintenance / breakdown service (24h central service, on-call service 365 days aInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stairlift rental (rental of pre-owned seat lifts)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
11 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stairlift with seat (seat lift, curved stairs) | Rigert Primo | – | Incline 0° to 61°, load capacity max. 125 kg, installation across multiple floors | – | – |
| Stairlift with seat (stand-up lift system available) | Rigert Rigi | – | Incline 30° to 50°, load capacity 120–140 kg, travel speed max. 0.15 m/s | – | – |
| Stairlift with seat | Rigert Solaris | – | Incline 0° to 58°, load capacity 120 kg, modular design without measurement, delivery time 1–5 days | – | – |
| Stairlift with seat (outdoor, straight stairs) | Rigert Mira | – | Incline 23° to 55°, load capacity 127 kg (option 157 kg), travel speed 0.15 m/s | – | – |
| Stairlift with seat (curved lift, indoor & outdoor) | Rigert Duolex | – | Incline 0° to 56°, load capacity 136 kg (option 160 kg), two-rail system | – | – |
| Stairlift with seat (curved stairs) | Rigert Stellar | – | – | – | – |
| Stairlift with seat (pre-owned) | Rigert Flow X | – | – | – | – |
| Platform lift (platform stairlift, straight stairs, indoor & outdoor) | Rigert Polaris II | – | Incline 10° to 45°, load capacity 300 kg, rack and pinion drive, standard EN 81-40 | – | – |
| Platform lift (platform stairlift, simple and complex stairs, indoor) | Rigert Pegasus Nova II | – | Incline 0° to 68°, load capacity 250–300 kg, max. 50 metres / up to 4 floors, rope-and-drum system | – | – |
| Homelift | Rigert Luma | – | – | – | – |
| Vertical lift | Rigert Multilift | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Standards
The stairlift and platform lift systems are certified in accordance with the international stairlift safety standard EN 81-40 or the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Savaria Link transmits the system status in real time via WLAN and enables early fault detection.
| Evidence | Küssnacht am Rigi |
|---|---|
| EN 81-40 (stairlifts/platform lifts) | |
| Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC |
History
Development into the Swiss pioneer and inventor of the stairlift; promoting people's mobility for more than 60 years.
Integration into the Garaventa Group.
Merging of the customer services of Rigert and Garaventa Liftech under one roof.
- 2023
Platform lift installation at the University Hospital as part of a renovation project.
- 2024
Installation of a Pegasus Nova II platform lift in the Kleinholz triple gymnasium of the school in Olten (1 July 2024) as well as a platform lift in Val-d'Illiez (Valais).