Five Reputable Home Elevator Manufacturers in China 2026: Advancing Residential Mobility

An Overview of Home Elevator Manufacturing, Design and Residential Applications

CALIFORNIA, CA, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — NINGBO, Zhejiang, China — September 30, 2026 — China’s home elevator industry is expanding its role in residential vertical mobility as private villas, multi-floor homes and renovation projects increasingly require compact, customizable and space-conscious lift solutions. Against this backdrop, five Chinese companies with activities across the home elevator and residential vertical-mobility sector — Zhejiang Homeway Elevator Co., Ltd., Suzhou Franz Intelligent Elevator Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Creatman Elevator Co., Ltd., Jinan Yongli Lifting Machinery Co., Ltd., and Delfer Elevator Co., Ltd. — are featured in this industry overview.

The development comes as China’s revised home lift standard, GB/T 21739-2025, entered into force on March 1, 2026. The standard provides an updated technical and safety framework specifically for the construction and installation of home lifts, creating a more defined reference for manufacturers and suppliers serving private residential applications.

Updated Standard Supports More Defined Home Elevator Specifications

GB/T 21739-2025, titled Safety rules for the construction and installation of home lifts, was issued on August 29, 2025 and took effect on March 1, 2026, replacing GB/T 21739-2008. The standard is currently listed as an active national standard by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Standardization Administration.

For the residential elevator industry, the updated framework places greater importance on technical coordination before installation. Shaft dimensions, pit requirements, headroom, power supply, installation environment, safety functions and other project parameters need to be considered as part of the overall home lift configuration.

This is particularly relevant to residential projects where available construction space is limited. Product categories such as Low-pit Home Elevator, Compact Home Elevator, Small Shaft Home Elevator and shaft-free or self-supporting residential systems are increasingly associated with renovation and private-home applications where conventional elevator construction may require additional civil work.

Residential Mobility Market Continues to Develop

Commercial market research also points to continued activity in the global residential vertical-mobility sector. Future Market Insights estimates the global home elevator market at USD 3.8 billion in 2026 and projects it to reach USD 6.5 billion by 2036, representing a 5.5% CAGR during the forecast period. Its market definition includes traction, hydraulic, pneumatic vacuum, shaft-free systems and residential platform lifts.

Fortune Business Insights uses a broader residential elevator market definition and estimates the market at USD 65.14 billion in 2024, with a projection of USD 118.67 billion by 2032. Its segmentation includes traction with machine room, machine-room-less traction and hydraulic elevators, as well as new installation, maintenance and modernization.

Because the two research organizations apply different market definitions, the figures should be viewed as separate industry references rather than combined into a single market estimate.

Five Chinese Manufacturers Serving Residential Elevator Applications

1. Zhejiang Homeway Elevator Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Homeway Elevator Co., Ltd., headquartered in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, integrates R&D, design, manufacturing, sales and service for residential elevator applications. The company positions its business around customized household elevators, particularly for villas and private residences where space utilization, architectural integration, ride comfort and appearance are important considerations.

Homeway’s public product portfolio covers enclosed elevators, steel-shaft systems, panoramic elevators, duplex configurations and sightseeing-oriented residential designs. Its portfolio includes the Homeway-1000 Series, HomeWay-2000 Series, Homeway-3000 Series, Homeway-3000M and Homeway-5000M Series, Homeway-6000 Series, Homeway-8000 Series and Homeway-9000 Series. The range gives the company a broad product base for Villa Home Elevator, Panoramic Home Elevator, Duplex Home Elevator and Glass Cabin Home Elevator applications.

A notable part of the portfolio is the company’s panoramic elevator development. Homeway describes its 270-degree panoramic elevator range as covering specifications from approximately 830 × 900 mm to 1600 × 1800 mm, while its 9000 Series uses curved tempered glass to provide a 360-degree panoramic view. The company also presents villa elevators for multi-story villas, penthouses and family residences, with customized cabin finishes and space-saving configurations.

The company’s technical positioning centers on traction steel-belt systems rather than conventional hydraulic drive for its documented residential series. Homeway describes steel-belt traction technology as part of its space-saving and smooth-running elevator architecture, making Traction Belt Home Elevator a relevant product description for its residential portfolio. The company also promotes customized cabin finishes, intelligent control systems and personalized safety configurations as part of its Customized Home Elevator offering.

Published product information for the HomeWay-2000 Series specifies rated loads of approximately 250–630 kg, rated speeds of 0.3–0.63 m/s, two to six floors and stops, and shaft dimensions ranging from approximately 830 × 900 mm to 1800 × 1800 mm. The documented pit-depth range begins at 60 mm, supporting the company’s positioning around shallow-pit and space-efficient residential installations. Homeway’s current website also promotes a minimum footprint of approximately 0.75 m² and pit requirements as low as 60 mm.

The same product information identifies indoor installation as the intended environment and specifies a household single-phase 220 V power supply for the relevant series. These parameters make the product range applicable to residential projects where existing architectural conditions require careful coordination between the elevator, shaft and building structure.

Homeway also describes redundant safety arrangements, including dual-channel door-lock monitoring, and publishes maintenance guidance covering power isolation and qualified personnel requirements. The company states that it holds a Special Equipment Manufacturing License for complete elevators and identifies CE, COC and AS certification coverage for complete elevator sets and door-lock systems. These disclosures support the use of product terms such as CE Certified Home Elevator and COC certified Home Elevator when describing the documented certification scope rather than as general claims across every model.

On the manufacturing side, the company has disclosed a production facility of approximately 13,000 square meters and a 1,500-square-meter showroom with multiple operational demonstration elevators. Its published company profile also identifies an R&D team and a high level of in-house production for key components. Homeway reports domestic showroom coverage across multiple Chinese cities and international distribution activity in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and European markets.

Together, these capabilities position Homeway’s residential portfolio around compact installation, traction-belt technology, panoramic design and private-residence customization. Its range covers several configurations relevant to Multi-floor Home Elevator, Indoor Home Elevator, Modern Style Home Elevator and other customized residential projects.

2. Suzhou Franz Intelligent Elevator Co., Ltd.

Suzhou Franz Intelligent Elevator Co., Ltd. focuses on home elevators for villas and private residences, with its public product portfolio including the Youjia G1, Youjia G2, Yijia Q, Yijia QR-Lift platform model and Up-Down series. The company states that it can customize home elevator solutions according to residential space and layout requirements.

FRANZ publicly describes the use of a permanent-magnet synchronous gearless hoisting machine together with a steel-belt driving system. Its product positioning also emphasizes quiet operation, with the company describing an ultra-silent control cabinet and steel-belt-based drive architecture. These features are relevant to residential applications where noise control and integration with living spaces are important.

The company’s public materials also show applications in villas and multi-floor residences, while its service information includes dimension measurement and design support in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Its product range includes both cabin-style and platform-oriented configurations, giving it coverage across different residential installation scenarios.

3. Hangzhou Creatman Elevator Co., Ltd.

Hangzhou Creatman Elevator Co., Ltd. develops smart and customized home elevator solutions for private residential users. The company states that its business integrates personalized customization, sales, operation and after-sales service, with a focus on safe, stable, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and quiet home elevator systems.

Its public product portfolio includes the M900, S500, X350, E300 and J200 series, alongside other home elevator configurations. The M900 is presented as a panoramic home elevator for larger shafts, while the E300 is described around a steel-belt system and the J200 emphasizes a compact footprint.

Creatman also publishes technical certification information on its website, including CE certification references for selected elevator models and management-system certification information. Its product and design materials emphasize customized cabin interiors and quiet operation, supporting applications such as Panoramic Home Elevator, Compact Home Elevator, Customized Home Elevator and modern villa lift projects.

4. Yongli Lifting Machinery Co., Ltd.

Jinan Yongli Lifting Machinery Co., Ltd. operates in the lifting-equipment sector and publicly lists a range of residential and home elevator products. Its product listings include compact home elevators, villa elevators, gantry-type residential elevators, traction models, hydraulic configurations and shaftless residential systems.

Public product listings show configurations intended for two- to five-floor residential applications, including small-footprint and pitless designs. Other listings describe traction home elevators with aluminum-alloy and steel structures, residential applications and customization options. Trade data also records elevator shipments from the company to overseas destinations, including the United States.

Its public product listings include categories such as Compact Home Elevator, Shaftless Home Elevator, villa lifts and residential traction elevators. Specific certification and engineering parameters should, however, be verified against the individual model and destination-market documentation.

5. Delfer Elevator Co., Ltd.

Delfer Elevator Co., Ltd. is a Chinese elevator supplier with business activities covering passenger elevators and other vertical transportation products, including applications related to residential buildings. Public trade records show the company has supplied passenger elevator products to overseas markets, including machine-room-less configurations. Its broader elevator portfolio gives the company exposure to residential vertical mobility, although its public business positioning is not centered exclusively on home elevators.

Within the residential elevator sector, Delfer can therefore be viewed as a supplier with a broader elevator product scope rather than a manufacturer focused specifically on private-home lift systems. Its involvement in passenger and residential elevator projects provides coverage for different building applications, while specific home elevator models, installation configurations and certification requirements depend on the individual project and destination market.

Technical Trends Shaping Chinese Home Elevator Supply

Across the Chinese home elevator sector, several product directions are becoming more visible in public manufacturer portfolios. Compact dimensions and shallow-pit installation are particularly relevant to existing residences, where structural modification can be constrained. Panoramic cabins and glass structures are also being used where the elevator is intended to become part of the interior architecture rather than remain purely functional.

Traction technology is another recurring product direction. Steel-belt traction systems appear across several residential elevator portfolios, while machine-room-less architectures are used in broader residential elevator applications. At the same time, platform and shaftless systems provide alternative configurations for projects where a conventional enclosed shaft is difficult to accommodate.

This has created a diverse product vocabulary covering Low-pit Home Elevator, Small Shaft Home Elevator, Glass Cabin Home Elevator, Residential Platform Elevator, Shaftless Home Elevator, Traction Belt Home Elevator and Indoor Home Elevator. These terms describe different technical or installation configurations rather than a single standardized product category.

Certification and Documentation Become More Important

With GB/T 21739-2025 now in force, technical documentation is becoming an increasingly visible part of residential elevator manufacturing and installation. Manufacturers serving export markets may also need to provide destination-specific conformity documents in addition to domestic manufacturing qualifications.

Homeway publicly identifies CE, COC and AS certification coverage for relevant elevator products and safety systems, while Creatman publishes CE certification references for selected models. Franz and Yongli also publish product and technical information for residential applications, although certification scope should be checked model by model and market by market.

For distributors, architects and residential-project developers, this documentation provides a basis for coordinating product configuration, building conditions, installation requirements and market-entry requirements before a lift is delivered to site.

Market Outlook

The development of China’s home elevator sector is closely connected with the wider trend toward multi-floor private residences, villa construction, residential renovation and aging-in-place accessibility. Future Market Insights identifies shaft-free and pit-free installation systems as one of the technology directions within the global home elevator market, while Fortune Business Insights tracks traction, machine-room-less traction and hydraulic systems within its broader residential elevator definition.

For Chinese manufacturers, this environment is encouraging product differentiation around space efficiency, cabin design, drive technology, customization and installation flexibility. Products described as Villa Home Elevator, Duplex Home Elevator, Modern Style Home Elevator, Multi-floor Home Elevator and Customized Home Elevator increasingly form part of a broader residential mobility portfolio rather than isolated product niches.

Closing Outlook

China’s home elevator industry enters the latter part of 2026 with a clearer technical framework and a growing range of residential product configurations. Homeway, Franz, Creatman, Yongli and Delfer represent different areas of activity within this supply landscape, ranging from customized villa elevators and panoramic systems to compact, traction, platform and machine-room-less configurations.

For Homeway in particular, its published combination of traction-belt technology, panoramic and duplex product lines, shallow-pit configurations, customized cabin design and disclosed certification information provides a detailed public technical profile of its residential elevator business. The wider market continues to develop around the practical requirements of integrating elevators into residential architecture while addressing installation conditions, safety documentation, ride comfort, appearance and long-term service.

Jane Ji
Zhejiang Homeway Elevator Co., Ltd.
+ +86 156-0662-6603
cnhwdt@gmail.com
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