Otis South Africa

Otis South Africa is an elevator company based in South Africa. It employs approximately 150 people. Equipment brands include Otis.

64 public people · 12 tender wins · 29 verified market signals

Country	South Africa
Region	Southern Africa · Africa · EMEA
Employees	150
Fleet (est.)	~4,000 units
Revenue (Vertisk estimate)	~US$21M (FY2025, est.)
Equipment brands	Otis
Operates in	✅ Full contacts
Website	https://otis.com

Public people

Bongani Dladla — Human Resources Manager
Leon Swart — Construction Manager
Alfredo Machado — Manager
Stephen Harris — Regional Contract Sales Manager
Definite Khumalo — IT Manager: Southern Africa
Yolisa Poto — Financial Controller
Judy Gouws (CFE) — National Credit Manager
Terence Baker — Safety and Field Operations Department Manager
Karriem Booranodien — Regional Manager Western Cape
PHILIP PILLAY — Contracts Manager Southern africa
Dylan Govender — Supply Chain Manager
Ranel Maistry — Chief Financial Officer/Finance Business Partner & Executive Board Director

People & organisation

Across tracked career histories this company is broadly stable on headcount movement — 53 tracked people, 3 reactions earned on their posts, 5 in leadership roles, a median 7 years in role, 5 external hires, 5 internal promotions, 3 tracked departures over the last two years.

Recent arrivals and where they came from

Dylan Govender — Supply Chain Manager, joined in 2025 from Bidvest Facilities Management
Lindokuhle Mhlungu — Service Technician, joined in 2024 from Schindler Lifts (Pty) Ltd (South Africa)
Yolisa Poto — Financial Controller, joined in 2026 from Remote People
Zanda Myataza — DT Business Relationship Manager, joined in 2024 from Korridor

Where their people come from

Bidvest Facilities Management — 1 hire
Korridor — 1 hire
Remote People — 1 hire
Schindler Lifts (Pty) Ltd (South Africa) — 1 hire

Where leavers went

CSC — 1
Mitsubishi Elevator Company — 1
TEVO — 1

Who is heard in the market

Charles LUKHELE — Lift Technician: 1 post, 3 reactions. Most recently on thought leadership. Read the post

Based on tracked public career histories linked to this company and refreshed weekly. This is a sample of the organisation, not its headcount.

Tender wins (12)

All 12 lift contracts.

GMT042/25-26 - APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF ELEVATORS IN THE MAIN BUILDING FROM DATE OF APPOINTMENT UNTIL 30 JUNE 2029 — George Municipality
THE ALL-INCLUSIVE SERVICING, REPAIRING AND MAINTENANCE OF PASSENGER LIFTS AND STAIRLIFTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2028 — Cape Winelands District Municipality
Maintenance, Repairs and Services of 3 Lifts — South African Revenue Service
Provision of statutory maintenance and repairs of Passenger Lifts for a period of 60 months for TNPA- Port of Richards Bay — Transnet National Ports Authority
APPOINTMENT OF A SUITABLE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PROVISION OF LIFT MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT NAC OFFICES IN NEWTOWN FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS — National Arts Council of South Africa
APPOINTMENT OF A SUITABLE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PROVISION OF LIFT MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT NAC OFFICES IN NEWTOWN FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS — National Arts Council of South Africa
TERM CONTRACTS FOR LIFT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO VARIOUS DPWI PROPERTIES WITHIN BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS — Eastern Cape - Roads and Public Works
MAINTENANCE TO THE SALKOR AND SOC BUILDING LIFTS ON AN AS AND WHEN REQUIRED BASIS IN SALDANHA FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS — Transnet SOC Ltd
MAINTENANCE OF OTIS PASSENGER LIFT MODEL-A0019 AND SCHINDLER LIFT MODEL-L166 PASSENGER LIFTS FOR THE PERIOD OF THREE YEARS — Garden Route District Local Municipality
REPLACEMENT OF 2 PASSENGER LIFTS AT NURSES HOME — Kwazulu Natal - Health
Replacement of 8 Lifts — Kwazulu Natal - Health
Lift Services & Maintenance — South African Revenue Service

Market signals

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Who wins lift work in South Africa

80 tender notices · independents hold 47.8% of named wins

Otis South Africa (this company) — 6 wins
Schindler Lifts (SA) (Pty) Ltd — 3 wins
THOLE LIFTS — 3 wins
KONE South Africa (Pty) Ltd — 2 wins
MOWA ELEVATORS — 2 wins
BOWIE LIFTS ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS — 1 win
EAGLE ELEVATORS — 1 win
IFE ELEVATORS SOUTH AFRICA — 1 win
MELCO ELEVATOR (SOUTH AFRICA) — 1 win
Sigma — 1 win
SKYE ELEVATORS — 1 win
URBAN LIFTS — 1 win

By type of work

maintenance — 27
repair — 20
new install — 12
modernization — 9

South Africa by type of work

maintenance — 27 notices
repair — 20 notices
new install — 12 notices
modernization — 9 notices

South Africa market

Companies profiled — 20
Tender notices — 80
Modernisation notices — 9
Independents’ share — 47.8%

South Africa national portal — etenders.gov.za

201 lift notices published on South Africa’s own procurement portal, shown in the original language.

Pier 1 building lifts maintenance | Bhukulwandle building lifts maintenance contract for 3 years — Transnet SOC Ltd (tender)
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ESCALATORS FOR A PERIOD OF 8 MONTHS — Airports Company of South Africa (tender)
BID - 2660GS - Supply, Installation, Commissioning, and Maintenance of New Lifts — City Power – Johannesburg (tender)
THE INSTALLATION OF NEW LIFTS AND ACCESSIBILITY RAMPS IN EXISTING CLASSROOMS AT WINGFIELD CAMPUS — Northlink TVET College (tender)
ONCE OFF SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALL 4 TON HYDRAULIC 2 POST BASE LIFT WITH MANUAL LOCKING SYSTEM — Joe Gqabi District Municipality (tender)
RFQJW146TN26 - GSM LIFT INTERCOM SYSTEM — Johannesburg Water (tender)
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR THE PROVISION OF ESCALATOR STEPS AND TRAVELATOR BELT CLEANING SERVICES AT ORTIA FOR 12 MONTHS AT OR TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — Airports Company of South Africa (tender)
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN THE LIFT AT KZN SHARKS BOARD HEADQUARTERS — Kwa-Zulu Natal - Natal Sharks Board (tender)

Otis Worldwide Corporation in other markets

Otis Worldwide Corporation
Otis Ukraine — 522 wins
Otis France — 376 wins
Otis Italy (Servizi+CEAM) — 280 wins
Otis Colombia — 207 wins
Otis Portugal — 203 wins
Otis Croatia — 153 wins
Otis Americas (USA) — 148 wins
Otis Spain (Otis Mobility S.A.) — 129 wins
Otis Germany — 75 wins
ASCENSORES S.A. PERU — 74 wins
Otis Greece & Cyprus — 70 wins
Otis Austria — 67 wins
Otis Mexico & CA — 53 wins
Otis Romania — 52 wins
Otis Czech Republic — 46 wins
Eesti Otis AS — 45 wins
Otis Chile — 42 wins
Derm Elevator Tanzania (Otis Distributor) — 26 wins
Otis Brazil — 20 wins
Otis Canada — 20 wins
Otis Norway — 16 wins
Otis Malaysia — 13 wins
Otis Belgium — 12 wins