our history

In 1888, a master carpenter named Duffy Matot founded Matot, Inc. on the north side of Chicago. Duffy's vision was to provide refrigeration equipment and primitive dumbwaiters to the many taverns and shops throughout the area. As the years passed, Matot grew along with the city, meeting the demands of the rapidly burgeoning population. In addition to conducting regular business, Duffy's company weathered the great Depression and performed Department of Defense work during the two world wars. After World War II, the company began to shift its manufacturing and sales emphasis to electric dumbwaiters and other types of vertical material handling equipment. Matot counted among its early elevator industry clients companies such as: Otis, Dover, Montgomery, Westinghouse and Schindler, to name a few. Today, these corporations continue to be loyal customers.

In the early eighties, Matot began manufacturing residential elevators. This new product line proved to be a major success. Matot recently entered into a manufacturing alliance with another family business, American Crescent. This partnership increases manufacturing capacity, reduces lead times and provides a higher quality home elevator at a lower price.

With over 115 years of experience and four generations of continuous family ownership, Matot, Inc. is the leading supplier of dumbwaiters and related vertical lift equipment to the elevator industry. We are a leading supplier to the home elevator market.