The company's purpose is the trade, installation, maintenance, repair and modernization of elevators and escalators as well as the trade of all types of products. It also has the purpose of cleaning and maintaining buildings. Furthermore, the company may engage in any other activity that has a direct or indirect connection with these purposes; it may in particular establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or relating directly or indirectly thereto.