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Mofasa Escalators

The only escalator only company in South Africa

We stock handrails, and try to have at least 300m of all slimline makes in our stores at any given time, so you and your customers don't have to wait.
Handrails can be ordered as follow:

  1. 300m Otis, Schindler, Thyssen and Kone slim line Black Rubber , delivery time +- 5 days - please contact us for a quote.
  2. More than 300m Otis, Schindler, Thyssen and Kone slim line Black rubber, delivery time +- 8 weeks - please contact us for a quote.
  3. Less than 300m delivery time +- 5 days from order received- please contact us for a quote.
  4. Vulcanization and fitting of handrail - please contact us for a quote


How to measure a escalator handrail

How to measure a escalator handrail

Measuring Instructions

  • Place your start mark on the incline of the handrail. On an up unit, the starting mark will be at the top (A) and the measurements will be at the bottom measuring up the incline.
  • Place your next mark at the other end of the incline (B) and measure the distance between the two marks.
  • Once you have recorded your first measurement, rotate the escalator so as to take another measurement down (or up) the incline.
  • Repeat step 3 (usually 3 times) until the start mark reappears.
  • Measure the distance between your last mark and the start mark (D & A) and add to your other measurements (1,2 & 3) to obtain the total handrail length.

MOFASA - Handrail Warranty


Standard Size for Escalator handrails

     TYPE H       mm h       mm D 1       mm D       mm  
d     mm
SWE       (Schindler) 34 ±1 12 82 ±2 62 ±2 33 +3-1
OTIS 35.5 ±1 15.9 +0.5 82.5 +1.5-0.5 63.5 ±0.5 38 +1.6
XF         (Great Wall) 33 ±1 14 82 ±2 64 35 +2
SDG     (Switzerland) 32 ±1 12 86 ±2 62 ±2 36 +2-1
SDS     (Schindler) 28.5 ±1.5 10.6 ±0.8 80   +3-1 62 +3 39 +3
J     (Mitsubishi) 27 10 80 62 +3 41 ±1.5
OTIS-800  28 ±1 9.5 +1 Feb-76 Feb-60 39 +2-1
FT-800 (Thyssen Krupp) 27+2 9±1 75 +2/-1 59 ±1.5 39 ±1.5
Hitachi 27.5 10+1 80 +1-0.5 63 +1.5 40 +2-1
Hyundai (South Korea) 28.4 ±0.7 10.4 ±0.7 79.3 ±0.7 63.5 ±0.7 39.6+1.5-0.7
LG    (South Korea)  31.7 +1 11.5 +1 82 +1.5 63 +1.5 40 +1.5
F/SW     (FUJI TECH) 28.5 +0-1 10 +1.5-0 80 +0-1 63 +2-0 40 +2-1
FT-300   (Thyssen Krupp) 35 ±1 15 +1 88 +4-2 Feb-68 40 +3-1
CNIM   (France) 35.5 ±1 14.7+2.2/-0 82.5 +1.5/-0.5 62.5 +2.4/-0 38+1.6/-1.4
KONE 28.15+1.5/-1 10.6±0.5 79.2+2.5 62.8 +1.5 37.5+2.5

We import and install all makes of handrails