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Colley Elevator History

Colley Elevator Company was founded by Mr. C.B. Colley in 1908 and is the oldest independent elevator company in the Chicago area. At first our focus was primarily as a servicing company, but as the elevator industry grew with the building boom in Chicago, we shifted gears and added new construction projects. This began our long term relationships with many of our current customers.

Today we service and maintain almost 3000 elevators in the greater Chicago land area. All the equipment we install is non-proprietary with onboard diagnostic systems so no special tools are needed to program or troubleshoot our systems. This means any contractor can work on it.

While many competitors have sold out to larger conglomerates, we have maintained our independent integrity. Our personal relationship with each customer is a testimonial to this integrity that you won’t get from a larger company. It’s this dedication to customer care that earned us the prestigious Elevator World Ellie for Best Contractor – North on five occasions.

Get in touch and let Colley’s reputable service go to work for you!

Key Personnel

Craig Zomchek
Craig Zomchek is the Business Manager at Colley Elevator Company. He began working summers in 1996 helping out in the back of the shop; in 2000 he began working in the office full time while finishing his undergraduate degree at DePaul University with a double major in Marketing and Management. He went on to obtain his Master’s in Business in Strategy, Execution and Valuation as well as Marketing. Craig has also attended electrical engineering, electrical construction, electrical code and NAESA elevator code training. Craig is a licensed elevator inspector in the State of Illinois. He has experience in all phases of the business and is 100% focused on customer service. He excels in taking the complicated tasks of understanding an issue with a building’s elevator and putting it into terms a non-elevator industry person can understand. From 2016-2018, Craig Served a 3 year term on the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Board of Directors, 2017 as Vice President and 2018 as President.
Cory Kojima
Cory Kojima started in the elevator business in 2000 as an apprentice with ACM Elevator Company. He went through the NEIEP educational program during his apprenticeship and passed the elevator mechanic’s test. Currently Cory holds a State of Illinois mechanic license, Qualified Elevator Inspector license, State of Illinois Elevator Inspector license and City of Chicago Supervising Elevator Mechanic. Cory has experience in all aspects of elevator construction, modernization, service & repair and maintenance.

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