Montgomery Elevator Company was a vertical transportation company founded in 1892, but entered the elevator business in 1910, acquired Roelofson Elevator of Galt, Ontario in the early 1960s and operated it as its Canadian Division.

Montgomery manufactured elevators, escalators, and moving walkways until 1994, when it was acquired by KONE.

The test tower was built in 1966 and has a height equivalent of 18-stories.

There are three shafts in the tower, two of them are to test high-rise elevators, and one of them is to test safety features on the elevator (Freefall, Emergency Brakes, etc).

The top floor of the test tower was a conference space for the company to have meetings.