Great Wheel Corporation

Great Wheel Corporation
Company typePrivate
HeadquartersSingapore
ProductsFerris wheels

Great Wheel Corporation was a company engaged in the development, building, financing, and operation of Ferris wheels, which they often termed "observation wheels" or "observation platforms".

Great Wheel Corporation, registered in Singapore as GWC Holdings, was a consultant for the 165-metre (541 ft) Singapore Flyer, the world's tallest Ferris wheel since it was completed in 2008. Florian Bollen was chairman of both Great Wheel Corporation and Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd.[1] The Singapore Flyer went into receivership in May 2013.[2]

In 2009, Great Wheel Corporation merged with World Tourist Attractions to form Great City Attractions.[3] World Tourist Attractions went into administration in December 2010, followed by Great City Attractions in July 2012.

In May 2010, Great Wheel Corporation was one of several companies named in a report lodged with the prosecutor's office in Berlin, Germany, for alleged embezzlement.[1]

Artist's impression of the failed Great Berlin Wheel project
  1. ^ a b Firm linked to Flyer under German probe[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Singapore Flyer in receivership Archived 2013-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ World Tourist Attractions, Great Wheel Merge Ahead Of IPO