Schindler Receives Major Contract For Cairo Monorail

Vertical-transportation (VT) company Schindler has won a major contract to build and install elevators and escalators for a monorail system in Egypt, Switzerland Global Enterprise is among news production companies that released the project in February. From its manufacturing facility in Lucerne, Switzerland, Schindler will build 136 elevators and 272 escalators for the Cairo Monorail. The new transit system will carry riders between Egypt’s New Administrative Capital and the eastern districts of Cairo. Schindler’s Ebikon office noted that the order volume comprises the “delivery, installation and maintenance” of VT for the system. Upon completion, the new transit routes will transport millions of passengers seamlessly, the company said. Julio Arce, a member of the Executive Committee at Schindler, said the new order marks “the first project in the public transport sector in Egypt,” adding that, with this, the company can continue its growth course in the region.

Get more of Elevator World. Sign up for our free e-newsletter.

Please enter a valid email address.
Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.

BOY DIES IN “OLD AND POORLY MAINTAINED” ELEVATOR IN INDIA

Boy Dies in “Old and Poorly Maintained” Elevator in India

Cho Jae-cheon, CEO of Hyundai Elevator, left, and Yoon Jeong-il, head of Hyundai E&C's purchasing division, sign an MoU at Hyundai E&C's headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Signs Modular Elevator Commercialization MoU

The circa-1985 elevators on SkyTrain’s Expo Line are being replaced with new KONE units; image courtesy of TransLink via X.

40-Year-Old SkyTrain Elevators Being Replaced in Canada

TKE OWNERS SELECT FINANCIAL ADVISORS FOR PLANNED IPO

TKE Owners Select Financial Advisors for Planned IPO

CIA TO SHOWCASE CANOPEN LIFT AT INTERLIFT

CIA To Showcase CANopen Lift at Interlift

Both events will be held at Maestro’s Caterers in the Bronx; image courtesy of Maestro’s Caterers.

ECNY Events To Be Held on Same Day in Same Location

KAPOK 88 ACHIEVES LIFTINSTITUUT CERTIFICATION

Kapok 88 Achieves Liftinstituut Certification

WINNERS OF INAUGURAL ELLIES EUROPE COMPETITION ANNOUNCED

Winners of Inaugural Ellies Europe Competition Announced