Schindler wins big supply order for Makkah giga project

Schindler wins big supply order for Makkah giga project

Saudi Arabia - Schindler, one of the leading global suppliers of elevators, escalators, and associated services, said it has won a major supply contract from Umm Al Qura for Development & Construction company for a key phase of its urban giga mixed-use development in Makkah. Confirming the big order, Schindler said it will build on the partnership with the Saudi developer, providing all the 150 elevators for the latest phase of Masar, a mega project featuring a range of hospitality projects, restaurants, and retail units. As per the deal, it will install 150 elevators and escalators - of which 44 are Schindler 7000 units, 65 Schindler 5500, 36 Schindler 9300 escalators and five platform elevators. These will help transport people and goods through the shops and restaurants at street level, and to the hotels above, it stated. Schindler said it will be deploying its RISE (robotic installation system for elevators) for the installation of all the Schindler 7000 elevators, thus marking its first mission in Saudi Arabia. Schindler RISE can autonomously operate around the clock, drilling and setting anchor bolts – improving the quality and speed of construction, as well as safety on-site, it added. At ground level, Masar will