Alimak Group, a global leader in providing vertical access solutions for the industry and construction sectors, said it has secured a major supply contract worth SEK32 million ($3.8 million) for an upcoming project in Expo 2020 Dubai.

The contract for the supply of access equipment was awarded by Cimolai Rimond Middle East to Alimak’s business area industrial equipment unit for its Al Wasl Plaza project, said a statement from the Swedish company.

The Al Wasl Plaza, the centrepiece of Expo 2020 Dubai, will be topped by a dome trellis structure 67.5-m tall and 130-m wide. On completion, the structure will consist of 13,600 m of intricate steelwork and weigh 2,265 tonnes.

As per the deal, Alimak Group’s CoxGomyl will supply, install, test and commission internal and external access equipment that will be used for maintaining and cleaning the special fabric elements that form the external skin of the structure. The systems will be delivered and installed by mid-2019, it stated.  

Starting on October 20, 2020, Expo is expected to draw 25 million visits from all around the world, including an unprecedented 70 per cent from outside of the UAE.

It is the first time that a World Expo is being held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region.

"This order for access equipment for Expo 2020 Dubai is further recognition of Alimak Group’s leading building maintenance solutions that are custom designed to support reliable, safe and efficient access to complex structures," remarked Tormod Gunleiksrud, CEO Alimak Group.

"The group’s global presence was a major deciding factor for the customer and CoxGomyl worked closely with the lead architects to create an innovative bespoke access solution to ensure all areas of the dome can be maintained while minimizing the visual impact of the systems," he added.
 
A major developer, manufacturer and seller of vertical access solution, Alimak has a presence in more than 100 countries where its top brands Alimak Hek, CoxGomyl, Manntech and Avanti are household names.

Founded in Sweden 1948, Alimak has its headquarters in Stockholm, 12 manufacturing facilities in 8 countries and 2,400 employees around the world.

Alimak has an installed base of more than 67,000 elevators, hoists, platforms, service lifts and building maintenance units around the world.-TradeArabia News Service