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22 Bishopsgate to get fastest lifts in Europe

Grant Prior 8 years ago

Otis is set to install the fastest lifts in Europe at 22 Bishopsgate in the City of London where Multiplex is building a 59-storey tower.

Otis will be installing 57 lifts and ten escalators in the building.

The firm’s SkyRise double-deck lifts will travel at 30km per hour which Otis claims is a European record.

The tower is due for completion in 2019 and the Square Mile site will have a peak workforce of 1,400 next year.

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