For many years, many Andalusian families have had to put up with the inconvenience of not having lifts in the buildings where they live. In order to tackle this problem, the regional Ministr y for Public Works and Transport, through its Special Refurbishments Office of the Andalusian Public Enterprise for Land (EPSA), is carr ying out an ambitious project supported by large subsidies and mainly focused on removing architectural barriers.

This ambitious project came into being on 9th August 2005 when the order was signed establishing an action plan for the refurbishment of residential buildings. Subsidies were approved for the installation of 4,500 lifts all over the region of Andalusia.

On this basis, EPSA created a provincial register of authorised lift manufacturers and/or installers in order to make it easier for the beneficiaries of the subsidies to contract the services of these companies. EPSA then agreed in a first call for bids to install 799 lifts in the eight provinces of Andalusia.

MP has been awarded contracts for Cordoba, Granada, Huelva, Malaga and Seville; in other words, for the supply and installation of 549 lifts.

Once the announcement was issued and in response to the size and complexity of the project, MP’s Refurbishments Department of fered its ser vices to the Special Refurbishments Of fice, the office in charge of the project. All lifts companies were invited to participate jointly with the Special Refurbishments Of fice in planning and carrying out the project. Many meetings, presentations and visits were held and culminated in the Of fice inviting all the lifts companies to present bids for the contracts.

In the end, MP was awarded the contracts for Cordoba, Granada, Huelva, Malaga and Seville; in other words, for the supply and installation of 549 lifts.

This award not only represents a major project for MP, but also positions us as the leading company in the refurbishments market.

Beltrán García-Espejo Gutiérrez
EPSA Project Manager