Types of power plants: Conventional and DRY
There are currently two types of hydroelectric power stations. Both perform the same function although they operate in different environments.
Hydraulic lifts in single-family homes: safety first
The probability of being trapped in a lift or elevator inside your own home is very low, but it can happen, as happened this week in Sitges (Barcelona), where a 45-year-old woman was trapped for eight days in the elevator of her home.
Machine room-less hydraulic installations (MRL)
Hydraulic lifts are pointing to a new trend, and increasingly, their components are designed specifically for installations without a machine room or cabinet.
GMV performs corporate social marketing
During Christmas each year, GMV Eurolift, SA carries out a corporate social marketing campaign with those most in need. To do this, a project is chosen and an advertising creative is created which ends up being shown on the Internet through the social channel Youtube.
Glossary of technical terms
We have created a Glossary containing the most general technical terms on vertical transport and its applications with the aim of facilitating knowledge about hydraulics.
GMV collaborates with Manos Unidas for the 4th consecutive year
For the fourth consecutive year and through the social responsibility exercised by GMV Eurolift, we have collaborated in social investment programs managed by Manos Unidas. These programs are aimed at promoting education as a driver of social change to build societies based on respect and equality. The cause that GMV has been working on is […]
Safety components in a hydraulic elevator (II)
The hydraulic system is considered one of the safest in the vertical transport sector. This is due to the multiple safety devices in a hydraulic elevator, known as redundant or dual safety systems.
Safety measures for a hydraulic elevator (I)
The hydraulic system is considered one of the safest in the vertical transport sector. This is due to the multiple safety devices in a hydraulic elevator, known as redundant or dual safety systems.
Did you know that…the Louvre elevator is like a balcony?
At the entrance to the Louvre Museum Pyramid in Paris, there is a curious cylindrical elevator, inspired by the elevator in the Apple store in New York. In both cases, they are very interesting hydraulic elevators.
GMV will participate in the 1st International Congress on Sustainable Architecture
GMV will collaborate in the 1st International Congress on Sustainable Architecture, to be held on November 12 and 13, 2009, in Valladolid. GMV will contribute proposals for vertical transportation to improve and preserve the environment.