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photograph of a GMV hydraulic piston for a hydraulic elevator

Piston position and type of traction

Updated article: 07-28-2026 Summary: Direct traction (1:1) causes the piston to push the cabin without intermediaries, with few moving parts, little maintenance and large load capacity (forklift, car lift,

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One more year, GMV collaborates with Manos Unidas

For the third 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.

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The origin of elevators: “an invention that created vertical cities”

“Elevators are like health: we only realise their importance when they are missing.” This invention has had great consequences for our civilisation, although we are often unaware of its significance. It has had a special influence as a key element in the vertical architecture of cities, and consequently in the social fabric that has been formed in them.

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