# Gorbel affiliate acquires Engineered Lifting Systems of Canada

An affiliate of Gorbel Inc. has acquired Engineered Lifting Systems (ELS) & Equipment Inc. of Elmira, Ontario. The acquisition will create up to 90 new jobs in the Rochester, New York area.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-09-18
- Where: Rochester, New York, United States
- Jobs: 90
- Status: announced
- Products: ergonomic conveyor systems, overhead crane systems, transfer carts, below-the-hook lifting attachments
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Gorbel](https://endata.com/companies/18877.md) (acquirer)
- [Engineered Lifting Systems & Equipment Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/50011.md) (target)
- [Engineered Lifting Systems](https://endata.com/companies/50037.md) (target)

## Sources

- [gorbel.com](https://www.gorbel.com/about-us/news-events/2020/09/18/engineered-lifting-systems-of-canada-acquired-by-gorbel-affiliate), 2020-09-18: "The acquisition of ELS allows Gorbel® to build upon our mission to Improve People’s Lives beyond our traditional overhead lifting solutions"
- [materialhandling247.com](https://www.materialhandling247.com/article/engineered_lifting_systems_of_canada_acquired_by_gorbel_affiliate/Gorbel), 2020-09-18: "The acquisition of ELS allows Gorbel to build upon our mission to Improve People’s Lives beyond our traditional overhead lifting solutions."
- [materialhandling247.com](https://www.materialhandling247.com/article/engineered_lifting_systems_of_canada_acquired_by_gorbel_affiliate/Productivity_Solution), 2020-09-18: "The acquisition of ELS allows Gorbel to build upon our mission to Improve People’s Lives beyond our traditional overhead lifting solutions."
- [mhwmag.com](https://www.mhwmag.com/nuts-bolts/engineered-lifting-systems-of-canada-acquired-by-gorbel-affiliate/), 2020-09-22: "Gorbel Inc. announces that one of its new affiliate businesses has acquired Engineered Lifting Systems (ELS) & Equipment Inc. of Elmira, Ontario."

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