# Gorbel affiliate acquires Engineered Lifting Systems & Equipment

A Gorbel affiliate acquired Engineered Lifting Systems (ELS) & Equipment Inc. of Elmira, Ontario. ELS manufactures material handling products including conveyor systems, overhead cranes, and transfer carts. The acquisition is expected to create up to 90 new jobs in the Rochester, New York area.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-09-01
- Where: Elmira, Ontario, Canada
- 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)

## Sources

- [einpresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/527485587/gorbel-affiliate-acquires-canadian-material-handling-company), 2020-10-01: "The acquisition of ELS allows Gorbel to build upon our mission to Improve People's Lives beyond our traditional overhead lifting solutions."
- [plant.ca](https://www.plant.ca/plant-industry/engineered-lifting-systems-acquired-by-gorbel-affiliate/), 2020-10-07: "the Destuff-IT and Restuff-IT products that protect and assist employees in distribution centres enable Gorbel to effectively enter a market where we have had minimal presence in the past."
- [canadianmanufacturing.com](https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/engineered-lifting-systems-acquired-by-gorbel-affiliate-261788/), 2020-10-07: "the Destuff-IT and Restuff-IT products that protect and assist employees in distribution centres enable Gorbel to effectively enter a market where we have had minimal presence in the past."
- [einpresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/542755724/local-manufacturer-pivots-focus-during-pandemic-poised-to-double-their-business-with-new-acquisition), 2021-06-02: "What started as discussions about contract manufacturing evolved into a Gorbel ® affiliate buying ELS in the fall of 2020, leasing additional production space in Henrietta, NY, just 20 minutes down the Thruway from their headquarters in Fishers, and launching several hiring events to add the staff n"

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