EHC , the world's largest handrail manufacturer, and PCO, one of America's leading escalator and elevator roller manufacturers, today announced the forming of a strategic alliance to market rollers globally. This alliance will see EHC manufacture, market and distribute escalator and elevator rollers to the global lift industry.  

Due to the overwhelming desire for OEM's to reduce their costs, EHC has been aggressively developing new products and services to support this demand. EHC has been producing escalator step rollers in Shanghai for the past 2 years, and this strategic alliance offers all roller types to the global Lift Industry. PCO has vast experience with Urethane products, including rollers with propriety, state of the art manufacturing techniques.

Ronald H. Ball, President & CEO, is enthusiastic about the company's newest product " in our experience, OEMs want to deal with fewer component suppliers, and they trust products from EHC. The fact that many have asked us to look into offering them additional products such as rollers, is truly complimentary of EHC's quality and service record. " Escalator and Elevator manufacturers want to deal with global manufacturers like EHC who can offer superior quality while meeting all their new construction and replacement requirements, at the lowest total cost.

EHC is the only global supplier that can supply every roller type for the lift industry on three different continents.

EHC will be introducing their elevator and escalator rollers at the NAEC convention in Toronto, Canada in September, as well as during Interlift in Augsburg, Germany in October and the China World Elevator Escalator Expo in 2006.

For more information about ESSENTIALS or ACCENT products, visit EHC's website www.ehc-global.com

ABOUT EHC:
EHC is the world's largest producer of escalator handrails. Founded by Ron Ball in 1977, EHC's head office is located in Oshawa, Canada and supplies handrails all over the world via several Quick Service Depots and four manufacturing facilities (in Canada, USA, Germany and China). Find EHC handrails on escalators around the world including: Euro Disney, Trump Tower, JFK Airport, LAX Airport, Narita Airport, Singapore Mass Transit, Japan Rail West, London Underground and the Pentagon and China subways.

CONTACT:
Tonya Kraan, Communications & Promotions Manager
EHC, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (905)432-6600 x217 Fax: (905)432-2906