Otis Grand Palais accessibility work receives French lift industry award

Award for a completed project

Otis has received a jury prize at the 2026 Trophées de l’Ascenseur for its work at the Grand Palais in Paris, according to Elevator World. The award was presented on 13 October. It recognises an existing installation, not a newly announced contract or a further phase of work. [1]

Otis says its lift project was completed in June 2025. The company describes a renovation that had to improve access through the historic exhibition building while accommodating its architectural features. Otis says it worked with the project architects on new shafts and equipment suited to the available space. [2]

Why it matters

The project illustrates a recurring challenge for lift teams working in heritage buildings: providing routes for more visitors without treating the existing structure as a blank canvas. Otis says it prioritised part of the installation for the Grand Palais’s partial reopening in 2024, before completing the wider project the following year. The 2026 award is recognition of that work rather than evidence of a new opening. [2]

Published equipment totals differ: Elevator World reports 51 lifts, while Otis’s project page lists 49 lifts. The accounts do not establish why the figures differ, so neither total should be treated as a confirmed count of the same equipment. [1][2]