Complex sentence: Otis Elevator Company purchased Evans Lifts in the UK when Evans Lifts Ltd went bankrupt in 1997 during its merge with Express Lift Company with the name called ExpressEvans was the oldest and largest manufacturer of lift equipment in the UK and was based in Leicester, England.
Split into simpler sentences: Otis Elevator Company purchased Evans Lifts in the UK when Evans Lifts Ltd went bankrupt in 1997 during its merge with Express Lift Company with the name ExpressEvans. It was the oldest and largest manufacturer of lift equipment in the UK and was based in Leicester, England.