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Stay on Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release, January 9, 2014
The order includes 22 KONE MiniSpace(TM) elevators, of which ten will have a top travel speed of 7 m/s. For the low rise section, KONE will deliver nine KONE MonoSpace® 700 elevators and one KONE TranSys(TM) elevator to further ease the flow of people and goods in the buildings. All of the elevators are equipped with KONE EcoDisc® hoisting machines which contribute to significant reductions in energy consumption.
The two skyscrapers will have more 100,000 square meters of Grade A office space above a commercial street level, as well as five underground levels of parking. Designed by BLK Architects, the developer is BSR Group and the main contractor is Ashtrom Construction and Engineering Ltd. Construction is expected to be completed in 2016.
The order was booked in the third quarter of 2013.
For further information, please contact:
Anne Korkiakoski, EVP, Marketing & Communications, KONE
Corporation, tel. +358 204 75 4775
Previous press releases on KONE's orders are available at www.kone.com/press including:
- January 2, 2013: KONE acquires its Israeli distributor
Isralift
About KONE
KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator
industry. The company has been committed to understanding the needs
of its customers for the past century, providing industry-leading
elevators, escalators and automatic building doors as well as
innovative solutions for modernization and maintenance. The
company's objective is to offer the best People Flow® experience by
developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move
smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in buildings in
an increasingly urbanizing environment. In 2012, KONE had annual
net sales of EUR 6.3 billion and around 40,000 employees. KONE
class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in
Finland.