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Stay on Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release, December 20, 2019
KONE Corporation, a global leader in the
elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to supply a suite
of People Flow® solutions including KONE UltraRope® revolutionary
hoisting technology to 8 Bishopsgate, a new 50-story office
high-rise building in the City of London. The stacked block design
rising up to 200 meters reflects the urban culture of London and
enables the creation of terraces and outdoor spaces. The tower will
include a public viewing gallery, with two lifts dedicated to
swiftly bringing visitors up to level 50.
Altogether KONE will deliver 19
eco-efficient KONE MiniSpace™ elevators of which 15 are double-deck
elevators using the revolutionary KONE UltraRope® carbon fiber
based hoisting technology. One group of four will travel at speeds
up to 8.0 m/s. During construction, KONE JumpLift™ solutions will
be utilised to speed up construction time on site. In the podium,
two KONE MonoSpace® 700 elevators and two KONE TransitMaster™ 110
escalators will ease the people flow. The building will be equipped
with KONE E-Link™, a facility management tool designed to secure
the best possible tenant service quality, and advanced KONE
Destination control system for reduced waiting and traveling times.
KONE InfoScreens will provide a quick and easy way to deliver
multimedia information inside the elevators and improve guidance
inside the building.
8 Bishopsgate will be certified with the
BREEAM Excellent Standard, a green building certification
system.
"We are looking forward to working with our
supply chain partner KONE on the landmark 8 Bishopsgate scheme,"
says Nick Jarman, Project Director at Stanhope
Plc.
"I am very proud of the trust placed in us
and being a key part of constructing 8 Bishopsgate. We are happy
that our strong relationships and track record of reliable
deliveries for previous projects in the City have led to the
possibility of making people flow even smoother for such an
impressive high-rise building in London," says Thomas Hinnerskov,
Executive Vice President for KONE Central and North
Europe.
The project is being constructed by Lend
Lease. Stanhope Plc is developing the project in partnership with
Mitsubishi Estates, funder and building owner. Other project
partners include architect WilkinsonEyre, technical consultant Arup
and construction cost consultants Alinea
Consulting.
Construction commenced in March 2019 and 8
Bishopsgate is expected to be completed by the end of
2022.
KONE booked the order in the third quarter of 2019.
For further information, please
contact:
Hanna Rutanen, Director, External Communications, tel. +358 41
5071361, media@kone.com
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Previous press releases are available at www.kone.com/en/news-and-insights/releases/
including:
November 14, 2019: KONE to equip Tianjin Pingan Teda IFC dual tower
in China
October 17, 2019: KONE to equip Nanning Metro Line 4 in
China
September 26, 2019: KONE wins order to equip JiNan PingAn IFC tower in
China
September 23, 2019: KONE to equip a luxury dual-tower in
Dubai
About KONE
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a
global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides
elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as
solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to
buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective
People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and
reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. In 2018, KONE had annual
net sales of EUR 9.1 billion, and at the end of the year over
57,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq
Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
www.kone.com