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Signalization
series wins
prestigious award
KONE has been awarded a 2009 GOOD
DESIGN award for its sleek KONE Design
Signalization series. The recently launched
series offers timeless design and durable tech-
nology. The signalization panel enables the
integration of guiding information, bringing
usability to a new level. The panel can also
be localized to accommodate the specific
trends, styles, functions and regulations of
different countries and regions.
“The KONE Design Signalization series
represents a new perspective in modern ele-
vator design. It is a bold jump from standard
stainless steel signalizations to a new world of
colors and unique graphics, which can match
any kind of cabin design,” comments
Anne
Stenros
, vice president, Design, KONE.
KONE is the only elevator and escalator
company to have ever received a GOOD
DESIGN award in 60 years.
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Excellent
ride comfort,
breathtaking
view
Vertical transport
for 55,000
football fans
KONE will deliver 39 elevators and
31 escalators to the National Stadium
under construction in Warsaw, Po-
land. Considered the most modern
football arena in Central Europe, the
National Stadium will play host to the
UEFA EURO 2012™ European Football
Championship.
The issues of convenient and safe
flow of football fans within the facil-
ity as well as the possibility of their
quick evacuation were top priorities.
All requirements have been met with the
installation of 16 KONE MonoSpace®
and 23 KONE MonoSpace Special eleva-
tors, including four fire fighting eleva-
tors, 22 KONE EcoMaster® escalators
inside and nine outside the building.
The National Stadium is slated to
open in the middle of 2011; and con-
struction costs will amount to nearly
EUR 300 million.
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KONE has won an order to supply
41 elevators and four escalators for
Gate Towers in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates. The project will
feature 11 KONE MonoSpace®
Special platforms, 27 KONE Mini-
Space™ elevators, three KONE
TransSys™ freight elevators as
well as four KONE TravelMaster™
escalators.
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“Our main objective for the
project is to provide solutions with
a unique People Flow™ experience
while offering residents and visitors
excellent ride comfort,” comments
Tarek Elnaggar
, regional director
of KONE Middle East.
The Gate Towers are part of
the Gate District development
and sit at the entrance of Al Reem
Island. The project features one
23-story residential tower and
three 65-story residential and
office buildings.
The towers will have a stunning
presence on the island’s skyline
and are scheduled for completion
in the second half of 2012.
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