KONE to supply eco-efficient elevators to a new office building on Canary Wharf
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
KONE Corporation, press release, February 15, 2012
KONE has been selected to supply 25 eco-efficient elevators with supportive
technologies to 25 Churchill Place in London, UK. This new high-rise office
building in Canary Wharf will stand at a height of 128 meters once completed in
late 2014. The office building is being developed by the Canary Wharf Group and
the main contractor is Canary Wharf Construction Limited (CWCL).
The order includes 22 KONE MiniSpace® elevators, of which 20 will be dedicated
to transporting passengers and two for freight. MiniSpace elevators are
especially suited to high-rise buildings. The other three elevators are KONE
MonoSpace® Special, of which two can travel at the high speeds required for
firefighting. These elevators, equipped with the energy-efficient KONE EcoDisc®
hoisting machine, are 50-70% more efficient than elevators that use conventional
traction two-speed or hydraulic technology.
Working together with the elevators is the KONE Polaris® destination control
system which will reduce waiting times for the office workers. There will also
be KONE Infoscreen displays installed within each passenger car to inform and
guide elevator passengers for smoother flow in the 26-floor building. The KONE
E-link traffic monitoring system will ensure a high service level of the
elevators.
"We are delighted that our longstanding relationship with Canary Wharf
Contractors has resulted in another order to provide People Flow® for
professionals in this London financial hub," says Ari Lehtoranta, EVP and Area
Director of KONE Central and North Europe.
25 Churchill Place has been designed by Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF), the architects
behind KONE's Parisian reference Tour First. Previous KONE CWCL projects include
the Citigroup Centre at 25 and 33 Canada Square.
The order was booked in the first quarter of 2012.
For further information, please contact:
Anne Korkiakoski, EVP, Marketing & Communications, KONE Corporation, tel.
+358 204 75 4775
Michael Williams, Managing Director, KONE UK, tel. +44 8707748211
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(TM)
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 2011, KONE had annual net sales of EUR
5.2 billion and on average 35,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland.
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