KONE wins order for the Riverside Century Plaza in Wuhu, China
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
KONE Corporation, press release, July 3, 2012
KONE has won an order to deliver 44 elevators and 34 escalators to the Riverside
Century Plaza in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China. The plaza will have three high-
rise towers on an eight-floor podium built alongside the Yangtze River. The
office tower will rise to a height of 318 meters, while the two apartment towers
are 168-meters high with 48 floors for residents. KONE's innovative and
customized solutions will enable the smooth People Flow® for the office workers
and residents in the three towers of the plaza.
The order includes 38 KONE MiniSpace(TM) elevators, which are especially suited
for high-rise buildings. There are also six KONE MonoSpace® elevators. All the
elevators are equipped with the energy-efficient KONE EcoDisc® hoisting
machines. The podium will house 34 KONE TravelMaster(TM) escalators. A traffic
monitoring system, KONE E-Link, will help the facility manager ensure a high
level of service in the Riverside Century Plaza.
"We are honored to be chosen for our innovative and eco-efficient solutions,"
says William B. Johnson, EVP and Area Director of KONE Greater China. "We are
proud to offer our world-class project management to a complex combining a
supertall building with two skyscrapers."
Developed by Nanjing Global Era International Group, the main contractor of the
plaza is China Construction Eighth Engineering Division.Corp. Ltd. The Riverside
Century Plaza has been designed by Pan-Pacific Design and Development Group. The
plaza will be completed in mid-2015.
The order was booked in the second quarter of 2012.
For further information, please contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director of External Communications, KONE Corporation, tel.
+358 0204 75 4330
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 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.
www.kone.com
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