KONE to modernize the elevators at Tour Areva in Paris
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
KONE Corporation, press release, September 28, 2011
KONE has been selected to modernize the elevators of the Tour Areva high-rise
building in the La Défense district outside of Paris, France. The 37-year-old
Tour Areva at 184 meters high is the second tallest skyscraper in La Défense.
The new technologies will improve the daily People Flow(TM) of the thousands of
employees moving in the building.
KONE will equip the 23 elevators with the KONE ReSolve(TM) X2 package, which
includes KONE EcoDisc® hoisting machines and controller and electrification
system upgrades. The order includes the KONE Polaris(TM) destination control
system, which will increase the handling capacity of the existing elevators and
reduce waiting times. The KONE Modernization Overlay process will be used during
the four-year renovation project to minimize disruption to the facility and end
users, and will increase the people flow capacity in the 44-storey high-rise.
Together these solutions will maximize the energy efficiency which will reduce
the environmental impact of Tour Areva.
"KONE has a long history of working at Tour Areva, and we are happy to bring the
technological expertise of our global teams to improve the People Flow
experience," says Pierre Liautaud, EVP and Area Director of KONE West and South
Europe. "After the project is completed, the modernized elevators will provide
faster, more comfortable and energy-efficient elevator rides in this iconic
building."
The original elevators of Tour Areva, or Tour Fiat as it was known in 1974, were
installed by Westinghouse, which became a part of KONE later the same year. KONE
also modernized the elevators in 1988. Work on the project will begin in January
2012 and is expected to be completed in 2016.
The order was booked in Q2 of 2011.
Read more about KONE Modernization Overlay in People Flow magazine issue 1/2010.
For further information, please contact:
Anne Korkiakoski, EVP, Marketing & Communications, KONE Corporation, tel.
+358 204 75 4775
Pascal Lancelot, Service Business Director, KONE France, tel. +33 1 3050 7101
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 2010, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 5 billion and
approximately 33,800 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd in Finland.
www.kone.com
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