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KONE Corporation,
press release, November 15, 2018
KONE Corporation, a global leader in
the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to provide
elevators for Global Trade Center Nairobi, a mixed-use high-rise
development near the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya.
When completed, the office tower will rise to 185 meters, placing
it among the tallest buildings in East Africa.
The skyscraper will serve as the hub
for the African operations of AVIC International, the first Chinese
company to open headquarters in Kenya.
In addition to the 42-story office
tower, the mixed-use complex will include a commercial podium, four
residential towers, the tallest of which will rise to 31 stories,
and a 35-story luxury hotel property to be operated by JW Marriott
Hotels.
KONE will equip the development with 35
KONE MiniSpace(TM) high-rise elevators traveling at a maximum speed
of 6 meters per second, 14 KONE MonoSpace® machine-room-less
elevators, and a KONE Destination Control System, which will help
optimize elevator efficiency and passenger comfort.
"I am proud that KONE was chosen to
equip this pioneering development, which is bound to be of great
significance to business in the region," says Pierre Liautaud, KONE
executive vice president for South Europe, Middle East and
Africa.
Global Trade Center Nairobi is a
project of AVIC International Real Estate Kenya, Ltd. and the main
contractor is Zhejiang Chengjian Construction Africa,
Ltd.
Triad Architects and GMP International
Architects designed the project, which is scheduled for completion
in 2020.
KONE booked the order in the third
quarter of 2018.
For further
information, please contact:
Hanna Rutanen, Director, External
Communications, KONE Corporation, tel. +358 41 5071361, media@kone.com
Previous press releases are available
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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 2017, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 8.9 billion,
and at the end of the year over 55,000 employees. KONE class B
shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland. www.kone.com