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Stay on Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release, October 6,
2015
KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has
won a contract to supply 27 elevators to Nanjing's 67-storied
flagship landmark, Qing Ao Center Tower 2, an ambitious
multi-activity hub which houses high-end offices and a sprawling
luxury hotel. The order includes 13 KONE MiniSpace(TM), 6 KONE S
MonoSpace® and 8 KONE MiniSpace(TM) DoubleDeck elevators. KONE will
also provide its state-of-the-art elevators with a 3-year
maintenance contract.
The elevators will facilitate smooth people flow and an enhanced
user experience through KONE's unique KONE Polaris(TM) Destination
Control System and KONE E-Link(TM) monitoring solution with remote
management capabilities.
"We are proud to be associated with the Nanjing Qing Ao project,"
says William B. Johnson, Executive Vice President for KONE Greater
China. "Our good partnership and active cooperation with clients on
project schedules were the key factors in winning this
order."
Nanjing Qing Ao Centre Tower 2 is an iconic mix of business and
leisure, located in Hexi New Town, which is Nanjing's up and coming
central business district. The project which is developed by
Nanjing Hexi Engineering Project Management Co. Ltd, is expected to
be completed by December 2016.
The order was booked in the third quarter of 2015.
For further information, please contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director, Communications, KONE Corporation, tel. +358
204 75 4330, media@kone.com
Previously published press releases are available at
www.kone.com/press including:
July 3, 2015: KONE to equip Hangzhou's Ping An Financial Center
in Zhejiang Province, China
April 2, 2015: KONE wins order to equip Beijing's tallest
building to be
About KONE
KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator
industry. KONE'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. KONE provides
industry-leading elevators, escalators, automatic building doors
and integrated solutions to enhance the People Flow in and between
buildings. KONE's services cover the entire lifetime of a building,
from the design phase to maintenance, repairs and modernization
solutions. In 2014, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 7.3 billion,
and at the end of the year over 47,000 employees. KONE class B
shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.