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KONE Corporation,
press release, March 15, 2018
KONE Corporation, a global leader in
the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to provide
energy-efficient KONE MonoSpace® 700 elevators for the Eglinton
Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) project owned and designed by
Metrolinx and operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in
Canada.
Construction of the new line's 25
stations is expected to begin in June 2018. Substantial completion
is projected for December 31, 2021, with stations opening in
2022.
"KONE is honored to play a part in the
expansion and enhancement of this vitally important transportation
system in Toronto, which will improve the flow of urban life in
Canada's largest city," says Larry Wash, executive vice president,
KONE Americas.
KONE solutions to be installed in 16 of
the expansion's 25 stations include 51 KONE MonoSpace® 700
elevators.
Project architect is Crosslinx Transit
Solutions Design, a joint venture of SNC-Lavalin Inc. & IBI
Group. General contractor is Crosslinx Transit Solutions
Constructors, a partnership of SNC-Lavalin Constructors (Pacific)
Inc., Dragados Canada Inc., EllisDon Civil Ltd. and Aecon
Infrastructure Management Inc.
The order was booked in the third
quarter of 2017.
For further
information, please contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director, Communications,
KONE Corporation, tel. +358 204 75 4330. media@kone.com
Read
more:
Previous global press releases are
available at www.kone.com/press
Previous press releases from KONE
Americas are available at www.kone.us/stories-and-references/press-releases
including:
September 19, 2017: KONE JumpLift(TM) Technology Delivering
Productivity Gains on Sealles High-Rise Project
April 11, 2017: KONE JumpLift(TM) Makes U.S. Debut in Hyatt
Regency Seattle
February 7, 2017: KONE Wins Order for High-Rise Development in
Dallas
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.