KONE WINS ORDER FOR “PIONEERING DEVELOPMENT” IN KENYA

KONE has won an order to equip the mixed-use, high-rise Global Trade Center (GTC) in Nairobi, Kenya, with 35 6-mps MiniSpaceTM and 14 machine-room-less MonoSpace® elevators, along with a destination-control system. GTC includes a 185-m-tall, 42-story tower that will serve as a hub for AVIC International. GTC will also have a commercial podium, four residential towers up to 31 stories and a 35-story JW Marriott hotel. Designed by Triad Architects and GMP International Architects, developed by AVIC International Real Estate Kenya Ltd. and with Zhejiang Chengjian Construction Africa, Ltd. as the main contractor, GTC is scheduled for completion in 2020. KONE Executive Vice President for South Europe, Middle East and Africa called GTC a "pioneering development bound to be of great significance to business in the region."