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KONE TO SUPPLY 145 UNITS TO NEW BIA TERMINAL
KONE has been selected to supply 145 units to the new passenger terminal being built at Bahrain International Airport (BIA), TradeArabia reports. The order consists of 85 elevators, 40 escalators and 20 moving walks, all equipped with the E-Link remote-monitoring system. The new terminal is part of an effort by the Ministry of Transportation & Telecommunication to "develop the BIA into one of the most modern and futuristic airport buildings in the world." Expected to be complete by 2020, the expansion will bring BIA's annual passenger capacity from approximately nine million to 14 million.
HYUNDAI ELEVATOR TAPPED FOR RIYADH MEDICAL COMPLEX
Hyundai Elevator has secured a US$30-million deal from the Saudi Arabian government to outfit Security Forces Medical City, under development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with an unspecified number of units, TradeArabia reports. Noting that Saudi Arabia is a key part of its globalization strategy, Hyundai Elevator said what enabled it to secure the deal despite economic uncertainty due to falling oil prices was the company's energy-efficient and network-surveillance technology. Installation will begin in stages in the third quarter of this year through 2018. Hyundai Elevator is confident it will win work related to another medical facility the government plans to build in Jeddah.
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON WARSAW’S TALLEST TOWER
Construction has begun on Varso Place, a mixed-use development in Warsaw’s city center that includes what will be Poland’s tallest building, a 52-story, 230-m-tall office tower, developer HB Reavis reports. Designed by Foster + Partners, the office tower will be joined by 21- and 19-story buildings designed by Warsaw firm Hermanowicz Rewski. Project highlights include a viewing platform at the top that will be open to the public and a restaurant on the 46th and 47th floors of the main tower. Handover is scheduled in 2020.
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