2014年6月5日通力集团公司发布新闻消息称，2014年6月5日开发商兼业主吉达公司Al Waleed binTalal Al Saud宣布，选择通力作为垂直运输提供商为国王塔(Kingdom tower)提供世界上最快的速度和提升高度最高的双层电梯。这意味着通力电梯公司依靠其独有的世界创举革命性技术Ultra Rope^（TM）吊装技术赢得世界上最高的建筑阿拉伯国王塔的青睐，Ultra Rope^（TM）技术使世界建筑高度翻番，创造了世界之最，堪称电梯界的骄傲。
　　国王塔位于阿拉伯首都利雅得，建筑高度将达到3280英尺，换算成公制是999.744米，远远领先于828米的迪拜哈利法塔。530000m2建筑面积目前已破土破工，建成之后，沙特王储们希望它能成为阿拉伯世界新的象征。
　　王国塔的地基桩将深入地下330英尺（100.6米），整个工程项目将耗资超过12亿美元。据悉，王国塔项目在2011年就获得了全球各界的广泛关注，王国塔不但会在高度上达到一个令人震惊的数字，工期也不长——主体建筑预期在63个月内完工，只有短短5年多一点时间，预计将在2018年完成。
　　通力电梯具有丰富的人流量的解决方案，并且拥有世界最先进的、革命性的Ultra Rope^（TM）吊装技术，众望所归，该建筑选择通力电梯后，将拥有世界上最快的双层电梯旅行速度超过10米/秒，以及世界上最高的电梯上升660米。
　　建筑将配备共65台通力电梯和自动扶梯。该订单包括运用通力革命性的Ultra Rope^（TM）吊装技术的29台通力Mini Space小机房电梯，21台Mono Space无机房电梯，7台通力双层Mini Space 小机房电梯，110台Travel Master自动扶梯以及内饰、人流解决方案、目标控制系统、显示系统、通力E-Link^（TM）远程监控系统、电梯紧急情况下人员疏散操作系统，和一个为期十年的电梯设备维保合同。
　　通力在沙特阿拉伯areeco公司控股50%。通力areeco在沙特阿拉伯成功完成麦加皇家钟塔饭店，以及正在进行的利雅得阿卜杜拉国王金融区，阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王国际机场和吉达总部商务园等项目。
　　该订单是在2014第二季度预订的。
　　以前关于Ultra Rope^（TM）的新闻发布包括：
　　2013年6月10日：通力电梯Ultra Rope（TM）吊装技术，高层建筑设计的一大飞跃
　　2013年10月1日：通力Ultra Rope^（TM）在首先运用在Marina Bay Sands
　　进一步详情请联系Liisa Kivelä，董事，通力集团公司公共事务沟通，电话+ 358 204 75 4330。media@kone.com
　　参考链接：http://www.kone.com/en/press/press/kone-wins-order-for-saudi-arabia-s-kingdom-tower-the-world-s-tallest-building-2014-06-05.aspx

KONE wins order for Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Tower, the world's tallest building
June 05, 2014
KONE Corporation, press release, June 5, 2014

　　Jeddah Economic Co - the owner and developer of the World's Tallest Tower - Kingdom Tower and Kingdom City - in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, chaired by HRH Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Al Saud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Co, has selected KONE as the vertical transportation provider to deliver the world's fastest and highest double-decker elevators to Kingdom Tower.
　　Kingdom Tower, which is being built by Saudi Bin Laden Group, is expected to rise to the height of more than one kilometer upon completion in 2018. Featuring KONE's people flow solutions, the building will have the world's fastest double deck elevators with travel speed of over 10 m/s as well as the world's highest elevator rise at 660 meters. Kingdom Tower will house offices, a Four Seasons hotel and serviced apartments, residential apartments as well as the world's tallest observation spot.
　　The building will be equipped with altogether 65 KONE elevators and escalators. The order includes KONE Double Deck MiniSpace^（TM） elevators with revolutionary KONE UltraRope^（TM） hoisting technology. KONE UltraRope is a new high-rise elevator technology that is set to break industry limits and enable future elevator travel heights of 1 kilometer - twice the distance currently feasible. The KONE UltraRope technology eliminates the disadvantages of conventional steel rope and opens up a world of possibilities in high-rise building design.
　　The KONE equipment in Kingdom Tower will include 21 KONE MonoSpace® elevators, 29 KONE MiniSpace elevators, seven KONE DoubleDeck MiniSpace elevators and eight KONE TravelMaster 110 escalators. To complement the building's exclusive look, KONE will provide the customer with tailor-designed car interiors and landing doors as well as latest People Flow Intelligence solutions including KONE Destination Control Systems and premium KONE Infoscreen displays. Other special solutions include KONE E-Link^（TM） remote monitoring systems, as well as an occupant evacuation operation system for emergency situations. The order includes a ten-year equipment maintenance contract.
　　"We have been highly impressed with KONE's innovative solutions to high-rise buildings. This is another cornerstone for a development of this magnitude and we look forward to creating this landmark building in all standards," says Mr Mounib Hammoud, CEO of Jeddah Economic Company.
　　"Close cooperation between all project partners, and with KONE Areeco team locally, our technical professionalism and people flow planning expertise was a winning combination in helping us land the order," comments Noud Veeger, Executive Vice President for KONE in Asia Pacific and Middle East. "We hail this project with great excitement," he adds.
　　Kingdom Tower is the centerpiece and first construction phase of the Kingdom City development, located along the Red Sea on the north side of Jeddah. Encompassing a construction area of 530,000m2, Kingdom Tower is designed by architect Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture and the construction of the building has been commissioned to Saudi Bin Laden Group. Dar Al Handasa is the project's construction supervisor, while E.C. Harris / Mace JV is managing the project.
　　KONE Areeco is KONE's Saudi Arabian joint venture company with KONE holding 50% of the shares. KONE Areeco has several flagship projects in Saudi Arabia, such as the successfully completed Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel in Mecca, as well as ongoing projects such as the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, and the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Headquarters Business Park in Jeddah.
　　The order was booked in the second quarter of 2014.
　　Previous press releases on KONE's orders are available at www.kone.com/press including:
　　•October 1, 2013:  First KONE UltraRope installed at Marina Bay Sands
　　•June 10, 2013: New KONE UltraRope elevator hoisting technology enables the next big leap in high-rise building design
　　For further information, please contact:
　　Liisa Kivelä, Director, External Communications, KONE Corporation, tel. +358 204 75 4330. media@kone.com