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| Schindler to supply elevators for Chile's tallest building Swiss elevator and escalator maker Schindler is to supply 109 elevators for the "Costanera Center", a major urban development in the Chilean capital, Santiago, in a contract worth about US$40 million. The company is already supplying 86 escalators and moving walks for the project, in a separate agreement signed in 2008. The contract for the 109 elevators was awarded after work resumed on the Costanera Center project, following a temporary stoppage because of the economic crisis. Schindler is the sole supplier of elevators, escalators and moving walks for the complex, which includes a multi-storey shopping mall, as well as four office towers, one of which – the Costanera Tower - will be the tallest in South America, at 300 meters. Installation of the Schindler equipment is due to start in 2011. The Costanera Center's developer, Cencosud, is one South America's largest retail groups, with operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. The main Costanera Tower was designed by Cesar Pelli, who is well-known as the architect of Malaysia's Petronas Towers. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |