by Shane Henson — August 15, 2012—Employees, tenants, and shoppers at Chengdu Hilton International Square and Chengdu International Mart, two building complexes currently under construction and scheduled to be opened in 2013 in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, will be able to get to their destinations using sleek, high-speed elevators and escalators that are set to be installed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
According to Mitsubishi Electric, at Chengdu Hilton International Square, a 165.8-meter, mixed-use building complex incorporating offices, residences and a hotel, four sets of escalators and 48 sets of elevators will be installed, including 11 sets of high-speed models that can travel up to six meters per second. Chengdu International Mart, which is 39 stories high and houses offices, residences and commercial facilities, will receive 36 sets of elevators, including four high-speed models that can travel up to six meters per second.
“These orders evidence customers’ continued recognition not only of the high-quality products manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric and its Chinese joint venture company, Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Co, Ltd., but also their confidence in the superior support and service the two companies will provide,” said Shinji Sasaki, general manager of overseas marketing and group vice president of Building Systems, Mitsubishi Electric.
Sasaki says that going forward, Mitsubishi Electric will continue to provide safe, reliable and comfortable elevators and escalators throughout China. And there will certainly be a demand for elevators. According to Mitsubishi Electric’s research, the elevator market in China has been experiencing steady growth. Especially in inland areas where economic development has been remarkable, the demand for high-speed elevators for high-rise office buildings and hotels is booming.
To meet this demand, Mitsubishi Electric and Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Co., Ltd., have worked to strengthen sales and technical support capabilities in inland China. The two companies say they have enhanced their resources by reinforcing sales, engineering and after-sales services at inland branch offices and by increasing the number of sales and sales engineering staff from Mitsubishi Electric’s Japan offices in order to assure their ability to quickly and effectively meet customers’ individual needs.
