Alimak’s top-of-the-range passenger and materials hoist – the Scando 650 – has made its debut in the Middle East at the site of Dubai’s Al Rostamani Tower project.

The hoist, which was only recently introduced, is the first Scando 650 for the Middle East and was ordered by Khansaheb Civil Engineering through local distributor Inma.
The new Scando 650 is available in single or twin car configuration as a modular system and can adapt to different applications using relatively few modules and components.
It offers payloads of 1,600 kg to 3,200 kg per car and has a standard maximum lifting height of 250 m, which can be enhanced to 400 m if required, says a spokesman.
For the Al Rostamani project, the main contractor has ordered a twin cage Scando 22/32 DOL with a lifting height of 80 m and a speed of 40 m/min.
The 79-m high, 14-storey tower features three basement levels, a ground floor and two mezzanine levels. It will include four levels of commercial office space, nine-storeys of three- and four-bed luxury residential apartments with a separate pool level, a gymnasium floor and roof-top plant room, he says.
The building will have an external glass-clad facade with granite features. It will offer a 31,669 sq m built-up area on a site bordered on two sites and fronting Bank Street in Bur Dubai.
The tower is scheduled for completion in August 2005.