THE Elevator Division of Ahmadiah Trading and Contracting has supplied and installed 10 elevators and eight escalators from Hitachi for the prestigious Dar Al Awadi Complex.
The elevators serve three areas of the complex designated as High Tower, Low Tower and Mall.

The High Tower has three elevators, with a speed 240 m/min and 1,600 kg capacity, the Low Tower is served by three lifts with a speed of 150 m/min and 1,600 kg capacity while the Mall area has four elevators with a speed of 60 m/min. Access within the mall area is also facilitated by the eight escalators.
This equipment meets the design and specifications set by the consultant/client, says a spokesman for Ahmadiah – Elevator Division.
Ahmadiah – Elevator Division has also supplied a highly sophisticated facade cleaning system from Manntech Facade Equipment, Germany, for the project, he adds.
“Hitachi and Manntech were selected by the owner/consultant, taking into consideration the quality, performance and after-sales service provided by the Ahmadiah – Elevator Division,” says the spokesman. “The client entrusted our Elevator Division with the project because of its prompt response in meeting maintenance requirements and its professional approach on sales and installation.
“Ahmadiah Elevator Division is proud to be associated with this landmark project,” he adds.
The Elevator Division of Ahmadiah was established in 1976 to offer conveying systems, building facade equipment and other special equipment to the market. It is the sole distributor in Kuwait, Lebanon and Iraq for Hitachi Elevators and Escalators and the distributor in Kuwait for Manntech, Power Climber and Blue Giant.
The division is currently supplying high-speed elevators (6 m/sec) for the Deira Tower, which will be the first 40-storey building in Kuwait, according to the spokesman.
Other ongoing projects include the State Audit Bureau headquarters and car-park building, Al Manshar Complex, Al Shera’a Residential Complex, the Al Bahar Tower as well as the mixed-use and residential complexes, Dhow Tower, Al Manshar Rotana Suites Hotel, Wafra office building, the Ministry of Interior’s new headquarters and the Arabian Real Estate Company head office.
Besides the Dar Al Awadi complex, the company has recently handed over a string of major projects. These include the Al Mohalab Shopping and Entertainment Centre in Hawally, Marina Mall, Marina Coastal Building and Marina Hotel and Club in Salmiya, Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) headquarters, Hilton Resort, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences Center for Research and Treatment of Diabetes, Awqaf Car Park And Shopping Complex, Fahaheel Waterfront Development, Fahaheel Cinema Complex, Al Nakheel Residential Complex and Kharafi Building.
Other prestigious high-rise buildings where it has installed elevators, escalators and facade cleaning system include: the Kuwait Stock Exchange, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait head office, Kuwait Finance House head office, Joint Banking Centre, Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences, JW Marriott Hotel, Hotel Sheraton, Hilton Resort, Fintas Tower, ENT Hospital, National Bank Of Kuwait Children’s Hospital, Gulf Bank Head office, Commercial Bank of Kuwait Head office, Gulf Investment Corporation Head office, Shaheed Tower, Awqaf Tower, Bustan Complex, Fanar Complex, Al Shaya Fashion Plaza (Hawally), and Kuwait University’s Administrative Studies Building in Shuwaikh.