New York Mets Select Otis' Gen2 Elevators for New Stadium

New York Mets Select Otis' Gen2 Elevators for New Stadium

May 15, 2007

    FARMINGTON, Conn., May 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Otis
Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
(NYSE: UTX), won a $5 million contract to supply and
install its environmentally friendly and energy-efficient
Gen2(R) elevators for Citi Field, the new world-class home
of the New York Mets, scheduled to open in 2009.

    "We are honored that the Mets ownership group has
selected Otis products to help transport fans throughout
the team's new state-of-the-art ballpark and its many
unprecedented amenities and attractions," said Otis
President Ari Bousbib.

    Most of the elevators Otis will provide are Gen2
systems with patented flat-belt drive technology,
machine-roomless design and environmentally friendly
benefits. The Gen2 elevator's patented coated-steel belts
and gearless machine do not require lubrication, making the
system cleaner for the environment. In addition, its
gearless, permanent-magnet machine consumes half the energy
of conventional geared machines.

    Otis Elevator Company is the world's largest
manufacturer and maintainer of people-moving products
including elevators, escalators and moving walkways. With
headquarters in Farmington, Connecticut, Otis employs
61,000 people, offers products and services in more than
200 countries and territories and maintains 1.5 million
elevators and escalators worldwide. United Technologies
Corp., based in Hartford, Connecticut, is a diversified
company providing high-technology products and services to
the building and aerospace industries.


    For more information, please contact: 

     Tizz Weber
     Director, Communications
     Otis Elevator Company, 
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]