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Stay on Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release, June 21, 2016
"As the world's population continues to urbanize and move into cities, there's a growing demand for taller, smarter buildings and more innovative vertical transportation solutions," said Larry Wash, Executive Vice President for KONE Americas. "This new facility is evidence of our commitment to that need. We're investing in our supply chain infrastructure, research and development, and importantly, in our people, so we can support our growing North American business."
Texas-based KONE employees will relocate from the former office
location to the new site, and the facility will boost the local
economy, bringing as many as 80 new jobs to Allen. Jussi Oijala,
Senior Vice President at KONE, will serve as the Site Leader,
driving KONE's vision for the facility.
"We're extremely proud to be growing our research and development,
along with manufacturing capabilities in Allen," Oijala said. "The
additional office space and improved testing facilities will
accelerate our growth, and deliver innovative People Flow®
solutions for our customers."
The company also introduced its newest volume elevator, KONE MonoSpace® 500, to the U.S. and Canadian markets. This machine room-less (MRL) elevator was developed to make the best better, delivering even greater eco-efficiency, better ride comfort and innovative design options. KONE pioneered the MRL elevator technology twenty years ago. Today, KONE is an industry leader with hundreds of thousands of applications of MRL elevators in use worldwide.
For images of the new facility, please go to
bit.ly/KONEAllen
Related press releases are available at www.kone.com/press
including:
June 21, 2016: KONE MonoSpace® 500 Elevator Launches in U.S. and
Canada
December 2, 2015: KONE strengthens its high-rise innovation
capabilities by opening one of the world's tallest elevator test
towers in China
For further information, please contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director, External Communications, KONE Corporation,
tel. +358 204 75 4330, media@kone.com
About KONE
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a
global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides
elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as
solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to
buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective
People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and
reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. In 2015, KONE had annual
net sales of EUR 8.6 billion, and at the end of the year close to
50,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq
Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
www.kone.com