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EDITORIAL
The year 2010 is a momentous one for KONE Corporation.
KONE was founded in 1910 as a tiny machine shop; and
has evolved into one of the world’s largest elevator
and escalator companies.
As we celebrate our centennial, we look back on the
rich and inspiring history of KONE and see how much of
an impact our solutions have made in urban living over
the past century.
KONE has been at the forefront of technological break-
throughs that have revolutionized the industry and are es-
sential elements of today’s world. As urban areas continue
to grow, the importance of improving the eco-efficiency
of our products and solutions has been steadily increasing.
This is one area in which we have made tremendous ground
in the past decade and our solutions are among the most
efficient in the industry.
This year, we are also proud to be an official national part-
ner of Finland’s Kirnu pavilion at the Shanghai 2010 World
Expo which begins in May. The World Expo’s theme, ‘Better
City, Better Life’, corresponds with KONE’s vision of providing
energy efficient and user friendly People Flow™ solutions in
an increasingly urbanized world.
On behalf of KONE, I thank you all for being an integral
part of our development these past 100 years.
KONE has come
a long way
Matti Alahuhta
President & CEO, KONE Corporation
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