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EDITORIAL

Matti Alahuhta

President & CEO, KONE Corporation

Revolutionizing

the industry – again

KONE IN BRIEF

KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry. The company has been committed to understanding

the needs of its customers for the past century, providing industry-leading elevators, escalators and automatic building doors

as well as innovative solutions for modernization and maintenance. The company’s objective is to offer the best people flow

experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move smoothly, safely, comfortably and without

waiting in buildings in an increasingly urbanizing environment. KONE employs on average 35,000 dedicated experts to serve

you globally and locally in over 50 countries.

KONE moves millions of people every day. Driven

by the urbanization megatrend, hundreds of

thousands of new elevators and escalators are

installed each year.

In order to provide the best People Flow

experience, KONE continuously looks for opportu-

nities to develop its solutions. We listen to our

customers and use their feedback as a basis for

our development work.

This year, we launch our new industry-leading

volume elevator offering. We have put together

a team of top professionals to deliver best-in-class

eco-efficiency, industry-leading ride comfort and

award-winning design. The new KONE elevator is

set to revolutionize the elevator market.

Our future lies in following the global mega-

trends and making sure our solutions provide the

best possible lifetime value for our customers and

the users of our equipment.

KONE plays an important role in making urban

areas better places to live.

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