KONE in the community 

As a global company, KONE has a responsibility to protect the environment, promote progress in local communities and encourage sustainable development.  KONE and our employees are making our mark and we are proud of what we have all achieved in making a difference in the wider community. Here a just a few examples of ‘KONE in the Community’.

KONE are proud to support Cancer Research and The Rainbow Trust as part of our monthly customer satisfaction surveys. For every survey returned, we will donate £2 to either charity.

Cancer Research UK funds just over £6 million of research a week to help beat cancer.  Thanks to this research, more people are surviving cancer than ever before.
Cancer Research UK has played a leading role in many of the major breakthroughs in the treatment in the last 100 years. 
They have discovered new ways of treating cancer that together have saved hundreds of thousands of lives across the world. Thanks to Cancer Research UK, thousands of people are surviving cancer today who wouldn't have survived ten years ago.
To find out more go to www.cancerresearchuk.org/aboutus/

Every year 10,000 families in the UK have a child with a terminal or life threatening illness.  No one expects to out-live their children and the pressures on a family can be extreme.

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity exists to provide a unique and special service to these families. Set up in 1986, they offer non-medical, practical and emotional help to all the family members, aiming to maintain a sense of normality and support them through traumatic times.
www.rainbowtrust.org.uk

The second annual KONE Bike to Work Day took place on 19th June 2009. Many employees left their cars at home and rode into work to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer Research UK. Getting fit and being environmentally friendly was an added bonus!
This year there was a dress down day at all the KONE offices for those who could not bike into work. In total, we raised £312!

In November 2003 Les Niewiara, KONE Operations Manager was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In the same year, just over 7,000 others also got the same news. By the end of this year, nearly all of those people would have died and there will be less than 200 left.

Awareness of pancreatic cancer is very low and Les has organised and participated in a number of cycling events to push awareness of the disease up the political, medical and charitable agenda and to also raise funds for research.

This summer, Les organised Bike to the Future 2008 for himself and his team – a 950 mile cycle ride from London to Krakow, Poland. Due to ill health, Les was unable to cycle the first few stages, but once his health had improved he flew out to meet the rest of the team in Germany and joined them on the latter stages through to it's completion in Krakow .

KONE are proud to have supported Les and his team throughout ‘Bike To The Future 2008’ and many KONE colleagues joined the team on various stages of their ride.

It is with great sadness that Les passed away on 18th December 2008. Les will be missed by all his colleagues at KONE and our thoughts are with his family.

To help raise awareness and research into pancreatic cancer, you can donate money in the following ways:

On line: By visiting the Just Giving site http://www.biketothefuture.org.uk/

By Cheque: Cheques can be made payable to: Bike to the Future Ride
Bike to the Future Ride
C/O KONE plc
Global House, Station Place
Fox Lane North, Chertsey.
Surrey. KT16 9HW

10 runners took part in this years British London 10K on the 12th July in aid of The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign as part of The Property Week Challenge

Well done to those who took part for this worthy cause!