KONE JumpLift™

Get even more out of your elevators during construction time. With KONE JumpLift™, you can get early access to your construction time elevator and start moving people and materials before the building has reached its full height. This speeds up building completion, leading to a quicker return on investment.

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Start moving earlier with KONE JumpLift™

KONE JumpLift™ is a self-climbing construction time elevator solution that uses the building's permanent elevator shaft and material during construction for smooth logistics. KONE JumpLift™ can be used to complement, or even replace entirely, external hoisting systems. As a fully functioning elevator compliant with the same safety standards as the completed elevator, it also significantly improves site safety.

Core benefits

KONE JumpLift™ enables smoother project timelines

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    Jump ahead with a mobile machine room

    The temporary hoisting unit "jumps" upward within the permanent shaft as your building rises. Jumps are planned in increments and can be scheduled alongside other construction activities with minimal downtime.

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    Put your elevator car to work early

    KONE JumpLift™ uses the building's permanent elevator car (without final interior finishes) throughout construction. When the project completes, conversion to the finished passenger elevator is rapid and straightforward, eliminating redundant equipment and reducing waste.

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    Less waiting around for people and goods

    Enjoy improved transportation capacity compared to traditional exterior hoists thanks to higher elevator speed and automatic doors. KONE JumpLift™ can also be complemented with digital solutions to support visibility and efficiency on site.

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    Close the façade earlier

    With KONE JumpLift™, you can remove exterior hoists and close the façade sooner to weatherproof the building. This also allows you to finish the interior more quickly.

How can KONE JumpLift™ help you?

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    Secure operating environment

    KONE JumpLift™ provides early access to the building's permanent elevator shaft for faster vertical transportation and increased load capacity, helping workers, their tools, and materials reach their destination floor more efficiently, saving hours every day.

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    Lower overall costs

    With a KONE JumpLift™ construction elevator, workers spend less time traveling or waiting for materials to arrive, daily labor costs decrease, the building is finished faster, and owners can capitalize on their investment sooner.

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    All-weather operation

    KONE JumpLift™ elevators use the building's permanent elevator shaft for vertical transportation. This means that unlike traditional construction hoists, work can proceed unhindered inside the building regardless of any weather conditions.

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    Improved safety

    Construction hoists may detach from the building and cause damage or injury, but a KONE JumpLift™ is installed inside the elevator hoistway to increase construction elevator safety and meet elevator safety regulations and codes.

Making fast possible

Accelerate construction with KONE JumpLift™

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Frequently asked questions

KONE JumpLift is a self-climbing construction-time elevator that operates inside the building's permanent elevator hoistway and rises together with the building, regardless of weather conditions — rather than operating as an external hoist attached to the building facade. Unlike traditional rack-and-pinion construction hoists, JumpLift uses mostly components from the adequately protected permanent elevator and then converts into the finished passenger elevator at project completion with fresh finishes. It travels 2 to 5x faster than external hoists, has automatic doors, and is compliant with all major elevator safety standards.

KONE JumpLift travels 2 to 5x faster than external construction hoists in mid-rise and high-rise buildings. Traditional external hoists typically operate at 0.6 to 1.5 meters per second; JumpLift reaches significantly higher speeds of up to 4 meters per second, reducing the time workers, tools, and materials spend traveling between floors every day.

KONE JumpLift can be installed and become operational in the early stages of construction, before the building reaches its full height. The self-climbing mechanism means the hoisting unit moves upward within the permanent shaft as each floor is completed, growing with the structure. From around the 10th floor upward, it can replace the need for external hoists entirely.

When construction is finished, KONE JumpLift converts into the permanent passenger elevator. The conversion is straightforward — the machinery is installed in its permanent location, and the interior finishes of the elevator car, landing doors, and signalization are completed.

Yes. KONE JumpLift is compliant with all major elevator safety standards globally – the same standards that govern the finished permanent passenger elevator installation. This is a higher safety standard than is typically required for external construction hoists.

KONE JumpLift follows higher-level safety standards compared with external construction hoists. It operates inside the permanent elevator hoistway, protecting the system from weather conditions such as rain, wind, and freezing temperatures, helping ensure safe and reliable operation in any weather.