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Stay on Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release, July 2, 2013
Empire and KONE will be combining their elevator operations under the KONE name during the next few months.
"The Empire and KONE operations will fit well together and we are thrilled to be adding great new customers in the very important San Francisco market," said Larry Wash, KONE Executive Vice President for the Americas.
"We are also gaining a wealth of talent from the skilled and experienced employees joining KONE from Empire and look forward to welcoming these new team members to our team," Wash added.
For further information, please contact:
Anne Korkiakoski, EVP, Marketing & Communications, KONE
Corporation, tel. +358 204 75 4330
Previously published KONE press releases are available at www.kone.com/press including:
Dec 3, 2012 KONE strengthens market presence through the acquisition of Ascent Elevator in San Francisco, California, US
About KONE
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. In 2012, KONE had annual
net sales of EUR 6.3 billion and around 40,000 employees. KONE
class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in
Finland.