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Stay on Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release, March 1st,
2016
KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has
acquired thyssenkrupp Hissit Oy, a Finnish subsidiary of the German
industrial group thyssenkrupp specializing in elevator and
escalator maintenance services.
"The acquisition of thyssenkrupp Hissit complements our
operations in the Helsinki, Tampere and Turku regions and allows us
to further strengthen our position in the Finnish market," says
Noud Veeger, Executive Vice President for KONE Central and North
Europe. "We welcome this opportunity to provide even better service
to our existing and new customers."
Previous KONE press releases are available at www.kone.com/press
including:
January 5, 2016: KONE acquires American Capital Elevator Services
and strengthens its presence and offerings in the Washington D.C.
market
September 2, 2015: KONE acquires its Croatian distributor Lift Modus
d.o.o.
July 20, 2015: KONE acquires German elevator company Klostermann
Aufzüge GmbH
For further information, please contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director, Communications, KONE Corporation, tel. +358
204 75 4330, media@kone.com
About KONE
KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator
industry. KONE'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 provides
industry-leading elevators, escalators, automatic building doors
and integrated solutions to enhance the People Flow in and between
buildings. KONE's services cover the entire lifetime of a building,
from the design phase to maintenance, repairs and modernization
solutions. In 2015, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 8.6 billion,
and at the end of the year close to 50,000 employees. KONE class B
shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
www.kone.com