KONE ranked as one of the world's most innovative companies again
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
KONE Corporation, press release, August 16, 2013
For the third consecutive year, KONE has been ranked among the top 100 most
innovative companies in the world by the U.S.-based business magazine Forbes.
KONE's ranking rose to 37 (42). Of the European companies listed, KONE is ranked
as 12.
As the Forbes ranking demonstrates, innovation is one of KONE's key success
factors. "Our aim is to deliver the best customer and user experience. Passion
for innovation is an integral part of our culture," says Matti Alahuhta, CEO and
President of KONE Corporation.
KONE has been an industry forerunner with its innovative solutions for several
decades. For example KONE was the first company to introduce machine-room-less
elevators in 1996. KONE's latest ground breaking solution is its new high-rise
elevator hoisting technology, KONE UltraRope(TM), enabling future elevator
travel heights of 1 kilometer - twice the distance currently feasible.
Forbes magazine's ranking is based on a metric called the "Innovation Premium.
One of the developers of the metric is Harvard Business School Professor Clayton
Christensen.
The list of world's most innovative companies can be viewed on forbes.com.
For further information, please contact:
Anne Korkiakoski, EVP, Marketing & Communications, KONE Corporation, tel.
+358 204 75 4775.
Read more
About KONE UltraRope(TM):
New KONE UltraRope(TM) elevator hoisting technology enables the next big leap in
high-rise building design
www.kone.com/ultrarope
KONE's previously published press releases:
www.kone.com/press
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.
www.kone.com
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