KONE ramps up involvement for Shanghai's 2010 World Expo
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - KONE Corporation, press release, September 21, 2009KONE, an innovative solutions provider in the elevator and escalatorindustry, will supply over 30 elevators and 30 escalators for avariety of pavilions involved in the Shanghai 2010 World Expo. Untilnow, KONE's participation in the World Expo includes equipment forthe pavilions of Spain, Australia, Finland, and Hong Kong as well asthe Shanghai World Expo Performing Arts Center, Pudong's LogisticsCenter Equipment, the National Grid Enterprise Pavilion and theExpo's Information and Communication Pavilion.Further increasing its involvement in the Shanghai 2010 World Expo,KONE also announces that it will be a National Partner for theFinnish Pavilion. As part of the partnership, KONE will be providinga custom-made elevator for the pavilion, which will be play anintegral part in the pavilion's high-tech look and feel. Combininginnovative technologies and cutting-edge design, the elevator willserve both as an exhibition object as well as a fully functioningelevator for the pavilion."Following KONE's successful involvement in the 2008 Beijing Olympicinstallations, we are very proud to be part of an international eventof this caliber once again," says Matti Alahuhta, President & CEO,KONE. "The World Expo's theme, 'Better City, Better Life',corresponds with KONE's strategic vision of providing energyefficient and user friendly people flow solutions for an increasinglyurbanized world."Being held between May and October 2010, the World Expo in Shanghaiis expected to attract over 70 million visitors from around theglobe. Over 200 countries and international organizations areexpected as exhibitors, marking next year's World Expo as the largestin Expo history.About KONEKONE's objective is to offer the best people flow experience bydeveloping and delivering solutions that enable people to movesmoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in buildings in anincreasingly urbanizing environment. KONE provides its customers withindustry-leading elevators, escalators and innovative solutions formodernization and maintenance, and is one of the global leaders inits industry. In 2008, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.6 billionand over 34,800 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on theNASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland.www.kone.comFor further information, please contact:Anne Korkiakoski, Executive Vice President, Marketing &Communications, tel. +358 (0)204 75 4787This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 21.09.2009 - 08:50 Uhr
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