Kone
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Kone Oyj (; officially known as KONE and trading as KONE Corporation) is a Finnish multinational elevator engineering company employing over 60,000 personnel across 60 countries worldwide. It was founded in 1910 and is now headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with its corporate offices located in Espoo. In addition, Kone builds and services moving walkways (referred to by the company as autowalks), automatic doors and gates, escalators, and lifts. In the Finnish language, Kone means "machine".
Key facts
- Company.name
- Kone Corporation
- Company.native_name_lang
- fi
- Company.logo
- Kone Logo 2023.svg
- Company.image
- Kone Building (Keilaniemi, Espoo, Finland) Mar 26, 2026.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Kone Building in Keilaniemi, Espoo
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide except Korea, Japan, Russia, Belarus and most of Latin America
- Company.key_people
- Nicholas Haggerty - Project Manager
- Company.industry
- Engineering and service
- Company.products
- Elevators, escalators, automatic building doors
- Company.num_employees
- 63,536 (Dec 2023)
- Company.owner
- Herlin family through Security Trading Oy (22% equity, 62% voting power)
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company, Funder
- Founded
- 1910
- Location
- Espoo, Finland
- Also known as
- Osakeyhtiö Kone Aktiebolag
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.435823.b
Official website
KONE Global - We shape the future of cities
We are a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry. At KONE, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings.
kone.com →Link to the official site · 11,352 chars · not written by Vinony
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- History
- 1910–1964
- 1965–1998
- 1999–2021
- Alliances and acquisitions
- Cartel fine
- Awards and rankings
- Forbes list of the world's most innovative companies
- 2014 Newsweek Green Rankings
- Products and trademarks
- Kone UltraRope
- Kone EcoDisc motor
- Kone Access Turnstiles
- Kone Destination
- Elevators
- Industrial action
- See also
- References
- External links
Kone Oyj (; officially known as KONE and trading as KONE Corporation) is a Finnish multinational elevator engineering company employing over 60,000 personnel across 60 countries worldwide. It was founded in 1910 and is now headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with its corporate offices located in Espoo. In addition, Kone builds and services moving walkways (referred to by the company as autowalks), automatic doors and gates, escalators, and lifts. In the Finnish language, Kone means "machine".
Since 1924, Kone has been controlled by the Herlin family. Harald Herlin purchased the company in 1924 and served as its chairman until 1941. Afterward, his son, Heikki H. Herlin, took over his father's post from 1941–1987. In 1954, Pekka Herlin joined Kone and succeeded his father as president in 1964. Since 2003, Antti Herlin, the son of Pekka Herlin, has been its chairman. , Antti Herlin controls 62% of the voting rights and 22% of the shares of the company, which is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
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