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KONE To Provide VT for Future French Metro Line

KONE won an order to provide a suite of People Flow® solutions for the future line C of the Toulouse Metro that will serve Toulouse Métropole, France. The 27-km line is set...

KONE To Provide VT Solutions for Finland’s Tallest Office Building

KONE secured an order to provide People Flow® solutions for The Node, which will become Finland’s tallest office building standing at 130 m and 32 stories, located in the Pasila neighborhood...

KONE Modular Lift Installed at Network Rail Testing Site

Laing O’Rourke and KONE have manufactured and installed the first offsite-constructed lift at the Network Rail test track in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, U.K., Construction Management reports. The modular lift is...

KONE Launches Customer Planning Tool in Middle East, Türkiye and Africa

KONE has introduced KONE Studio – an innovative digital service designed to make elevator planning faster, easier and more collaborative for customers — in the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa region. KONE...

KONE Ranked 15th Most Sustainable Company in Europe

Finland's KONE has been ranked the 15th most sustainable company in Europe by Corporate Knights, a leading sustainability business magazine. The inaugural Europe 50 Most Sustainable Companies list includes Prysmian, SpA, headquartered in...

KONE Appoints Wen As EVP Procurement and Board Member

KONE has appointed Michelle Wen as executive vice president (EVP), Procurement and member of the KONE Executive Board, effective August 1. In this new role, Wen will report directly to...

KONE Awarded Sao Khue Award

KONE has been awarded the Sao Khue Award 2025 by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) for its smart service robot application programming interface (API) solution, The Manila Times reports....

Cooper Announced as CIBSE President Elect for 2025/26

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has announced David Cooper, MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire), as its president elect for the 2025/26 term. Cooper began...

KONE To Equip Dubai Residential Supertall With 38 VT Units

KONE has been selected by Dubai developer London Gate to equip the 1,476-ft-tall, 106-story Franck Muller Aeternitas Tower in Dubai Marina with 38 vertical-transportation (VT) units, KONE announced on May...

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Germany’s TK Elevator (TKE), the fourth-largest elevator maker in sales behind U.S.-based Otis, Switzerland’s Schindler and Finland-based KONE, is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. in 2026, Reuters reports....