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Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release, May 2, 2012
KONE has acquired the business of Eagle Elevator Corporation, an independent elevator service company with a very strong reputation in the Minnesota market. Eagle has operated in the attractive Minneapolis market since 1990. Under the capable leadership of John Corbo and Kim and Paul Nordenstrom, Eagle has grown consistently, establishing itself as a market leader. In addition to a solid maintenance base of more than 1,000 units, Eagle does a substantial volume of modernization and repair work.
Eagle and KONE will be combining their elevator operations under the KONE name during the next few months. "We are thrilled to be adding great new customers representing the full spectrum of building segments including hospitals, corporate headquarters, universities, hotels, industrial facilities and residential buildings," said Vance Tang, KONE EVP and Area Director for the Americas.
"The combined Eagle and KONE teams welcome the opportunity to continue to offer outstanding service to Eagle and KONE customers. We also offer a warm welcome to the new team members from Eagle Elevator who will be bringing a broad range of valuable talents and many decades of collective experience to KONE through this acquisition," Tang concludes.
For further information,
please contact:
Anne Korkiakoski, EVP, Marketing & Communications, KONE
Corporation, tel. +358 204 75 4775
Jeff Eaton, Director, Acquisitions, KONE Inc., tel. +1 925 984 0019
or
Kellie Lindquist, Marketing Manager, KONE Inc., tel. +1 630 955
4202
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 2011, KONE had annual
net sales of EUR 5.2 billion and on average 35,000 employees. KONE
class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in
Finland.