KONE Corporation
KONE designs, manufactures and services elevators, escalators and people-flow systems for buildings and cities, operating in 60+ countries with 60,000+ employees.
KONE Corporation, founded in 1910 in Helsinki, Finland, designs, manufactures and services elevators and escalators, as well as complete "People Flow" people-movement experiences for urban buildings and cities. Its equipment and systems move an estimated 2 billion people every day, and the company operates in more than 60 countries with over 60,000 employees.
The engineering work spans mechanical engineering, high-rise systems, hardware-software integration and digital domains including IoT, AI and cloud architecture. KONE holds more than 3,000 patents and invests in research and development; work locations include high-rise laboratories and local service centres. Products comprise elevator systems for buildings and tall structures, escalators for urban people movement, and People Flow solutions aimed at making urban life safer, more convenient and more sustainable.
The company describes a safety-first, innovation-driven culture built on cross-functional teams that combine hardware and digital disciplines. Employees are expected to take ownership of their work, and the organisation emphasises collaboration, learning and human-centred thinking alongside technical excellence. Industry areas include elevators and escalators, urban mobility, buildings and construction, high-rise engineering, and sustainability and smart cities.