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07 May 2015 | KONE plc

KONE acquires British company Express Elevators Ltd

KONE, a global leader in the lifts and escalator industry, has acquired Express Elevators Ltd (Express), a British company that specialises in the maintenance, repair, modernization and installation of elevators.

Express is based in Yorkshire and located in close proximity to KONE''s regional offices in Keighley. The company currently has over 2000 elevators in service and employs approximately one hundred people.

"The acquisition of Express will assist KONE to consolidate and expand in the Yorkshire and surrounding regions in the future", says Michael Williams, KONE Great Britain Managing Director. "I look forward to bringing the fast, reliable and dedicated service of Express to our customer base."

Previous KONE press releases are available at www.kone.com/press including:

February 23, 2015: KONE acquires German elevator company Janzhoff Aufzüge GmbH
December 31, 2014: KONE acquires Italian elevator company Manutenzione Installazione Ascensori SpA (MIA)
August 1, 2014: KONE strengthens its presence in East Africa
January 2, 2013: KONE acquires its Israeli distributor Isralift  

For further information, please contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director, External Communications, KONE Corporation, tel. +358 204 75 4330, media@kone.com

Other Press Releases from KONE plc

17/11/2015 - KONE acquires Rob Willder Lifts Ltd KONE, a global leader in the lift and escalator industry, has acquired Rob Willder Lifts Ltd, a company that specialises in lift maintenance and repair on the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey.
10/9/2015 - KONE launches a digital game to educate children on lift/elevator and escalator safety KONE, a global leader in the lift and escalator industry, launches a digital game to educate children on lift and escalator safety.
10/9/2015 - KONE in the top 50 of the Forbes'' list of the World''s Most Innovative Companies KONE, a global leader in the lift/elevator, escalator and moving walkway industry, has been ranked 48th on the list of the world''s top 100 most innovative companies by the business magazine Forbes.
10/9/2015 - KONE begins installation activities at Kingdom Tower construction site KONE, a global leader in the lift and escalator industry, has initiated the very first phases of its lift installations at the impressive Kingdom Tower construction site in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
07/5/2015 - KONE awarded modernisation and maintenance contract at Gatwick Airport for lifts, escalators and autowalks KONE has secured a four-year contract to maintain lifts, escalators and autowalks at Gatwick Airport.