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World’s Largest Passenger Elevator

at Jio World Centre - Designed and

delivered by KONE

KONE India recently Designed and delivered by KONE, the record- safer, smarter, and more sustainable people-
hosted a media tour breaking elevator spans 25.78 square meters, movement solutions as cities continue to grow
at the iconic Jio World weighs 16 tonnes, and can carry up to 235 taller and denser
Centre, inviting journalists passengers across five floors in a single trip. About KONE:
Built for extremely high footfall during large-
to experience the world’s scale events, exhibitions, and conferences, At KONE, our purpose is to shape the future of
largest passenger elevator, the elevator plays a critical role in enabling cities. We help people move smoothly, safely,
a landmark engineering smooth, safe, and efficient people movement and sustainably in urban spaces through our
achievement that was within one of India’s most prominent elevators, escalators, and smart building
unveiled in May 2022, and convention destinations. solutions. Every day, our products move over
two billion people around the world.
With panoramic glass walls and advanced
is fully operational. KONE technology, the elevator highlights In 2023, KONE’s annual sales were EUR 11.0
KONE’s expertise in delivering custom-built, billion, and we employed over 60,000 people
®
high-capacity People Flow solutions for in more than 60 countries. KONE Class B shares
complex and high-density environments. are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd., Finland.
Commenting on the project, Amit Gossain,
Managing Director, KONE India and South About KONE India:
Asia, said, “Large public spaces place unique KONE has been in India since 1984 and is
demands on mobility, and delivering solutions today a market leader in the elevator and
at this scale is something we are deeply proud escalator industry. Headquartered in Chennai,
of. This project reflects KONE India has 50+ branches and employs
KONE’s engineering more than 5,500 people.
exce l l e n ce a n d Its factory in Sriperumbudur manufactures
our customer-first elevators for India and neighboring countries
approach, as we work including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and
closely with partners Sri Lanka. KONE also runs training centers
to deliver safe, reliable in Chennai, Gurgaon, and Pune, and two
and people-focused global technology and engineering centers
infrastructure that supports India’s urban in Chennai and Pune that support innovation
growth.” and R&D for the company worldwide.
The media tour also offered insights into how
such innovations align with KONE’s long-term For more details visit:
RISE strategy, which focuses on creating www.kone.in

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