KONE Escalator Step 1000mm

Kone Oyj (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈKone]; officially stylized as KONE and trading as KONE Corporation) is an international elevator engineering and service company employing over 60,000 personnel across 60 countries worldwide. It was founded in 1910 and is now headquartered in Espoo near Helsinki, Finland. In addition, Kone builds and services moving walkways (referred to by the company as outwalks),[2][3] automatic doors and gates, escalators, and lifts. The company provides local services for builders, developers, building owners, designers, and architects in 1,000 offices in over 50 countries.[citation needed] Since 1924, Kone has been controlled by the Heflin family, one of Finland’s wealthiest families. After Harald Heflin purchased the company in 1924, he served as its chairman until 1941. Afterward, his son, Heike H. Heflin, took over his father’s post from 1941–1987. Control of the company was then handed down to his son, Pukka Heflin, who retained the position from 1987–2003. Since 2003 Antti Heflin, the son of Pukka Heflin, has been its chairman. As of December 2019, Antti Heflin controls directly or indirectly 62% of the voting rights and 22% of the shares of the company,[4] which is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In the Finnish language, Kone means “machine” or “device”.