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KONE inaugurates its world-class elevator manufacturing facility in India.KONE Elevator India, a wholly owned subsidiary of KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has recently inaugurated its world-class facility for elevators in SIPC...

KONE inaugurates its world-class elevator manufacturing facility in India.KONE Elevator India, a wholly owned subsidiary of KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has recently inaugurated its world-class facility for elevators in SIPCOT Industrial Park, Pillaipakkam, Sriperumbudur near Chennai. This state-of-the-art elevator manufacturing facility was inaugurated by Thiru Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Tamil Nadu, in the presence of HE Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland; Thiru MC Sampath, Minister for Industrial Department, Government of Tamil Nadu; Antti Herlin, Chairman; Henrik Ehrnrooth, President & CEO; Axel Berkling, EVP APA from KONE Corporation; and Amit Gossain, Managing Director, KONE Elevator India. The strategySpread across a whopping 50,000 sq m, KONE’s new elevator manufacturing unit is the largest in this region. The factory is equipped with the latest technology in production, reinforcing KONE’s customer focused strategy to provide the most competitive, highest quality products with short delivery time. Though the new plant will majorly focus on the Indian market, KONE will be exporting to neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The new facility is built at an investment of Rs.4.5 billion, employing around 600 people, and is designed for a capacity based on demand.Dignitaries speakChief Guest Thiru Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Tamil Nadu, stated, “It gives me immense happiness to be here for the inauguration of KONE India’s world-class elevator manufacturing facility. We welcome this investment project from KONE Corporation, which brings high-end technology solutions and jobs to our nation.”Said Henrik Ehrnrooth, President & CEO, KONE Corporation, “We are pleased to inaugurate this state-of-the-art factory in India. The expanded facility will help KONE better cater to our customers as well as meet the demands for a growing elevator market here in India and in neighbouring countries. Our Winning with Customers strategy also continues to help our customer’s businesses become more sustainable. With this in mind, our new facility supports stringent sustainability and energy-efficient operations.”Amit Gossain, Managing Director, KONE Elevator India, believes that this elevator manufacturing facility will enable the company to further step up exports to other markets and generate employment. He explained, “The new unit aims at leveraging digitalisation opportunities and speeding up development in a changing business environment. It will tap exciting and unique ways to improve customer and user experience as well as the quality and productivity of KONE’s operations.” He added, “We have set up this factory with increased manufacturing capacity. We also significantly invest in R&D and create expert manpower for providing operation and maintenance services. We have over 5,000 direct employees and a large number of indirect employment through subcontractors, suppliers and partners, who innovate together to deliver the best results.”Green designThe new facility is designed as per IGBC norms. The facility has been designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts. 

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