Company’s
new state-of-the-art facility is the largest in India, South & South East
Asia
This INR
450 crore investment will step-up global exports
Supports
Make-in-India, with 80% of components to be produced locally
Eco-efficient,
sustainable and designed according to green rating systems.
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KONE India is now all set to ride on
the wave of urbanisation in the country with its new plant. Spread across a whopping
50,000 sqm, 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.
Delivering the inaugural address, the
Chief Guest,ThiruBanwarilalPurohit stated, “It gives me immense
happiness to be here for the inauguration of KONE India’s world-class elevator
manufacturing facility and I am pleased that KONE has chosen SIPCOT Industrial
Park, Pillaipakkam, SriperumbudurTamil Nadu, to set up this largest facility in
this region. We welcome this investment project from KONE Corporation, which
brings high-end technology solutions and jobs to our nation.”
H.E. PekkaHaavisto,
Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finlandshared
his views on the occasion, “I am extremely delighted to be a part of such an
incredible occasion.India and Finland enjoy friendly as well as dynamic
commercial relationship with exports and imports showing substantial annual increases.
India is one of the fastest growing economy and Finnish companies actively
participate in this economic development. Indian Information Technology businesses
are also establishing their presence in Finland.”
Speaking at the inauguration,Thiru
M. C. Sampath, Honourable Minister for Industrial Department, Govt. of Tamil
Nadusaid,“Tamil Nadu is among the most industrialised states in the country
and ranks first among all states in terms of the number of factories and
industrial workers.It is one of the most coveted investment destinations due to
its strategic location, conducive business environment, advanced
infrastructure, positive governance and soundecosystem. It’s a pleasure that KONE has set
up this outstanding factory in Tamil Nadu and I am looking forward to a better
future for Tamil Nadu's economy.”
Commenting on the vision
behind setting-up this factory,Henrik Ehrnrooth, President & CEO, KONE
Corporation,said, “We are very pleased to inaugurate
this state-of-the-art factory in India. The expanded facility will help KONE
cater better to our customers as well as meeting 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.”
Axel Berkling, EVP APA, KONE Corporationstated,
“India
plays a very important role, not only in Asia Pacific but also in the global
plans for KONE and therefore this expansion of the factory is of immense
importance. We all know that the
technology adoption rate in India is quite high and the new factory will play a
key role in delivering world class quality solutions in line with the
requirements of the market.”
Listed in the most innovative
companies list of Forbes for seven times, innovation has been a strategic
imperative for KONE. Constantly developing technology is an integral part of
KONE’s commitment to improve the flow of urban life. At KONE, innovation means
sustainability and making better use of energy and resources to improve
customer experience through real-time transparency. For users, it means a
better, personalized experience through the whole elevator and escalator
journey, from access to destination.
Emphasising on the need to
focus on supporting urbanization with break-through technology in the most
sustainable way possible,Amit Gossain, Managing Director, KONE 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
digitalization 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.”
“To meet the growing demand, 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
5000 direct employees and a large number of indirect employment through subcontractors,
suppliers and partners, who innovate together to deliver the best results”, he added.
To enable a sustainable built
environment, the new facility is designed as per Indian Green Building Council
(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.
KONE has been dedicated to People Flow
for over 100 years now and with this century-old rich history, KONE has become
an industry leading company with innovative, safe and eco-efficient solutions
to deliver the best People Flow experience.
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