Elevating Work

KONE takes on technological disruption to move the lift industry.

- Marella Putri

With more infrastructure and urbanization adding to the density of the city, the government wants developers to build more high-rise buildings, whether apartments or office and commercial towers, to reduce the environmental impact of development. The challenge of these high-rise buildings is accommodating their occupants in a fast and reliable way, and this has boosted the growth of the elevator and escalator business in Indonesia. KONE, a pioneering Finnish elevator company helps developers and property managers ensure a smooth flow of people within buildings.

KONE’s products include elevators, escalators, autowalks, turnstiles and access and destination control systems; as well as providing a committed service along the way. To KONE, the elevator industry is not a simple matter of transporting people safely and at speed within a building, it also involves the company’s role in providing consultation right from the earliest planning of the building, and continuously maintaining this to ensure an efficient and safe service for all users. Throughout its operation, KONE products are constantly improved in terms of sustainability and energy efficiency, and the company claims it has constantly reduced its products’ energy consumption by up to 70%.

“Our business is about people flow. It means we want to move people safely, conveniently and without waiting in and between buildings. When you have more people in buildings, the flow will get congested if an elevator breaks down. But with our technologies, we can make sure that things work constantly during busy periods,” President & CEO of KONE Henrik Ehrnrooth said during his visit to KONE’s Indonesia office launch in March.

KONE, which means ‘machine’ in Finnish, was established in 1910, and according to Henrik it has a market share of some 20% - globally and in Asia Pacific.