Konecranes has delivered more than 500 chain hoists for the Olympic Games in Beijing. 400 of the hoists will be used to lift the lighting and sound equipment used to create the scenic effects for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The other 100 hoists will be used throughout the stadium complex and at other Olympic venues. Konecranes received the order in January 2008 and shipped the first hoists in three weeks. The value of the order is not disclosed.

Konecranes won this order as a result of several years of presence and dedicated hard work in China.

"We are very proud of this contract, it demonstrates confidence in our products," says Thomas Descamps, Managing Director. "Supplying to the Olympic Games is naturally a very good reference for our chain hoists and for Konecranes in general."

The Stagemaker chain hoist is a product of Konecranes' brand company Verlinde. Verlinde focuses on customized and specialized lifting solutions for concert stages in the entertainment industry.

The compact, lightweight Stagemaker chain hoist can lift loads of up to one metric ton at a speed of four meters per minute. It is known for its reliability and functionality. Thousands of Stagemaker hoists are in use all over the world.

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"Konecranes has supplied more than 500 chain hoists for the Olympic Games in Beijing."

Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all makes. In 2007, Group sales totaled EUR 1,750 million. The Group has 8,800 employees, in more than 470 locations in 43 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).