Kone, represented by Kone Elevators in Australia, recently received the 2008 Project of the Year award for modernising 12 escalators at the Morgan Post Office in New York City, with their KONE EcoMod solution.

The award was given by Elevator World, the leading elevator industry publication. This is the fifth consecutive year Kone has received the award.

For over a decade, Elevator World has recognised projects from around the world that highlight innovative design, special applications or unique problem solving solutions in vertical, horizontal or inclined transportation.

In order to be selected as the winner, each project is reviewed by a distinguished panel of industry specialists and judged on innovation, originality and creativity, as well as installation methods and techniques.