KNCRF Konecranes PLC (PK)

Konecranes, a global leader in manufacturing and servicing of overhead cranes and lifting equipment, announces that it has been selected by the producers of the television show "World's Greatest!..." to be a part of the ION network series. Konecranes will be featured as the "World's Greatest Lifting Equipment Company".

The show will give viewers a look at Konecranes equipment processes and will feature interviews with key members of the Konecranes team. These interviews will describe the history of the company, how Konecranes came to be a worldwide leader in lifting technologies and why they were selected to be a part of "World's Greatest!...".

"With a history that dates back over 80 years, Konecranes has long been dedicated to the lifting business and focused on improving efficiency and performance of businesses in all types of industries–providing lifting equipment and services that people can trust," said Gordon Freeman, Executive Producer of "World's Greatest!...". "This is certainly one of those companies we like to feature on the show."

Scott Gilbey, Director of Marketing and Communications, Region Americas

E-mail: scott.gilbey@konecranes.com or phone 937.525.5676

www.konecranesUSA.com

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 2011, Group sales totalled EUR 1,896 million. The Group has 11,700 employees at 609 locations in 47 countries. Konecranes is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (symbol: KCR1V).

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