{"id":9673,"date":"2020-05-19T12:18:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T12:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hitachi.asia\/?p=9673"},"modified":"2022-11-09T11:01:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T03:01:46","slug":"hitachi-awarded-contract-to-supply-install-300-lifts-at-hdb-blocks-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hitachi.hostwebsite.asia\/th_en\/hitachi-awarded-contract-to-supply-install-300-lifts-at-hdb-blocks-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitachi Awarded Contract to Supply, Install 300 Lifts at HDB Blocks in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Information contained in this news release is current as of the date of the press announcement, but may be subject to change without prior notice.<\/p>\n

Hitachi Awarded Contract to Supply, Install 300 Lifts at HDB Blocks in Singapore<\/a> (PDF Type, 290kByte) \"\"<\/p>\n

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May 19, 2020<\/p>\n

Hitachi Awarded Contract to Supply, Install 300 Lifts at HDB Blocks in Singapore<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Largest Order for Hitachi Group’s Lifts and Escalators Business in Singapore<\/em><\/p>\n

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Singapore, May 19, 2020\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501; \u201cHitachi\u201d) today announced that Hitachi Elevator Asia Pte. Ltd. (\u201cHitachi Elevator Asia\u201d) has been awarded the 28th term contract for the supply and installation of lifts by the Housing & Development Board (\u201cHDB\u201d) of the Republic of Singapore (\u201cSingapore\u201d). This is the largest single order for the Hitachi group’s lifts and escalators business in Singapore. Hitachi Elevator Asia will see the supply, delivery and installation of 300 lifts at HDB blocks.<\/p>\n

\u201cHDB flats are home to over 80% of Singapore\u2019s resident population. We are proud to be part of this development and look forward to serving the people in the years to come,\u201d said Victor Sia, Managing Director, Hitachi Elevator Asia. Winning this tender allows Hitachi Elevator Asia to showcase the ability to adapt to different markets and their needs.<\/p>\n

Since its establishment in 1972, Hitachi Elevator Asia (formerly Hitachi Elevator Engineering (S) Pte. Ltd.) has been leading the lifts and escalators industry in Asia, providing a large number of lifts and escalators, including moving sidewalks, for major facilities such as Changi International Airport and Guoco Tower (formerly Tanjong Pagar Centre), the tallest building in Singapore. In 2019, an advanced lift remote monitoring and maintenance service was introduced in Singapore, where real-time operational data about the lifts and implementation of preventive maintenance are provided\u00a0(1)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Hitachi will continue to broadly use cutting-edge digital technology, including the Internet of Things (\u201cIoT\u201d), to develop products and services and globally provide safe, secure and comfortable elevators and escalators as well as services that help resolve customers’ issues in urban spaces to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.<\/p>\n

(1) News release dated September 26, 2019 entitled “Hitachi to Commence Initiatives to Establish a Full-Fledged Global Lift Remote Monitoring and Maintenance Service\u201d\u00a0https:\/\/www.hitachi.com\/New\/cnews\/month\/2019\/09\/190926.html<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>