Tokyo, Japan - July 14, 2008
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that Yokogawa Europe B.V., the regional headquarters for Europe and Africa, has established a new company by the name of Yokogawa Europe Solutions B.V. that will integrate the engineering and service functions of its two main operating companies in the Netherlands, Yokogawa Nederland B.V. and Yokogawa System Center Europe B.V. In addition, to accommodate the increased activities of Yokogawa Europe's branch offices throughout Europe and Africa, Yokogawa Nederland B.V. has been reorganized and reregistered as Yokogawa Europe Branches B.V. At the end of this year, the two new companies will move into the new Yokogawa Europe headquarters building that is being constructed in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
This integration and reorganization of operations gives rise to a powerful new operational organization that will deliver optimum services in the Netherlands and in the international market, where the focus will be on the supply of solutions for industrial automation projects. These changes better position Yokogawa to continue the strong growth that it is experiencing globally in the supply of instrumentation and automation systems to the process industry. Toward this end, Yokogawa is making considerable investments with the aim of providing its customers the highest levels of service.
"The new office and merger of the operations will enable us to support our Netherlands customers and international customers better and faster with reliable and fully integrated solutions, allowing us to expand our already strong position in the global market of industrial automation." comments Will de Groot, Managing Director of Yokogawa Europe Solutions B.V. "Our customers will benefit from the knowledge and expertise gained by our project managers, engineering staff, and service engineers in various industrial projects and applications. The merger enables us to focus on providing control and automation solutions across industries, from oil and gas to power, petrochemicals, and chemicals."
About Yokogawa
Yokogawa's global network of 19 manufacturing facilities and 89 companies spans 32 countries. Since its founding in 1915, the US$4 billion company has been engaged in cutting-edge research and innovation, securing more than 7,500 patents and registrations, including the world's first digital sensors for flow and pressure measurement. Industrial automation and control, test and measurement, information systems and industry support are the core businesses of Yokogawa. For more information about Yokogawa, please visit our web site at www.yokogawa.com.