ITT Expands Capabilities to Better Serve the Asia-Pacific Region
July 05 2011 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT), a world leader in the transport,
testing and treatment of water and wastewater, today announced
plans for continued growth of its business in the Asia-Pacific
region through increased focus on bringing its innovative products
and expanding its presence in key markets in the region. As part of
these plans, ITT will add engineers and other water and wastewater
experts throughout Asia-Pacific, at both expanding and new
sites.
Growth plans for ITT’s business in the region include the
establishment of a water and wastewater treatment center of
excellence in Singapore, establishment of a greater sales and
distribution footprint and new regional testing and assembly
capabilities.
“These plans are part of a long-term commitment to growth in the
Asia-Pacific region, which we believe can be accelerated by getting
closer to our customers in the region and providing them with the
best range of critical technologies and deepest industry expertise
in the market,” said Gretchen McClain, president of ITT Fluid and
Motion Control. “Our continued investments in the region will help
us to keep expanding our business in key Asian emerging markets,
which is an important growth area for us today and in the future as
we spin off from ITT to form an independent water company later
this year."
In response to growing demand for advanced wastewater treatment
solutions, ITT’s Water and Wastewater group will establish a hub in
Singapore to support the sales, engineering design and project
execution needs of customers throughout Asia-Pacific. The support
team, consisting of applications, process and project engineers,
will combine ITT’s deep process and systems expertise with the
company’s leading water and wastewater treatment technologies
including Flygt mixers, Leopold filtration systems, Sanitaire
biological treatment solutions, and WEDECO disinfection systems to
help customers meet increasingly high standards for water
quality.
The Singapore team will also oversee ITT’s partnership with PUB,
Singapore’s national water agency, to collaborate in the areas of
energy-efficient pumping and secondary wastewater treatment. PUB
and ITT are currently collaborating on an Advance Oxidation Process
(AOP) pilot system at Choa Chu Kang Water Works. Advance oxidation
processes are highly effective at removing contaminants and
micropollutants when other standard treatment methods cannot.
Expanding Footprint in Asia
To support growth in Southeast Asia, ITT announced that its
Water and Wastewater group would establish a sales and customer
support capability in Hanoi, Vietnam by year-end. The team in
Vietnam will provide direct support for local distributors leading
to better service for customers in the region, including the Hanoi
municipal government and the many design consultants and engineers
based in the region. The Vietnam office will have responsibility
for sales of ITT’s Flygt, Godwin, Leopold, Sanitaire, and Wedeco
brands, which include products used in all facets of water and
wastewater transport, treatment and processing.
The opening of the office in Vietnam follows ITT’s buyout of its
distribution partner in Malaysia and Singapore in September 2010,
and greatly enhances the company’s coverage in this growing
market.
ITT’s Residential and Commercial Water group, which provides
complete water systems for applications in the building services,
agricultural and light industrial markets, is also growing its
presence in Asia. The business has recently added a warehousing
facility in Korea, sales and manufacturing personnel in the
Philippines, and representative offices in Taipei, Taiwan and
Bangkok, Thailand.
Expanding Local Assembly and Testing in
Australia
With the growing demand for dewatering services in Asia-Pacific,
ITT will establish a pump assembly and service capability in Perth,
Australia in order to better meet local customer needs. Dewatering
services, which provide for the removal of unwanted water, are
essential for maintaining operations in the mining, construction
and municipal markets, where the dynamics of energy production and
global climate change are driving demand.
In 2010, ITT purchased Godwin Pumps, the world’s largest
supplier of diesel-powered, self-priming drainage pumps. When
combined with the company’s range of Flygt-brand electric
submersible drainage pumps, ITT is now the world’s largest supplier
of pumps and services for the dewatering market with an unmatched
range of product and depth of dewatering expertise. Demand for the
Godwin product range, which is available through ITT’s Water and
Wastewater group globally, has been particularly robust in
Australia since being introduced earlier this year. Local assembly
will enhance ITT’s ability to meet customer expectations in terms
of service, availability and lead times.
Additionally, the Residential and Commercial Water group
continues to increase its local presence in Australia to better
support customers’ service and delivery needs. In May, a new pump
testing facility was installed in Melbourne. The facility is
designed for ISO 9906-1999 Grade 2 performance testing of head,
flow, power, and efficiency for end-suction and turbine pumps.
On January 12, 2011, ITT Corporation announced its intention to
spin off its Water and Defense businesses into separate publicly
traded companies prior to the end of this year. The new Water
Company, yet to be named, will be a global leading provider of
products and technologies for water and wastewater; residential and
commercial water and analytical instrumentation, with annual
revenues of $3.6 billion and customers in 140 countries.
About ITT Corporation
ITT Corporation is a high-technology
engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven
continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management,
global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a
heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver
extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments,
provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered
in White Plains, N.Y., the company reported 2010 revenue of $11
billion. www.itt.com.
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