Kohler Uninterruptible Power inaugurates SEA headquarters in Singapore

Company established first office outside US and Europe as it capitalises on strong potential in Southeast Asia.

Kohler Uninterruptible Power announced the opening of its Southeast Asia headquarters in Singapore. Its first office outside of the United States and Europe, the regional headquarters will play a critical role in establishing the company’s footprint in Singapore and growing the company’s leadership in the uninterruptible power supply services to Southeast Asia, according to a Kohler Uninterruptible Power report.

Aiming to accelerate the implementation of uninterruptible power supply services in Singapore, Kohler Uninterruptible Power will invest significantly over the next three years and will be hiring a team trained by industry experts based in its global headquarters in the United Kingdom. Singapore will house key sales, service, marketing and accounting aspects of the business.

As energy efficiency becomes a key focus for governments and corporations across the globe through the G20 mandate on carbon footprint reporting, the greening of data centres will be critical in ensuring that companies and enterprises are compliant in effectively reducing the level of pollution to the environment. The adoption of uninterruptible power supply goes hand in hand with this, and having a regional presence will allow Kohler to gain first-hand knowledge of the markets, build relationships with key government decision makers, and expand operations through localised strategic initiatives.

Mr Tan Yu Ming, General Manager of Southeast Asia for Kohler Uninterruptible Power said, “As one of the most connected cities in Asia, Singapore is fast emerging as a datacenter hub in the region with the right environment and ideal infrastructure, and is anticipated to become the new hotbed for pod-based datacenters as enterprises regain their financial foothold as the economy picks-up.”

“We feel this is the right time to open an office in Singapore. In fact, Singapore will act as a base as Kohler Uninterruptible Power seeks to strengthen its presence in Asia, deepen relationships with existing customers and build fresh relationships with customers in new markets.”

With a greater global awareness on ethical business considerations such as the reduction of one’s carbon footprint and the increased awareness of corporate social responsibilities, Kohler Uninterruptible Power’s environmentally-friendly technology used in its products uniquely deliver the combined benefits of highest availability, lowest carbon footprint and lowest total cost of ownership.

Kohler Uninterruptible Power aims to build and deliver environmentally friendly products and business practices that are sustainable for its users. With a focus on medium and large enterprises in the telecoms and finance sector, Kohler will embark on an aggressive campaign that includes direct mailers, advertisements, seminars and workshops to directly introduce the concept of energy conservation and carbon savings through innovative uninterruptible power supply systems to customers in the market.

One of the key areas of focus includes building the right infrastructure and training to ensure Kohler provides the best-in-class service to enhance customer satisfaction whilst building new relationships with local companies.

Mr Tan added, “The primary objective in implementing an uninterruptible power supply system is to improve power reliability to the limits of technical capability. Our dependence on computer-controlled real-time has grown exponentially over the past decade, and our highest reliability on uninterruptible power supply configurations have become an everyday requirement.”

“With Kohler Uninterruptible Power’s solutions, companies stand to save up to 40 percent in the long run through reduced total cost of ownership of the solution and what the expected return on investments are, based on the provision of power, cooling systems and IT equipment protection,” he added.

Kohler has extensive client base on a global scale including Barclays Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Nokia, Hewlett-Packard, Nestlé, Ford and GlaxoSmithKline.