Effective January 1st 2012 ,Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited will establish a new Engineering Headquarters that will comprehensively handle all company EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) operations by integrating related activities currently being undertaken separately by various business headquarters within the company.
The move has three aims: to further strengthen the company's accumulated EPC technology and know how through integration; to respond swiftly to business opportunities involving large-scale infrastructure projects, which are now increasing in the overseas markets; and to boost profits from EPC operations while also providing support for business expansion of core products. The new business unit is also planned to function as a headquarters overseeing the company's solutions business, including smart community-related matters.
Specifically, the new Engineering Headquarters will integrate the current Sustainability Energy & Environment Strategic Planning Department and EPC related units within the company's Power Systems and Machinery & Steel Infrastructure Systems business headquarters. At present, EPC related activities of the latter two headquarters are handled mainly by the Power Systems Plant Engineering & Construction Department and the Environment & Chemical Plant Division, respectively. Within the new Engineering Headquarters, a department will also be established to handle EPC-related activities for overseas nuclear power plant projects and large-scale infrastructure projects in the Machinery & Steel Infrastructure Systems business.
Mr Takato Nishizawa representative director and EVP will become General Manager of the new organization, which will commence operations with 2,600 staff members.
Until now, MHI has focused primarily on attracting orders for large-scale infrastructure projects in the emerging economies. With the establishment of its new organization integrating earlier EPC units spread across multiple business segments and undertaking EPC and solutions businesses comprehensively, the company now looks to further strengthen and expand related business.
