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Häfele Thailand celebrates the grand opening of its distribution centre extension and holds DGNB certificate ceremony

Häfele Thailand celebrated the grand opening of its distribution centre’s warehouse extension at Bangna-Trad km22 and held the handover ceremony of the DGNB Award in Silver for the extension project on 17 February 2021. The event welcomed H. E. Mr. Georg Schmidt, the German Ambassador to Thailand as a special guest to hand over the DNGB award to Mr. Volker Hellstern, Managing Director of Häfele Thailand. Among the guests of honour were Dr. Robert Himmler, Managing Director of EGS-plan Bangkok/DGNB Auditor and Mr. Marius Mehner, GTCC Deputy Executive Director.

With a focus on efficiency in order to more significantly enhance service levels and accuracy, the area of the distribution centre in Bangna has been increased from 10,000 m2 to 24,000 m2. During the construction phase, the warehouse systems was adjusted and develop in order to support further significant process enhancement by following German standards. Currently, about 25,000 products are stocked and readily available in Thailand alone. The extension features environment- friendly structures, like a solar roof, improved insulation and a well-lit work environment.

The DGNB certification system offers a planning and optimisation tool for evaluating sustainable buildings and urban districts. Developed to enhance the tangible sustainability of construction projects, it is based on the concept of holistic sustaiability, placing equal emphasis on theenvironment,people and commercial viability. It is used worldwide and is considered the most advanced system of its kind. Häfele Design Centre in Phuket received this award before in 2013, which was the first DNGB Award in Thailand.

Asia Pacific Energy leaders identify seven key trends for a sustainable energy future

Regional and global business leaders, policy makers and government representatives throughout the energy sector convened at the Asia Pacific Energy Week to discuss regional challenges and opportunities. Themed “Shaping the Energy of Tomorrow”, the 2-day virtual event held from March 9 to 10, 2021 saw more than 2,500 participants actively engage in the discussions, opinion polls and questions. The primary objective focused on fostering an ecosystem of collaboration and co-creation between stakeholders to help meet the world’s sustainability goals, boost economic growth, create new jobs and industries, improve human welfare and attain carbon neutrality by 2050.

Over the two days, the thought leaders in diverse panel sessions deliberated and arrived at 7 key trends for a successful transition towards a sustainable energy future.

1. Access to reliable, affordable and sustainable energy supply is a necessity for economic growth 2. Ramp up the contribution of renewable energy for long-term sustainability 3. Utilise technology for efficient and cleaner use of energy 4. Embrace emerging and cleaner energy resources like Green Hydrogen 5. Digitalisation and AI-driven technologies will form the core of a future-proof and efficient transmission system 6. Access to sustainable, competitive capital will accelerate the energy transformation journey 7. Collaboration among stakeholders is imperative for the transformation of the energy landscape

Read more: https://press.siemens-energy.com/ global/en/pressrelease/asia-pacific-energyleaders-identify-seven-key-trends-sustainableenergy-future

MoU signing on anti-Covid-19 “Upscaling Sanitizer Production in Thailand and Promoting Hand Hygiene” project

Dr. Kittinan Anakamanee MD., CEO of the Healthcare Accreditation Institute of Thailand (HAI), (public organization), Mr. Reinhold Elges, Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Thailand and Mr. Sayan Roy, Managing Director of B. Braun (Thailand) Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the implementation of the project “Upscaling Sanitizer Production in Thailand and Promoting Hand Hygiene” in response to the Covid-19 situation in Thailand. The MoU is under the develoPPE.de Covid-19 Response programme. The MoU signing ceremony was witnessed by Mr. Jan Scheer, Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Economic Affairs, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Thailand.

The collaboration of the three MoU partners is aimed at improving Covid-19 prevention through investment in increasing additional capacity of SOFTA-GEL alcohol hand sanitizer, which has been tested for global standards EN 14476 efficacy against enveloped viruses including the coronavirus, EN 1500 with World Health Organization (WHO) recommedation and EN 1276 with Department of Medical Sciences recommendation. The alcohol hand rub will be given to health-care personnel at 55 selected health-care facilities in high-risk zones as well as low-income farmer groups in rural farming communities in Thailand. In addition, the project will develop e-learning modules for communities and health-care personnel to update knowledge of hand hygiene and self-protection. This affirms B. Braun’s continued commitment to the vision “to protect and improve the health of people around the world” to get through this pandemic situation together.

Rohde & Schwarz Asia-Pacific Technology Symposium goes virtual

Rohde & Schwarz held its flagship Asia-Pacific Technology Symposium on 16 and17 March 2021. This year the event offered an immersive virtual experience like no other. It brought the participants to the virtual floors of a digitized Rohde & Schwarz headquarters where demo booths were set up that showcased solutions from Rohde & Schwarz and the partners.

On the virtual stage, four tracks were presented – High-Speed System Design Journey, Testing Next Gen Devices, 5G Mobile Network Testing as well as Riding the Wave of Power Evolution – to accommodate different target audiences across market segments during the two-day event. Engaging panel discussions were held for each track, where key industry players such as IEEE, Mediatek, Ericsson, Dassault Systèmes, Clear Signal Solutions and PE-Systems also shared their insights and perspectives.

Since 2017, the Technology Symposium has been held twice in Singapore and once in Bangkok, attracting almost 1,000 participants in those cities combined. Its multi-tracked feature continued to attract design engineers, test engineers, mobile operators, network infrastructures, regulators, equipment manufacturers, device manufacturers and many others, and now – more relevant than ever – has reached out to even more engineers in the region and beyond.