Canon Announces Business Expansion Investment in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Apr 3, 2015 - (ACN Newswire) - Canon, the global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions, today announced the launch of Canon Print Hub. The facility located at the Singapore Sports Hub will offer Canon's solutions to enhance work productivity and optimise cost savings for the Singapore Sports Hub, its partners and external customers. The set up of the Canon Print Hub will drive efficiencies and productivity savings for the Singapore Sports Hub totalling approximately SGD$2 million over five years. With the launch of Canon Print Hub, the Singapore Sports Hub and its partners will have immediate access to Canon's expertise in document management solutions, managed document services, mailroom services, creative services and print production services. This will allow for a quicker, more cost-effective turnaround of marketing collaterals and materials during events held at the Singapore Sports Hub. In addition, co-locating Canon Print Hub within the Singapore Sports Hub facility will allow the Singapore Sports Hub to implement marketing communication campaigns at shorter notices offering more dynamic customer engagement programs."In extending Canon's Founding Partnership with the Singapore Sports Hub, the Canon Print Hub is a creative internal solution which provides us with swift information delivery and effective communication with our many customers, partners and sponsors. The Canon Print Hub will assist us tremendously in driving efficiencies and productivity savings, by leveraging on Canon's expertise as imaging and document management experts, while we focus on the business of delivering great sports, entertainment and lifestyle experiences for all Singaporeans and members of the public," said Mr Oon Jin Teik, Chief Operating Officer, Singapore Sports Hub."Two years ago we launched Canon Business Services as we realised that our customers needed us to deliver both great product and managed services while they focused on their core business," said Kensaku Konishi, President and CEO, Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. "Through the deployment of the Canon Print Hub, we are committed to helping the Sports Hub achieve its ambition of being the premier destination for sports, leisure and entertainment enthusiasts. We will do this by creating continuous efficiencies which will help the facility manage costs while delivering the best experiences."About Singapore Sports HubThe Singapore Sports Hub is Singapore's premier sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub with integrated community programming. Consisting of a unique cluster development of integrated world-class sports facilities within the city, it plays a critical role in accelerating the development of sports industry, excellence and participation, and will take sports to the next level in Singapore. Located on a 35-hectare site in Kallang, the Singapore Sports Hub will include the following facilities:- A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof and movable tiered seating- 100PLUS Promenade that encircles the National Stadium- A 6,000-capacity OCBC Aquatic Centre that meets FINA standards- A 3,000-capacity OCBC Arena which is scalable and flexible in layout- Water Sports Centre featuring kayaking and canoeing- 41,000 sq m Kallang Wave Mall - The iconic Singapore Indoor Stadium- Shimano Cycling World - Singapore Youth Olympic Museum & Singapore Sports Museum- Sports Hub Library- Daily community facilities and activities open for Singaporeans, including beach volleyball, hard courts for futsal, basketball and netball, lawn bowls, giant chess, skate park, climbing wall and running & cycling pathsThe Singapore Sports Hub, which is managed by SportsHub Pte Ltd, is one of the largest sporting Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the world. It is also Singapore's largest flagship PPP project of this nature, and has won the PFI award in London in 2011, World Architecture Festival Awards for Best Future Project in the leisure-led development category in 2013 and Sports Building of the Year in 2014. For more information, please visit the Singapore Sports Hub - - Website: www.sportshub.com.sg - Facebook: sporesportshub - Twitter: @sgsportshub- Instagram: sgsportshubAbout Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd.Canon is a global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions. Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. is the headquarters for South & Southeast Asia driving sales, marketing and service strategies. Besides handling the domestic market, the company leads 18 other countries including subsidiaries in India, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The parent company Canon Inc has a global network of close to 300 companies and employs close to 200,000 people worldwide. It is dedicated to the advancement in technology and innovation and commits about 10% of its total revenue each year to R&D. Canon is consistently one of the top few companies to earn the most number of patents over the last 20 years. As a Fortune Global 500 company, Canon is guided by its kyosei philosophy that focuses on living and working together for the common good. More information is available at www.canon.com.sg.As of 1 April 2015, Canon Business Services (CBS), a business unit of Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. has set up Canon Print Hub offering the Singapore Sports Hub and its consortium members print and print advisory services. Since its setup in 2012, CBS has grown over 200%, offering a common global menu of services designed to assist customers in more effectively managing their document input-output environments and document processes. This contributes to improved productivity and reduced costs for customers through the building and operation of optimized print and document delivery environments in offices. However cost control is not the only benefit, as companies require print advisory services to create consistency in brand communications, improve quality of materials and reduce the complexity of advertising and promotion deployment. Canon Print Hub is an extension to the Managed Document Services platform that the Singapore Sports Hub initially subscribed to. It will supply the Singapore Sports Hub with all bulk printing services and specialised print advisory services to enable the effective delivery of tickets, marketing collateral and other print materials required by the Singapore Sports Hub and its partners. Media Inquiries:Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd.Lee EuJinTel: 6796 3446 Email: [email protected]Geraldine LamTel: 6796 3694Email: [email protected]Singapore Sports HubSam EatwellTel: 6653 9127Email: [email protected]Ogilvy Public Relations on behalf of Canon SingaporeSara PereiraTel: 9794 8389 Email: [email protected]Marcus LohTel: 9298 8388Email: [email protected]Copyright 2015 ACN Newswire . All rights reserved.

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