US-based Emerson has announced it is investing $33m to expand its Middle East and Africa headquarters campus in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai.
With new distribution and testing facilities, assembly areas and offices, the expanded headquarters campus will enable Emerson to closely support its customers in the region.
Covering an area of 13,000 sq m of developed space, it will significantly increase the size of Emerson’s existing facilities in Dubai and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2013, it said in a statement.
The expansion will enable Emerson Climate Technologies, a provider of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration solutions for residential, industrial and commercial applications, to consolidate two existing Free Zone sites, it added.
Ed Purvis, executive vice president of Emerson and global business leader of Emerson Climate Technologies, said: “The testing and assembly facilities will enable us to further localise products to the Middle East’s demanding environmental conditions, and build solutions to meet our customers’ specific business needs.
“The new building will also help us support employees, customers and end-users with product and technical training that might previously have required travel outside the Middle East,” Purvis added.
“Emerson is witnessing rapid growth in the region, and the establishment of this state-of-the-art facility enhances our ability to provide full local support to our customers.”
Emerson said it sees significant growth potential in the Middle East and Africa region, especially for Emerson Climate Technologies, Emerson Network Power and Emerson Process Management.
In fiscal 2011, Emerson’s total sales in the Middle East and Africa were $1.2bn, representing significant continuing growth year on year from fiscal 2010 to fiscal 2011.
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