More than 275 employees from Otis, the world’s largest manufacturer and maintainer of people-moving products, and UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a leading provider of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, building controls and automation, and fire and security systems, have moved to a new 3,600 square meter state-of-the-art facility in the Zahran Business Center of Jeddah. Otis, which operates as Otis Elevators Company Saudi Arabia, and UTC Climate, Controls & Security, which operates through Arabian Air conditioning Company and Carrier Saudi Service Company, joint ventures between United Technologies and E.A. Juffali & Brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, are both units of United Technologies Corp (NYSE:UTX).
“The new office will enable communication, teamwork and customer service synergies among our businesses and brands. By housing our teams under one roof, we can enhance shared services and the quality of back office support,” said Nader Antar, managing director, Otis and UTC Climate, Controls & Security, Saudi Arabia.
The new office also provides an opportunity to showcase UTC’s innovative technologies. The office in Jeddah includes demo rooms for products from Otis and UTC Climate, Controls & Security brands such as Automated Logic, Edwards and Lenel. The demo rooms are fitted with integrated solutions to showcase UTC’s products. The building itself also is outfitted with Otis elevators, Carrier fan coil units and Edwards fire and detection alarm systems.
UTC is planning to inaugurate two other offices in the Kingdom later in 2016. Both will similarly house UTC business units and brands.
About UTC Climate, Controls & Security
UTC Climate, Controls & Security is a leading provider of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, building controls and automation, and fire and security systems leading to safer, smarter, sustainable and high-performance buildings. UTC Climate, Controls & Security is a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. For more information, visit www.CCS.UTC.com and follow @UTC_CCS on Twitter.
About Otis
Otis is the world’s largest manufacturer and maintainer of people-moving products, including elevators, escalators and moving walkways. Founded more than 160 years ago by the inventor of the safety elevator, Otis offers products and services through its companies in more than 200 countries and territories, and maintains more than 1.9 million elevators and escalators worldwide. Otis is a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. For more information, visit www.otis.com or follow @OtisElevatorCo on Twitter.
Ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Otis & UTC Climate, Controls & Security office in Jeddah.
L-R: Rolando Furlong, vice president, Otis & UTC Climate, Controls & Security, Middle East; Amin Al Afifi, Group CEO, Juffali Group; Philippe Delpech, president, Otis Elevator; and Nader Antar, managing director, Otis & UTC Climate, Controls & Security, Saudi Arabia.