TÜV SÜD inaugurates S$100 million regional hub in Singapore and announces strategic partnerships in sustainability and digital trust

• The new regional hub, TÜV SÜD @ IBP, reaffirms the company’s commitment to partner Singapore in the city-state’s next stage of growth.
• TÜV SÜD @ IBP is set to be a launchpad to drive business excellence in emerging growth areas.
• Strategic partnerships announced to champion sustainability and digital trust. 
  

TÜV SÜD, the global testing, inspection, certification and training solutions provider, has officially opened its new S$100 million regional hub in Singapore, reaffirming its commitment to partner the city-state in its next stage of growth. In line with the regional hub’s goal of being a launchpad to drive business excellence in emerging growth areas, TÜV SÜD also announced strategic partnerships to champion sustainability and digital trust in Singapore. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies Heng Swee Keat who was Guest of Honour at the inauguration ceremony today, also witnessed the launch of the new strategic partnerships. 

Spanning some 18,900 square metres at Singapore’s International Business Park (IBP), TÜV SÜD @ IBP is a seven-storey integrated office and lab facility which also houses the Digital Centre of Excellence (CoE). The flagship office is a practical proof of how building safety, quality, sustainability and performance are significantly enhanced by adopting a digital building lifecycle approach embracing design, construction and operations. By combining its technical knowhow with digital technologies, TÜV SÜD has achieved a working Digital Twin of the building. The Digital Twin has paced savings of 50% in energy consumption and achieved the Building and Construction Authority's (BCA) Green Mark Gold standard. TÜV SÜD’s Digital Twin lifecycle standards and specifications have been realised with best-in-class technologies such as Autodesk and Contilio. The technology combination lays the foundation for realising autonomous and sustainable buildings in the near future.

TÜV SÜD @ IBP represents the company’s position as a market leader in the ASEAN region, and showcases the company’s commitment to digitalisation, sustainability and safety. TÜV SÜD is also collaborating with key stakeholders on strategic initiatives that will support Singapore’s Smart Nation agenda and the Singapore Green Plan 2030. Strategic partnerships (Refer to Annex A for quotes) in the following two areas were announced:

• Sustainability: TÜV SÜD and ComfortDelGro Engineering announced a partnership to jointly develop a training programme that aims to upskill automotive technicians on the safe handling of high voltage systems in electric and hybrid vehicles. Having such a training programme in place will in turn set industry standards and also enable more skilled technicians to be readily available as Singapore works towards a more sustainable future. This includes ramping up EV adoption in Singapore and achieving the EV Roadmap as outlined in the Singapore Green Plan 2030.
  
  
• Digital Trust: TÜV SÜD is one of the founding members of SGTech's newly-formed Digital Trust Committee, which will drive ground-up initiatives to position Singapore and the region on the global map for digital trust. The Digital Trust Committee will rally the industry to establish standards and jointly create an industry-led working model that enables companies to implement corporate governance that allows for frictionless trade. To provide advisory to the Committee, a Digital Trust Council comprising prominent business leaders from around the world was also announced at the event. Minister of State for Communications and Information, Tan Kiat How, will be the Patron of the Committee.