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| Tyco International's new £7 million centre of technical excellence was officially opened in Belfast |
In 2006, Tyco announced plans to create a centre of technical excellence in Belfast - supported by Invest Northern Ireland - which would increase the competitiveness of its product engineering and design functions. CEM systems, a part of Tyco International, and Invest NI have been partners for many years and their collaboration has helped Tyco build a strong foundation of technical capabilities in Northern Ireland.
Construction of the Centre of Excellence was completed earlier this month. The new facility is now fully operational and fulfilling technology and product development objectives for Tyco's global access control and video systems companies, including CEM, American Dynamics, Software House, and Kantech.
Mark VanDover, president of Electronic Security Products, was on hand to officially open the new centre. "This new centre has consolidated our capabilities in Northern Ireland, bringing together core parts of the electronic security business in a modern, purpose-built property, which includes a specially designed R&D and product engineering facility," he said.
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| Tyco International's centre of technical excellence supports its Electronic Security Products business |
Invest NI provided £1.75M of support towards the 2006 investment. Invest NI Chairman Stephen Kingon said: "As an international, blue chip company, Tyco continues to boost the local knowledge infrastructure with its focus on the research and development of innovative new products for global markets."
"It is encouraging to see that Tyco's plans have continued on target despite the global economic downturn. Today's official opening reaffirms Tyco's commitment to Northern Ireland and is a strong endorsement of our skills base and cost competitiveness."
