DORMA, the world leader in door controls, movable walls, glass fittings and accessories, today announced the opening of its new R&D Centre in Singapore. The Centre, located at its Jurong facility, is the Group's first in the Asia-Pacific and Australia Area (APA), responsible for the research and development of DORMA's products and solutions.

The new R&D Centre in Singapore will be part of the Group's network of five R&D Centres worldwide, together with two Centres in Germany, one in India and one in America. The Singapore facility will focus primarily on developing products and solutions for emerging markets in the APA region with a strong emphasis on hydraulic door closers, locksets, access control systems, glass fittings and automatic doors, among others.

From left to right: Mr Michael Glanz - Director, Group R&D, DORMA Holding GmbH & CO KGaA, Mr Dieter Sichelschmidt – Area President, Area APA, DORMA Holding GmbH & CO KGaA, Mr K H Ong – Area Operations Director, Area APA, DORMA Production GmbH & Co KG

Thomas Wagner, DORMA CEO, said: "DORMA is evolving from a pure product supplier into a value-add integrated premium access solutions and services provider. To exploit growth opportunities worldwide, the DORMA Group undertook a comprehensive strategic overview of our global business activities and realigned them into five sales regions. The setting up of the R&D Centre in Singapore is an integral part of our new business strategy. With it, we can react more flexibly to market conditions and enhance our global competitiveness."