Securing Indonesia's Future: Chubb's New Manufacturing Plant
Securing Indonesia's Future: Chubb's New Manufacturing Plant
Amid the insecurities challenging Indonesia, ironically, one
company's future is safe.
Chubb Indonesia is currently celebrating its 25th birthday by
expanding operations with the opening of new state-of-the-art
premises at east of Jakarta.
In business since 1818, the Chubb name is now synonymous with
security worldwide. Indeed, a look under "Chubb" in your Oxford
dictionary will turn up "locking mechanism" as the meaning.
So, if you're addressing personal safety, or contemplating
wide-scale security measures, access solutions from Chubb
Indonesia and reap the benefit of Chubb Indonesia's experience.
Everyone has a right to feel safe and secure. The risk of fire
and theft are evils that threaten our lives on a daily basis.
Consequently, now is the time to unlock the door to specialist
advice.
Chubb Indonesia -- a subsidiary of Williams PLC, the world's
biggest security company -- is the group with the answers. Whether
you are seeking a retail market padlock for that extra re-
assurance; investing in the most reliable fire extinguishers;
installing the latest access control systems, or fitting out a
Boeing 777 aeroplane with the latest KIDDE fire suppression
system, Chubb will give you peace of mind.
Since commencing operations twenty-five years ago, significant
growth has occurred. Three factors -- growing domestic sales in
Indonesia; increased success in developing and penetrating export
markets, and a broadening of the product range -- have seen output
increase to over 2,000 units per month particularly in 1997/8.
This represents a forty-fold growth rate in 23 years of
manufacturing in Indonesia.
Chubb is investing some US$12 million in its new factory,
which features the latest in industrial technology imported from
Switzerland, Denmark and Australia -- backed by full American,
British and European approvals. Computers control the factory's
manufacturing process ensuring outstanding quality every time, a
vital component when undertaking such complex tasks as laser
cutting, robotic welding and other high-tech processes.
The new facility at MM2100 is almost double the combined floor
space of previous Chubb factories in Pulogadung. A consequence of
the vastly improved facilities is that over 20,000 safes, 10,000
fire resisting products, 1,500 vault room products and 280,000
fire extinguishers will be produced per annum.
These security products will be marketed under four divisions
-- Safes, Fire Products, Electronic Security Systems and Fire
Engineering.
The Safes Division develops and constructs a variety of
lockable and impenetrable products. Safes, vault doors, fire
doors, safety deposit lockers and fire resistant filing cabinets
will be produced on site for use across Indonesia and the world.
From the front line of Chubb's Fire Products division will be
a wide range of fire fighting equipment. Chubb fire extinguishers
including dry powder, CO2, water foam or the latest ozone
friendly Holotron 1 -- are recognized as the world's best and are
guaranteed to give you peace of mind.
Chubb relies on the expertise of the world's number one fire
engineering group, the KIDDE group to produce such results. KIDDE
by Chubb combines advanced technology with local knowledge for
complete fire safety -- be it fire alarms, CO2 systems, gas
detection systems, sprinkler systems and foam systems - ensuring
both personal and premises fire safety.
Electronic Security Systems are also available, providing the
latest in surveillance and access control systems. Security
monitoring centres, CCTV systems, intruder alarms, and individual
security systems can be tailored according to specific
requirements. Furthermore, these systems can be connected to a
personal computer to record and print a full record of arrivals
and departures from your premises.
Quality underpins success. Combining the latest technology and
innovations with a workforce sufficiently empowered to make the
right decisions is Chubb's tried and tested formula for success.
A formula which has earned the company the coveted ISO 9002
Certificate, the first security manufacturer in Indonesia to have
received such an accolade.
Chubb's skilled workforce is central to this award - with the
company investing over Rupiah 500 million annually in human
resource training. Chubb's investment in Indonesia continues
through the enhancement of the country's skills base via the
Chubb Scholarship Scheme, in which eight engineering and
marketing students are awarded study scholarships at local
universities. In addition, for particularly talented students,
Chubb provides three complete study scholarships to universities
in the United Kingdom for graduates to undertake Masters degrees
in either engineering or marketing.
Graduates may then join some 550 colleagues at the new East
Jakarta plant, or choose to assume managerial roles at any of
Chubb's 27 branches throughout the country.
This synergy of technology and teamwork results in over 40% of
domestic product being exported to 40 countries across five
continents throughout the world.
Such a widespread distribution network has been built on years
of overcoming seemingly insurmountable problems through
persistent and dogged determination. Today Chubb's 27 branches
stretch nationwide from Jakarta to Jayapura, Irian Jaya, to
Lhokseumawe, North Sumatra, to Pontianak in Kalimantan -- each
working towards the goal of providing the world's best in safety
and fire control solutions.
Despite its reliance on sophisticated machinery and complex
production techniques, Chubb Indonesia has demonstrated green
credentials. Chubb Indonesia is a member of the Technical
Committee for the Department of the Environment on the protection
of the Ozone layer and Chubb was one of the first fire companies
to produce ozone friendly extinguishers -- a move which
necessitated other extinguisher companies to follow Chubb's
example.
The opening of Chubb Indonesia's new manufacturing plant at
the MM2100 Industrial Estate, Cibitung, will be officially
inaugurated by the Honourable Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr.
Rahardi Ramelan, on Thursday, October 29, 1998. From day one
customers throughout the archipelago, and the world over, can be
secure in the knowledge that their safety investment -- made here
in Indonesia with a proud and proven pedigree -- will uphold the
Chubb standard for excellence well into the next century.
Captions for Advertorial Photos (Jakarta Post)
1. Chubb's sophisticated new factory at the MM2100 Industrial
Estate, Cibitung, Bekasi
2. The automatic filling of dry powder extinguishers occurs under
the watchful eye of trained staff.