OPERATIONS
Canon started out in 1937 with the vision to make the best camera for the world.
More than 6 decades later, it has made a name not only in photography arena but is now a renowned brand in digital imaging.
With a goal to bring the best innovations to people around the world, Canon has built up more than 195 companies worldwide, employing more than 90,000 people in research and development, production, sales and marketing activities.
Find out more about Canon’s history.
Guided by its kyosei philosophy that focuses on “living and working together for the common good”, Canon is dedicated to producing innovative products and technologies, which improve efficiency at home and in the office.
To advance this fine cause, Canon commits 10 percent of its total revenue each year to R&D. Since 1985, Canon has acquired 19,902 U.S. patents and has been the top 3 companies with the most number of patents for the last decade.
Read more about Canon’s original technologies.
While developing innovative technologies, Canon also seeks to preserve the natural environment with a host of environmentally friendly research and manufacturing policies, which reduce waste and preserve the environment. It’s the first in the world to initiate an extensive cartridge recycling programme.
Read more about Canon’s environmental activities
Sales & Marketing activities
Marketing and service activities in Asia are managed by two regional headquarters in Asia.
While North Asia is handled by Canon China Pte Ltd based in Beijing, Canon Singapore Pte Ltd oversees the South & Southeast Asia region.
R&D activities
Asia is home to three of Canon’s 9 research & development (R&D) centers. Philippines specializes in the development of electronic application equipment and software while India focuses on image-processing and other software. The research laboratory in China focuses on Chinese-language processing, image processing technologies and internet-related applications
Manufacturing activities
There are 7 manufacturing plants in China, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam which produce a range of Canon products like lens, copiers, bubble jet printers, digital and film cameras.
Established in 1979, Canon Singapore Pte Ltd is Canon’s regional headquarters for South & South East Asia. In a move to bring about a unified Canon presence in Singapore, it merged its operations with its local sales and marketing company, Canon Marketing (Singapore) Pte Ltd on 1st January 2004.
Now Canon Singapore Pte Ltd oversees both regional and domestic activities in Singapore.
Canon Singapore has four subsidiaries in Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and India, and a Representative Office in Vietnam. It sets the direction for all marketing, sales, service and training activities in the region and manages over 30 independent distributors in more than 10 other countries in South Asia including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The domestic marketing arm of Canon Singapore continues to market a comprehensive range of digital imaging equipment and office solutions with a team of direct sales personnel and a network of more than 100 dealers throughout the island.
It also has the largest service force in town and four customer service centers to provide comprehensive customer service to Canon users.
Canon's commitment to quality service made it the first marketing company in office automation to be awarded ISO 9002 (upgraded to ISO 9001:2000) certification in Singapore in 1994. It also won the Service Quality Class award by the Singapore Standards and Productivity Board in 1999. Its outstanding "on the job-training" curriculum has also made it a recognised OJT Centre by the Institute of Technical Education (ITE).
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