Vaisala opens Africa weather services hub in Kenya
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Vaisala Press Release
September 20(th), 2017 at 10 a.m.
Vaisala opens Africa weather services hub in Kenya
Responding to the growing demand, Vaisala opens a permanent office in Nairobi,
Kenya, to deliver high-quality weather measuring systems to its customers in
Eastern and Southern Africa as well as improving measurement infrastructure in
the face of extreme weather and pollution.
Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, is today
announcing the opening of its Nairobi hub. This is the company's only office in
Africa and it will service the Eastern and Southern African market for weather
observation systems.
Weather observations and improved weather infrastructure are critical for the
region's agriculture and civil aviation sectors. Traditional monsoon weather
patterns are also becoming less predictable - which is driving a move to
stronger weather data.
Kjell Forsén, CEO, Vaisala, says, "We are seeing an increasing demand for
sophisticated weather services from a range of industries and government
departments across Africa. Weather has a huge impact on the economic growth and
national development plans."
Since 1980 Vaisala has delivered weather observation systems to aviation
authorities and meteorological offices in Africa. Vaisala has provided weather
observation systems to Jomo Kenyatta International, Kisumu and Eldoret airports.
Forsén says, "Reliable and accurate weather observing system is a prerequisite
to safe takeoff and landing of aircraft. Most of the major airports in the world
rely on Vaisala's technology. We have a long history in weather-related capacity
building projects, renewing infrastructure and weather measuring systems."
Vaisala's new Africa hub will offer expanded environment and weather services,
including air quality measurement instruments and services. Air pollution is a
growing health problem around the world: in 2016 WHO stated that 92% of the
world's population lives in areas where air quality levels exceed WHO limits.
Forsén says, "Air pollution is affecting cities all over the world. But high
growth, high-density cities in the developing world are most prone to disruption
from weather and pollution. We're seeing high levels of economic growth across
Eastern and Southern Africa - which is driving urbanization and new settlement.
Weather and air quality measurement are critical elements in managing this
development for quality of life and sustainability."
The company has chosen Nairobi for its Africa hub because of its infrastructure,
good connectivity and Kenya's established trade relationships with Finland. The
office address is: 4th Floor, Cavendish Building, 14 Riverside Drive, Nairobi,
Kenya.
For further information contact:
Sharon Lwane
Account Manager, Levanter Africa
Tel +254 702 495 545
slwane(at)levanterafrica.com
Marina Stenfors
Communications Manager, Vaisala
Tel +358 50 364 4909
marina.stenfors(at)vaisala.com
About Vaisala
Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building
on 80 years of experience, Vaisala provides observations for a better world. We
are a reliable partner for customers around the world, offering a comprehensive
range of innovative observation and measurement products and services.
Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs approximately 1,600 professionals
worldwide and is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange. www.vaisala.com
www.twitter.com/VaisalaGroup
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Source: Vaisala Oyj via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 20.09.2017 - 09:00 Uhr
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