New MOU to distribute Diehl water meters in Sarawak
KUCHING: Premier Water Services Sdn Bhd ( PWS) and Empayar Setia Sdn Bhd (ESSB) has signed a memorandum of understanding on the distributorship for Diehl water meters in Sarawak.
The collaboration between both companies is a strategic alliance to provide solutions for the digitisation of water network in line with the Sarawak state government’s ambition.
ESSB, incorporated on May 7, 1992, is a member of Persela Group of companies, ESSB’s main activities are civil and construction works as well as mechanical and electrical works.
In line with the Sarawak state government’s Digital Economy initiatives that covers a wide economic sectors which include building and developing smart city or state, ESSB in its statement said it is committed to provide high quality and better solution that will contribute to a better management system of the State’s Big Data.
As a Class A registered company with Contractor and Consultant Registration Unit (UPKJ) Sarawak, ESSB has a strong commitment to be a Sarawak based company providing solution towards better accuracy, more timely and increase efficiency in meter reading and ultimately towards better NRW management.
“PWS and Diehl Metering is ever ready to customise the platform to suit any needs and requirement through valuable insight and local knowledge by Empayar Setia based in Sarawak.
“The MOU is a base understanding that technology, expertise, services and local understanding must go hand in hand in order to achieve a long term goal of achieving an advanced and smart city/state,” said the press release.
PWS was represented by its managing director Desmond Lim Meng Keat while ESSB was represented by its Group CEO Dato’ Mohamad Safri Abdillah at the MOU signing. Present to witness the event were federal Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar, state Minister of Utilities Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom and Assistant Minister of Utilities (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abd Rahman Junaidi.
On PWS, the company was established in the year 2012 with a core objective of providing advanced technologies and solutions for the water industry particularly in the segment of Non-Revenue Water (NRW).
“PWS believe that the Industry 4.0 and Digital Revolution will influence the water industry practices and have worked diligently towards this goal to provide services ahead of its time.
“The partnership with Diehl Metering in 2017 opened up a gateway of opportunities towards the smart metering segment, which is the way forward,” said the press release.
It also mentioned that Diehl Metering provides smart metering solutions to utilities companies through the intelligent networking of various metering devices into larger data platforms.
These solutions offer transparency for utilities and municipalities, and enable increased efficiency in reading, billing and service processes.
“Diehl Metering’s customers are also able to benefit from real-time effects such as early recognition of leaks and the optimization of distribution network. The comprehensive and accurate data collected is a vital tool for analysis of the water network and NRW.
“Accurate and efficient Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) application has been a success in the state of Johor and is a milestone towards the future of meter reading and billing for this fast developing state.
“Coupled with high accuracy “drop-by- drop” measurement meters, commercial losses are minimized which is beneficial to the NRW especially during times of water supply deficiencies due to climate change.”