18 March 2016
Mitutoyo joins the WorldSkills Movement
The world's largest metrology company, Mitutoyo, has joined WorldSkills as a Global Industry Partner. As the official supplier of metrology measuring instruments, machines, and systems to WorldSkills, Mitutoyo is now a WorldSkills Global Industry Partner committed to improving our world with the power of skills.
Like WorldSkills, Mitutoyo is dedicated to elevating the quality of work produced by industries through innovation and a commitment to unsurpassed excellence. As the world's largest provider of measurement and inspection solutions, Mitutoyo has a global network of development, production, and training centres. This extensive worldwide infrastructure and ongoing support of WorldSkills Competitions makes Mitutoyo an ideal partner to champion the need for skills excellence in the global economy.
“When the best in the world need precise measuring instruments, Mitutoyo is their vendor of choice,” said Alexander Amiri, Director of Sponsorship and Partnership for WorldSkills International. “The collaboration with Mitutoyo, as a Global Industry Partner, reflects our goal of improving individuals’ precision-engineering skills. It enables them to tackle new challenges with increased confidence and gives them the ability to contribute to innovation within the industry."
Martin Weeks, Mitutoyo UK Executive Director, stated that “Mitutoyo is proud to make a valuable contribution to society by entering into partnership with WorldSkills International. There is no better aim than helping the youth of today meet the challenges of the future.”
The global partnership with Mitutoyo and WorldSkills International began in March 2016. For more information on WorldSkills and Mitutoyo, visit www.worldskills.org and www.mitutoyo.co.jp/global.html.