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Business Review: SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE (CONT.)
TRANSMISSION DISTRIBUTION & INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS COMPANY
In FY2007, the company increased both sales and profits as the transmission and distri-
bution business, industrial system business, and the transportations system business
were carried forward on strong demand, both in Japan and overseas.
The company is determined to reinforce its business in transmission and distribution
(T&D). By driving forward a global expansion of its manufacturing and procurement bases,
along with its sales function, the company proposes to expand business in the Middle
East and Asia, including China; in South America, including Brazil; and in the large-scale
markets of North America and Europe. The company will enhance competitiveness by
establishing an integrated system that covers electricity transmission through to final dis-
tribution, with the aim of becoming one of the world’s top players in T&D. The company
also intends to accelerate globalization of industrial component products and electric
products for rolling stock by cooperating with the T&D business, and to promote expan-
sion of its new business in the “SCiBTM (Super Charge ion Battery),” an innovative recharge-
able battery.
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS COMPANY
In FY2007, despite a good performance in the radio application systems business, the
company reported lower sales and profits as the broadcasting systems business com-
pleted the first round of equipment sales for terrestrial digital broadcasters, carriers
installed fewer base stations for mobile phone services, and the security and automa-
tion system business completed a program for IC-based updating of station service
equipment for rail cars in Kanto, the area around Tokyo.
The infrastructure systems business provides total solutions for managing buildings,
road transportation, and facilities for rivers, etc. The water purification and environmen-
tal systems business has started commercial operations of Japan’s first processing facil-
ity for soil contaminated with PCBs. The broadcasting and network systems business has
entered into a capital alliance with Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd. to promote a tapeless
video production and editing system. The radio application system business is extend-
ing operations into next-generation products, while advancing the overseas develop-
ment of radio application systems, etc. The security and automation systems business is
promoting expansion, including overseas marketing of such new products as mailing
equipment.
The company will contribute to the creation of a safe, secure, comfortable society,
by providing customers with high quality infrastructure and diverse solutions.
TOSHIBA ELEVATOR AND BUILDING SYSTEMS CORPORAITON
New orders received remained stable in Japan in FY2007 on the strength of large-scale
developments in the capital region. The renewal and maintenance business saw