Melaka, 16 December 2008 - Bosch Malaysia and Tan Hup Seng Fuel Pump Company (Tan Hup Seng) unveiled the new Bosch Diesel Centre (BDC) with specialist capability to handle all diesel systems in Melaka.  This latest BDC scores two “firsts” as the only centre to have achieved 1st Performance Class in Malaysia, and first in South East Asia (SEA) complete with a Clean Room Concept.

This ranking by Bosch Malaysia was accorded to Tan Hup Seng after 24 months of intensive assessment. The stringent assessment is based on the high standard set by the Bosch Group worldwide.  

At the official opening of the new BDC, Alexander Haid, Director of Bosch Automotive Aftermarket Division, ASEAN, said, “We are proud that a Malaysian company has become the first in Southeast Asia to attain the 1st Performance Class BDC standard. While one of our top priorities is to grow our Bosch Car and Diesel Service network, we also strive to set high quality and service standards for our vendors.”

With the latest addition, Bosch now has a Car and Diesel Service network comprising 90 Bosch Car Service representatives, 39 Bosch Diesel Service representatives and three Bosch Diesel Centres in Malaysia.        

“Come 2009, we will begin a series of third party certification in place of the Service Quality Audits conducted in-house on all Bosch Diesel Centres and Bosch Car Service representatives. This will ensure that all facilities match up to Bosch’s standard in terms of equipment, cleanliness, corporate image, uniform and training provided.  So when you send your vehicle to be serviced by a Bosch workshop or centre, you can be rest assured that you that it will be taken care of by professionals,” added Haid.

Explaining the significance of converting his operations to a full-fledged BDC, Tan Thiam Huat, owner and Managing Director of Tan Hup Seng Fuel Company said, “The opening of the new BDC in Melaka is a long way from our first foray into the diesel services specialist business when we established ourselves as a Bosch Diesel Service representative in 1982. We have fully equipped our facilities and put in place trained personnel to provide our customers in the Melaka area the convenience of a one-stop service centre for all their diesel systems needs including locomotives, trucks, buses and trailers.”

It took Tan Hup Seng a total of 24 months and an investment of over RM500,000 to convert the existing premises of 552m2 into a top-notched BDC.  “Our facility features a Clean Room which ensures a dust-free working environment for the effective repair and testing of high pressure diesel fuel injection components,” added Tan. Apart from the Bosch Training Centre in Petaling Jaya, this is the only Clean Room Concept in Malaysia.

Welcoming the new Tan Hup Seng Fuel Pump Company’s BDC into the Bosch Diesel Service Network, Woon Kim Hwa, General Manager of Bosch Automotive Aftermarket Division said, “I believe our partnership with Tan Hup Seng, a respected company with strong local knowledge, will provide diesel users with the highest standard of service and professionalism that only a state-of-the-art centre such as this is able to provide. Since there has never been a proper Common Rail injector servicing facility here in Malaysia due to the lack of Clean Rooms, the new BDC will set a new benchmark in diesel servicing.”