Leading ignition and sensor specialist, NGK Spark Plugs, has announced it is relocating its global head office in Japan. The new headquarters will be located at the ‘URBANNET NAGOYA nexta BUILDING’ in Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya City.

The relocation is a further step in the company’s 2030 Long-Term Management Plan, ‘NITTOKU BX’, which provides a framework for the complete transformation of NGK Spark Plug into an environmentally sustainable company for a wide variety of future needs.

This plan includes the development of a ‘new way of working’ that involves a flexible work environment. In addition, it will facilitate the creation of innovations based on new ideas, as well as the breaking down of organisational, communication and external barriers, to create diverse points of contact. These new premises are designed to meet the goals of ‘NITTOKU BX’.

In addition, the new head office will be home to many major new initiatives. These include a face recognition security system, a transition to a paperless way of working and the introduction of a ‘Dokodemo Extension System’ that facilitates calls from home or on business trips.

NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd Managing Director Marko Wowczyna said, “The relocation of our global head office functions to the URBANNET NAGOYA nexta BUILDING in Nagoya perfectly symbolises the transformative path we are on. This new state-of-the-art facility is designed with our 2040 vision – ‘Beyond ceramics, eXceeding imagination’ – in mind. The new head office will help us strengthen various corporate functions as the company changes drastically beyond the current way.”