Singer Bangladesh Limited, a subsidiary of Beko, flagship of Türkiye's Koc Holding, held the Grand Opening Ceremony of its state-of-the-art Home Appliances Plant on 30 January, 2025. The opening ceremony was graced by the presence of Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), Mr. Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun as the Chief Guest, while the Ambassador of Türkiye to Bangladesh, His Excellency, Mr. Ramis Sen, graced the event as Guest of Honour among other key stakeholders.
The event saw the attendances of Dr. Fatih Kemal Ebiclioglu, President of Consumer Durables Group at Koc Holding, Mr. Hakan Bulgurlu, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Beko, Mr. Can Dincer, Chief Commercial Officer Türkiye and South Asia at Beko, Mr. Nihat Bayiz, Chief Production & Technology Officer at Beko, and Mr. MHM Fairoz, Managing Director and CEO at Singer Bangladesh Limited along with other officials from Koc Group, Beko and Singer Bangladesh.
Spanning 135,000 square meters, the new facility is a flagship project within BSEZ (Bangladesh Special Economic Zone) and will produce refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, air conditioners and other major appliances for the local market. With the support of Beko, Singer Bangladesh has brought the know-how on energy efficient products and production technologies to Bangladesh based on market insight and consumer demand.
By producing over 90% of its products domestically, the Home Appliances Plant will cater to the Bangladeshi market while positioning Bangladesh as a regional hub for consumer durables in the medium to long term. It will develop a robust local supplier ecosystem, significantly reducing dependence on imports in the sector. Plans are also underway to export products to neighboring countries in South Asia, further solidifying Singer Bangladesh's role in the regional market.
The design of the new factory has been optimized to maximize natural daylight, with skylight roof surfaces being used for sustainable energy management. The new facility is solar-ready, and the installation of solar panels would prevent up to 60% of carbon emissions. Rainwater will be harvested and stored for use of grey water and for landscape irrigation. Energy monitoring systems will be used to ensure sustainability and quality targets are met. The construction of the plant has been carried out mainly using locally sourced and recycled materials. The factory is built according to the gold standards of LEED. LEED is a green building certificate that is recognized all over the world.
Singer Bangladesh Limited is one of the largest retailers of consumer durables in Bangladesh, with 463 retail stores across the country, along with more than 1000 dealer shops. Singer commenced operations in the region in 1905. Today, Singer Bangladesh sells all categories of household consumer durables under the Singer, Beko and multi-brands. Singer Bangladesh is 57% owned by Beko and the remainder of shares of the company are publicly traded in DSE and CSE.
