News Releases

2020

September

September 21, 2020

• Hitachi Australia Appoints Michael Miller as Chief Operating Officer

July

July 1, 2020

• Hitachi Australia strengthens partnership with data engineering firm BizCubed to deliver Smart Platforms-as-a-Service (PaaS) in support of Digital Innovation

June

June 1, 2020

• Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2020
• Progress of the 2021 Mid-term Management Plan

May

May 25, 2020

• Hitachi Australia signs a three-way Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Liverpool City Council and the South Western Sydney Local Health District to collaborate on improving Quality-of-Life

April

April 10, 2020

• Notification Regarding the Schedule for Announcement of Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2020, Hitachi's Activity in the Spread of COVID-19, and the 2021 Mid-term Management Plan

April 7, 2020

• Hitachi Announces Result of Tender Offer for Shares of Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (Securities Code 8036)

February

February 3, 2020

• Hitachi Group Companies come together to Contribute to Australian Bushfire Relief with its Donation

January

January 31, 2020

• Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2019

January 6, 2020

• New Hitachi Vantara To Create Digital Competitive Edge For Transforming Enterprises

2019

December

December 20, 2019

• Leveraging Social Innovation to Shape the Future of Australia

November

November 1, 2019

• Appointment of Mr. Bob Seidler AM, as Senior Executive, APAC Regional Office (Australia)

October

October 30, 2019

• Consolidated Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2019

October 30, 2019

• Hitachi Announces the Decision on Interim Dividend

October 23, 2019

• Hitachi and New South Wales State Government agreed to establish “Kyōsō Centre (collaborative creation centre)” to accelerate the creation of social innovation

October 23, 2019

• Hitachi: First to Move from MOU to Tenant

October 18, 2019

• Launch of Oceania Corporate Brochure 2019

April

April 1, 2019

• Hitachi Australia Pty. Ltd. Announces Appointment of Chie Mashima as Managing Director

2018

Nov

November 21, 2018

• Hitachi Signs Memorandum of Understanding with CSIRO

November 15, 2018

• Hitachi Signs Memorandum of Understanding with NSW Government

Oct

October 29, 2018

• Hitachi purchases the entire shareholding in Ansaldo STS held by Elliott

Aug

August 8, 2018

• Orbitz Elevators and Hitachi announce a new partnership that will change the Building Industry in Australia

May

May 1, 2018

• Oceania Corporate Brochure 2018

April

April 27, 2018

• Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2018

April 27, 2018

• Progress of the 2018 Mid-term Management Plan

2017

November

November 28, 2017

• Hitachi invests $875 million AUD in Australian Social Innovation Business and predicts mining industry will be operated by machines by 2030

October

October 19, 2017

• Hitachi to host second Social Innovation Forum in Brisbane

September

September 21, 2017

• Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Wins Hitachi Transformation Award at NEXT 2017

September 19, 2017

• Hitachi Introduces Hitachi Vantara: A New Digital Company Committed to Solving the World’s Toughest Business and Societal Challenges

April

April 18, 2017

• Hitachi hosts Stakeholder Dialogue: Social Innovation

April 3, 2017

• Hitachi Australia Pty. Ltd. Announces Appointment of Atsushi Konishi as Managing Director

2016

December

December 8, 2016

• Hitachi Oceania Corporate Brochure

December 6, 2016

• Social Innovation in Australia

December 1, 2016

• Hitachi to Invest $1.25 bn AUD in Australian Social Innovation Business

August

August 1, 2016

• Hitachi to host Social Innovation Forum in Sydney

February

February 26, 2016

• Hitachi hosts Stakeholder Dialogue: Smart Cities

2015

November

November 11, 2015

• Hitachi Major Sponsor of WBF 2016

September

September 17, 2015

• Hitachi Selected as a Component of the DJSI World for 2015

March

March 12, 2015

• Kawasaki announces partnership with Hitachi Power Tools Australia

March 10, 2015

• Hitachi hosts Stakeholder Dialogue: Sustainability & Social Innovation in Infrastructure & Construction

January

January 14, 2015

• Utilizing a Self-steering Robotic Tractor in the Developmental Phases of Rice

2014

August

August 15, 2014

• Hitachi Data Systems Honours Intersect With Health and Life Sciences Innovation Award in Asia Pacific

June

June 5, 2014

• Hitachi Data Systems Appoints Andrew McGee as ANZ Chief Technology Officer

May

May 26, 2014

• Hitachi Boosts Sponsorship of World Business Forum 2014

May 12, 2014

• Hitachi Announces Progress on 2015 Mid-term Management Plan

May 1, 2014

• New John Deere E-Series Skid Steers and Compact Track Loaders Now Available In Australia

April

April 1, 2014

• Hitachi corporate message from the Chairman & CEO Hiroaki Nakanishi and President & COO Toshiaki Higashihara

March

March 18, 2014

• Businesses slow to capitalise on big data opportunities

March 6, 2014

• Hitachi Oceania Brochure (PDF Type, 4.03mb)

March 6, 2014

• Hitachi Data Systems ANZ Unveils New Cloud Services Division

March 3, 2014

• New Hitachi Reversible Vibratory Plates Join Compaction Equipment Family

February

February 5, 2014

• Businesses Must Improve Data Integrity to Comply with New Privacy Rules

February 3, 2014

• Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Commences Operation, Aims to Become Global Leader in Thermal Power Generation Systems

January

January 14, 2014

• Defence Housing Australia Selects Hitachi Data Systems for Infrastructure Refresh

January 8, 2014

• Hitachi Announces Changes of Top Managements

2013

December

December 19, 2013

• Hitachi Data Systems Identifies 5 Key Trends That Will Drive Technology Transformation in Asia Pacific in 2014

October

October 29, 2013

• Foxtel free to innovate as tape gets the chop (open in new window)

September

September 30, 2013

• eResearch SA Builds Academic Big Data Cloud on Solutions by Hitachi Data Systems

August

August 28, 2013

• Garvan Institute Lauded With Hitachi Data Systems APAC Health and Life Sciences Innovation Award

August 6, 2013

• Intersect Selects Hitachi Data Systems to Power AU$2M Research Cloud in New South Wales

July

July 10, 2013

• Toll Group Embarks On Infrastructure Transformation with Hitachi Data Systems

June

June 12, 2013

• Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia Introduces New Compaction Equipment – Hitachi Vibratory Plate Compactors and Rammers

June 11, 2013

• Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia Unleashes the Ultimate Species of Mini Excavators

May

May 24, 2013

• Hitachi Adopts "Hitachi Group Human Rights Policy"

May 15, 2013

• Hitachi introduces "Project Green" to offer greater value and reduce waste from projector purchases

May 14, 2013

• Hitachi helps Schiavello rebuild its system - The Australian (open in new window)

May 2, 2013

• Digital repository allows pathologists to share images - Computerworld Australia (open in new window)

April

April 5, 2013

• Arc Productions and Tippett Studio adopt Hitachi NAS platform - ARNnet (open in new window)

January

January 24, 2013

• Hitachi LCD projectors recognised with Good Design Award 2012 and Product Design Award 2013

January 23, 2013

• Hitachi Power Tools Australia wins international iF Product Design Award 2013

January 8, 2013

• Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia Supports Platypus Remediation Project

2012

August

August 24, 2012

• Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia launches Solutions Magazine and Parts Insight Online

August 17, 2012

• Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia launches new dedicated Careers website

March

March 21, 2012

• Hitachi Australia appoints Hills SVL as distributor for Australia (PDF format, 232 kBytes)

March 12, 2012

• Hitachi Completes Transfer of Hard Disk Drive Business to Western Digital

2011

May

May 24, 2011

• Hitachi breathes longer life into digital presentation solutions

March

March 14, 2011

• Hitachi to Provide Support for the Recovery from the Earthquake off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku
• Hitachi Announces Effects of the Earthquake off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku, and its Responses

February

February, 2011

• Hitachi Launches 100 Years Promotion in Oceania Region (PDF format,43kBytes)
• Let’s Get Interactive: Hitachi Australia Launches its First Interactive Projector (PDF format,115kBytes)

January

January, 2011

• Hitachi companies in Australia respond to Premier's appeal (PDF format, 16kBytes)

2010

October

October, 2010

• Hitachi Australia Delivers Optimal Image Quality with New Ultimate Short Throw LCD Projector (PDF format,103kBytes)

September

September, 2010

• Beyond High-Definition: Hitachi Australia Launches New High Resolution Projector for Businesses (PDF format,97kBytes)
• Hitachi strengthens NZ Channel with Acme Supplies (PDF format,94kBytes)

July

July, 2010

• Top performing channel partners recognised and rewarded by Hitachi (PDF format,96kBytes)

June

June, 2010

• Hitachi's CP-A200 ultra short throw projector is the perfect fit for any presentation (PDF format,92kBytes)

May

May, 2010

• Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia launches the new John Deere D Series Skid Steer range. (PDF format,646kBytes)
• Hitachi launches interactive StarBoard technology learning portal for the Australian teaching community. (PDF format,134kBytes)
• Hitachi announces two new lightweight additions to its projector range. (PDF format,93kBytes)
• Hitachi set a strong year with a refreshed 2010 portable projector range (PDF format,96kBytes)

April

April, 2010

• Telstra’s new Queensland headquarters get the Hitachi touch (PDF format,122kBytes)
• Hitachi Australia appointment of new Managing Director (PDF format,21kBytes)

March

March, 2010

• Three times the magic in the classroom with the StarBoard FX-Trio (PDF format,168kBytes)

January

January, 2010

• Sydney Festival contributor: Hitachi's projectors shine light on Sydney's brightest festiva (PDF format,102kBytes)
• Hitachi broadens its widescreen projector range with the CPWX410 WXGA LCD data projector (PDF format,102kBytes)

2009

December

December, 2009

• 4,000 reasons to install Hitachi's CP-X4020. The affordable CP-X4020 offers a brightness of 4,000 lumens and a new 4,000 hours hybrid filter (PDF format,108 kBytes)

November

November, 2009

• Hitachi Australia expands its range of short throw LCD projectors with the CP-DW10N (PDF format,61 kBytes)

October

October, 2009

• Hitachi shines the light on Ultra Short Throw Projectors with new website (PDF format,20kBytes)
• Take Presentations to a new level with the Hitachi WT-1 Interactive Wireless Tablet (PDF format,96kBytes)
• Hitachi’s CP-D10 offers a new level of affordability for short throw projectors (PDF format,20kBytes)
• Hitachi Construction Machinery introduces the new ZW Compact Wheel Loaders (PDF format,460kBytes)

September

September, 2009

• Hitachi Australia introduces the T-19WX Interactive Display (PDF format,59kBytes)
• Manage multiple projectors from one location with Hitachi's CPX3010N (PDF format,60kBytes)
• SmartDraw 2009 software available at no extra cost with Hitachi's StarBoard FX-DUO series (PDF format,639kBytes)

August

August, 2009

• Hitachi Australia announces new strategic alignment for air conditioning (PDF format,21kBytes)

July

July, 2009

• Hitachi's StarBoard FXDuo series now bundled with Easitech software (PDF format,37kBytes)

June

June, 2009

• Wider presentations with Hitachi FXDUO Interactive Whiteboards (PDF format,86kBytes)
• Aussie kids get the right to vote with Hitachi (PDF format,70kBytes)

May

May, 2009

• Hitachi Premium channel partners given the opportunity to win big (PDF format,19kBytes)

April

April, 2009

• The world in high resolution with Hitachi (PDF format,102kBytes)
• Big images in small spaces with Hitachi's latest LCD projectors (PDF format,60kBytes)
• Hitachi Australia expands its range of innovative ultra short throw LCD projectors (PDF format,32kBytes)
• Hitachi Australia becomes a "Powerhouse" in learning technology (PDF format,59kBytes)

January

January, 2009

• Corporate Express to sell Hitachi StarBoard and LCD Projectors (PDF format,21kBytes)

2008

November

November, 2008

• Hitachi Australia presents the big picture with the launch of the CP-X10000 Series Projector (PDF format,32kBytes)

October

October, 2008

• Hitachi Australia appoints Pulse Communications as new PR agency (PDF format,36kBytes)

2007

August

02 August 2007

• Hitachi launches World"s First Blu-Ray Disc Camcorders to transform home movies into full high definition masterpieces (PDF format,96kBytes)

August 2, 2007

• Technical release: Hitachi unveils the World"s First Blu-Ray Disc Camcorder (PDF format,163kBytes)

July

20 July 2007

• Hitachi launch compact Finger Vein Authentication device in Australia (PDF format,71kBytes)

July 2007

• Hitachi Australia launch new microsite for upcoming Full HD Flat panel technology
• Hitachi introduces its 2007 Full HD and new High Definition TV ranges (available in September 2007) (PDF format,129kBytes)
• Hitachi releases its 2007 all-in-one GPS/Multimedia player range (available in September 2007) (PDF format,65kBytes)

May

2 May 2007

• Hitachi to launch World"s first 30GB DVD/HDD "Hybrid" camcorder (PDF format,71kBytes)

April

23 April 2007

• Hitachi FY2007 Global flat-panel business strategy revealed (PDF format,21kBytes)

16 April 2007

• Hitachi Australia releases new website contributing to consolidate Hitachi brand image globally (PDF format,23kBytes)

24 April 2007

• Hitachi Australia preferred partner of the Happy Feet DVD national "Tap to the Beat" events (PDF format,19kBytes)

March

27 March 2007

• Hitachi launches 7th generation DVD camcorder in Australia (PDF format,77kBytes)

09 March 2007

• Hitachi supports the McGrath Foundation at the Breast Friends Exhibition in Sydney (PDF format,35kBytes)

02 March 2007

• Hitachi Australia expands into New Zealand (PDF format,21kBytes)

March 2007

• Hitachi runs $500 cashback offer on 55" plasma TV"s until 30th April 2007

February

26 February 2007

• Hitachi releases the F550ET5X fridge, combining stylish design with the "Triple Clean" technology (PDF format,50kBytes)

2 February 2007

• New appointments within Hitachi Australia (PDF format,65kBytes)

January

5 January 2007

• Hitachi enters the 50" screen segment with the introduction of the 50PD960DTA plasma TV (PDF format,67kBytes)

17 January 2007

• Hitachi is at the cutting edge of vacuum cleaner technology (PDF format,773kBytes)

January 2007

• Hitachi announces that its finger vein authentication technology has passed International Biometrics Group"s Comparative Biometric Testing (CBT) Round 6 evaluation (PDF format,23kBytes)

2006

December

5 December 2006

• New appointments within Hitachi Australia (PDF format,78kBytes)

18 December 2006

• Hitachi wins PPP train project teaming with EDI Rail (PDF format,15kBytes)

November

29 November 2006

• Hitachi launches World"s first 42" high definition integrated digital tuner plasma TV (PDF format,77kBytes)
• Product release - Hitachi GPS made available to Australian market (PDF format,139kBytes)

23 November 2006

• Hitachi launches World"s first "Hybrid" DVD/HDD camcorders (PDF format,229kBytes)

9 November 2006

• Product release - Minus Zero refrigerators range launched (PDF format,49kBytes)
• Hitachi launches its Corporate Strategy

July

July 2006

• Company Statement - Hitachi Utopia ducted air conditioning unit "Voluntary Safety Notice"(PDF format,207kBytes)

May

May 2006

• Hitachi at the forefront of home entertainment technology with HDD/DVD recorders(PDF format,152kBytes)