HEPWORTH
‘ Because of the infrastructure projects and expansion by the government and big projects taking place , we are building our new factory in Abu Dhabi and we are investing in new lines to meet the ambitious focus in the region ’
find this complementary approach in any other GCC companies .” He is particularly proud of the company ’ s key partnerships with European and American organisations such as Georg Fischer , Wavin and Filmac , which help it stay up-to-date with industry innovations from across the globe .
The added service Al Gendy talks about means that the company works very closely with its clients . He says : “ We work with the consultants at the design stage of the project to give them a better understanding of our products and systems , we go the extra mile . It ’ s an education service . As an example , I ’ ll give you one of the great successes we have had recently – we have a partnership with the number one oil and gas company in GCC and we are the only approved supplier to install seven kilometres of pipes under water for gas supply in Abu Dhabi .” Hepworth was the only company in the region with the expertise needed to produce this underwater system . “ It ’ s very difficult technically , it might sound easy but it took nine to ten months to make the design and we were the only approved company to take
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