GE Expands Its Regional Water Center in Dubai

GE expands the largest of its kind water-related technology plant in MENA region to feature enhanced laboratory facility for oil and gas customers

Underlining its commitment to delivering efficient resource use technologies for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the Center is the largest-of-its-kind purpose-built water-related technology plants byGE.

Opened in 2006 and spread over a land area of 38,000 sq meters, the facility is now being expanded to add another 1,500 sq meters of warehouse space to the existing 6,500 sq meters of constructed area. The expansion will also strengthen the existing laboratory capabilities to support the company's growing oil and gas customer base in the region.

A pioneer in outsourced services,GE's expanded facility will also offer onsite housing for its fleet of mobile water treatment trailers, ready to be deployed on short notice for emergency, supplemental or extended term services.

"With the water and process treatment business across the entire Middle East & North Africa region recording consistent growth, we are further investing in the expansion of our regional Center of Excellence," said Bob Hultz, VP MENA forGEWater & Process Technologies.

"The Center marks one of our path-breaking investments in the region's water processing sector. Serving customers across the region, we are now further enhancing it to meet the growing demands from our customers while maintaining quality control and quality assurance and optimizing production and distribution costs.GEis committed to the region and this expansion is in line with the region's growth in municipal and industrial water requirements."

The Center holds a Global Star Certification for its environment Health and Safety excellence and ISO 9001:2008 for its quality management system. "It draws on industry best practices andGE's own standards in environment, health and safety. The expansion will further build on our reputation in quality, safety and excellence," said Omar Chemaly,GEPlant Manager.

The expansion is scheduled for completion in the next three months, which will contribute to the Center's increased productivity in the face of growing market demand. "It will also maintain and improve on our delivery time and logistics capabilities and enhance the efficiency of our customers' operations," added Chemaly.

Source: ZAWYA

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