DUBAI (24 October 2014)—ABB Turbocharging is celebrating its 25th anniversary in UAE. Established in 1989 in Dubai, ABB has grown to become a fully-fledged service station capable of carrying out all repair works with 27 employees in three locations.
ABB Turbocharging Dubai provides customers with turbocharging solutions for land-based diesel power plants with a strong focus on the marine segment in both seaports and offshore anchorages at Khorfakkan, Fujairah and major shipyards in Dubai—as well as ASRY, Bahrain.
The service station has a very important regional role with several key countries being supported in the Middle East including Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Iraq and Yemen. Dubai is also responsible for area management of the turbocharging business in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan.
ABB Dubai has enjoyed a number of milestones over the past 25 years including several new service center openings in the Middle East region.
In 1994, ABB Dubai played a pivotal role in establishing the service station in Lahore, Pakistan, catering to the power and gas market. Furthermore, 2003 saw the opening of a new service station in Karachi, Pakistan, mainly to cater to the marine market and land-based diesel power plants.
Between 2005 and 2009 ABB Dubai, provided 24/7 support for the dredgers in the region, which were busy building islands and construction projects during the boom period.
This year, ABB Dubai opened two new service points at major shipyards: one in Drydocks World Dubai and another in ASRY Bahrain. The two service points have helped us increase utilization and service market share. Customers benefit by avoiding freight expenses for transporting components to Dubai, reducing total cost of ownership.
In the future, ABB Dubai plans to open two new service points—one in Iraq and one in Jordan—in order to cater to land-based installations in diesel power stations.
“ABB’s commitment to our customers is to listen, understand and tailor our service offering to match their individual needs. Owing to the strong relationship with our customers, we have constantly evolved over the past 25 years, establishing five service stations and two service points across the region. We have also confirmed plans for two additional service points in Iraq and Jordan, all in an effort to support our customers in reducing operating costs and down time”, said John Fyfe, area manager, Middle East and North East Africa.