AMPO POYAM VALVES celebrates opening of new manufacturing and servicing plant in Saudi Arabia
AMPO Poyam Valves , specialized in a broad variety of valves , has celebrated the official opening ceremony of its new valve manufacturing and servicing plant , AMPO Arabia , in
Dammam .
Alexandra Kist , Valve World
The event has commemorated the completion of a new manufacturing and servicing facility in KSA , which will be an extension of the main valve manufacturing plant in Spain . With this project , AMPO supports Vision 2030 , the main localisation strategy , as well as the local content program In-Kingdom Total Value Add ( IKTVA ). The company strives to transfer their technology and know-how to the Saudi market , helping expand national industry capacity and enabling economic growth and development in the region . Being closer to its customers , the new local facility is meant to positively impact local delivery lead times and aftersale services to meet demands of current and future projects . For that , AMPO Arabia follows a similar structure , uses their technical and operational capabilities , and rotates key personnel to strive for consistency and high product quality .
Planning for the future
Regarding the short-term future , Mr Ibon Imaz , AMPO ’ s Managing Director , commented that they aim to be a strategic partner . Furthermore , he added that they aim to contri bute to Vision 2030 , an important country-wide project ; “ AMPO Arabia is just a start and will be followed by further business opportunities and investments that can add higher value to the Saudi thriving economy .” He stated that while they are not new in Saudi Arabia , AMPO POYAM VALVES has been collaborating with the country ’ s customers
since 1998 , having supplied over 20.000 valves for strategic projects in KSA . Mr Salah Elkadiki , AMPO Arabia ’ s Managing Director , noted that the new factory located in Dammam covers an area of approximately 5,000 sqm and includes valve assembly , testing , painting and servicing facilities . He stated that this allows AMPO to offer a wide range of custom-made gate , globe , check and ball valves , and services and technologies for the local and GCC region energy industry , covering applications in the oil , gas , petrochemical , chemical , water , mining and power sectors .” He further stated that the local AMPO service team is expected to quickly respond to customer needs in terms of technical support in start-up stages , commissioning , engineered solutions , equipment selection , preventive and predictive maintenance , etc . Moreover , they are creating job opportunities for Saudi nationals through their extensive training and development programs .
H2 READY SEALING SOLUTIONS
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• Engineered thermoplastics
About AMPO POYAM VALVES has almost 60 years of experience in manufacturing ball , gate , globe , check , lift plug , switch , slurry angle and butterfly valves , together with Integrated Smart Solutions .
• Compression packing
• Elastomers
• Gaskets
• Bolting
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