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Stockton’s Nortech Group enters UAE market with Abu Dhabi venture

Nortech Group has forged an agreement with leading Middle East contracting company, Dhabi Contracting LLC, to form a new business delivering a range of engineering services to industry in the United Arab Emirates.

Dhabi Nortech provides Engineering Design (Engineering House) and Project Management Consultant (PMC) solutions for UAE’s oil & gas, process, petrochemical, chemical, infrastructure and energy sectors.

The new venture, which is based in Abu Dhabi, provides fully-integrated engineering design, project management and construction services from project feasibility to completion and has already secured its first contract.

Dhabi Nortech has been engaged by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (GASCO) to deliver a flare system upgrade project at one of its major onshore gas processing facilities.

Nortech Group, which is a fast-growing specialist engineering service provider, will add value to Dhabi Consulting’s established reputation for delivering civil engineering and electro-mechanical engineering projects by applying its experience and expertise to support assignments in sectors including energy and chemical.

Having established its Engineering Design, Management Consultancy and Staffing Search and Selection services in the UK market from its bases in Teesside and Aberdeen, Nortech focused on the Middle East with initial support from UKTI.

The company won the UKTI’s Passport to Export competition, which secured them a place on a trade mission to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in December 2014. The visit instigated a growth strategy, which resulted in forming this new agreement with Dhabi Contracting LLC.

Dhabi Nortech will initially operate from Dhabi Consulting LLC premises in Hamdan Street, Abu Dhabi operated by existing staff from both partners. Dhabi Nortech has the ambition to recruit additional local workers as the enterprise grows.

Bryan Bunn, Managing Director of Nortech Group, said: “This is an exciting opportunity to apply our established engineering services expertise to the vibrant and growing United Arab Emirates.

“Our UK operations are continuing to grow, after visiting the UAE and meeting with local industry we felt we could successfully replicate our operations in the region and increase the footprint of our business. The initial success we have achieved by securing the contract with GASCO will be an excellent springboard for ambitions to build a presence in the market.”

He added: “We are very proud to enter into this venture with Dhabi Consulting LLC, which is extremely well respected in the UAE and has exceptionally strong brand recognition. Dhabi’s presence and track record offers exceptional credibility to the partnership and a solid basis for future growth and success.”

Sami Edwards, General Manager of Dhabi Contracting, said: “The UAE is one of the world’s largest energy markets and our partnership with Nortech forms a strong bond between two very well respected companies, both specialists in their sector.

“UK expertise is widely recognised for its quality in the region and through combining the strengths of both companies we foresee great success for Dhabi Nortech, supporting a number of clients across all sectors in the UAE and the wider Middle East.”

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