11 January 2011

MUSCAT: Hi-Tech Services & Supplies, part of trading strategic business unit (SBU) of the Al Hassan Group, has been appointed by the Böhler Welding Group, one of the world's leading welding consumables manufacturer, as its distributor in Oman.

Böhler Welding Group is a member of the Voestalpine Group, Austria, a leading international customised high quality and high-tech steel products and solutions company.

A contract to this effect was signed by Maqbool Ali Salman, managing director of the Al Hassan Group of Companies and Anders Andersson, managing director of the Böhler Welding Group Middle East.
Hi-Tech Services & Supplies is the 'rising star' supplier of mechanical equipment in the Sultanate of Oman for the projects sector. Hi-Tech has two specialist teams dedicated to oil & gas, petrochemicals and water & wastewater and welding sectors.

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Hi-Tech's welding team has a list of prestigious project references such as Petroleum Development of Oman's Burhan gas pipeline project, Amal power station, Kawther gas depletion compression project and Sohar deepwater bulk jetty project.

Commenting on the tie-up, Salman said, "Al Hassan is always on the quest to bring in new products with the latest technology to its customers in Oman. We are happy to be able to bring such a world class brand to the Oman market. We are honoured that the Böhler Welding Group has chosen to associate with us."

"We shall, in the near future, conduct technical seminars for quality and welding managers to update them on the latest offerings in technology and products from the Böhler group," he added.
Andersson remarked, "The Böhler Welding Group has, by way of various mergers and acquisitions, evolved into a welding power house with six strong brands like, Böhler, UTP, T-Put, Avesta, Soudokay and Fontargen under its umbrella. This provides its customers with a broad range of products and service-based solutions."

"We are happy to be in Oman, a country which is developing rapidly. We feel we have found the right partners in Oman with our association with Hi-Tech. The tremendous goodwill they have generated in the market with their existing operations, and, a sound technical team looking after the welding business augurs well for us and our customers," Andersson added.

"We are already one of the world leaders in pipe welding electrodes. We specialise in welding consumables for high-end applications like Cr-Mo, cryogenic, stainless steel, duplex and super duplex steels. Quality control managers and welding engineers in Oman will have access to the latest during execution of prestigious projects in the country," he pointed out.

Böhler Welding Group is one of the world's largest universal providers of welding materials. The group is the world leader in high-alloy welding consumables, which makes it a reliable partner for demanding industries.

© Times of Oman 2011