GE Healthcare and GE Consumer & Industrial installed medical and industrial solutions to the Formula 1™ Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, which will help keep the circuit safe and running for the first Formula 1™ Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which will take place on November 1.
GE Healthcare provided a turnkey medical solution to the circuit within a record time of two months. GE was able to create a complete polyclinic filled with a diversified range of products, equipped to provide a variety of health care services on-site. GE products in the clinic include surgical equipment, anesthesia and ultrasound products.
GE Consumer & Industrial together with ETA PCS, a UAE licensed panel builder, supplied low voltage distribution panels and switchgear to 14 substations, therefore providing safe and consistent distribution of power to the Yas Marina Circuit
Hany Bayaa, GE National Executive for the Lower Gulf, said, “GE is proud to see its technology used at such a historic event for Abu Dhabi. Our businesses’ quick response to the customer’s needs strongly positioned us for these opportunities.”
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For more information, contact:
Rania Rostom
GE Communications Manager, Middle East & Africa
Tel: +9714 429 6311
Email: rania.rostom@ge.com
Hiba Al Hafidh
Roisin Lillis
ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller
Tel: +9714 334 4550
Email: h.alhafidh@asdaa.com
Email: r.lillis@asdaa.com
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