Northern Irish plant machinery and equipment company Rapid International and its Saudi distributor Al-Kifah Contracting Company have secured a deal to supply $400,000 of equipment to an oil refinery in the Eastern Province of KSA.
The County Armagh company, which has taken part in a series of Invest Northern Ireland (NI) trade missions to the oil-rich country, and Al-Kifah have installed a twin shaft concrete mixer to the Jubail-situated refinery in the Eastern Province region of the Kingdom. It has also recently provided concrete mixing equipment for other construction projects in Saudi Arabia.
“We are now benefiting from the time invested in finding a good distributor, Al-Kifah Contracting Company in Dammam, and in building a strong relationship with this business,” Jarlath Gilmore, Rapid International’s sales and marketing director commented. “This has included extensive staff training, technical and promotional support that has focused on the special features of our machinery.”
Gilmore said the twin shaft concrete mixer was selected because of its unique bearing design and the durable inner wear chamber. He also claimed that the machine is popular with many contractors across the Middle East because of its faster mix times and compact design.
“Al-Kifah also installed our mixer washout system, the Rapid Jetwash, which provides a faster and more efficient and safer washing operation. Invest NI’s advice and support, particularly in terms of regular trade missions to the region, have been invaluable,” added Gilmore.
“Trade missions are now integrated within our overall marketing programme and are enabling us to explore other high growth markets such as Brazil and Russia.”