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YBA Kanoo Group to showcase products at Gulf Industry Fair
Feb 4, 2018 6:54 PM
MANAMA: Pioneering business conglomerate Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group will be showcasing its innovative products at the upcoming Gulf Industry Fair in Bahrain
Gulf
Industry Fair 2018, the Northern Gulf’s leading event dedicated to promoting
industrialisation in the GCC, is scheduled to take place from February 6 to 8
under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin
Salman Al Khalifa at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention
Centre. YBA
Kanoo Group, which has been established for more than 125 years, covers the
GCC as well as Africa and Europe, in a broad range of sectors. The
company will showcase its portfolio of divisions, including industrial and
energy, shipping and logistics, real estate and Kanoo Travel. YBA Kanoo’s
business strategy, Vision 2020, is based on four key pillars: Customer focus,
transformation programme, strategic risk management and compliance. “Gulf
Industry Fair is an important statement of presence from YBA Kanoo Group as
we move from being a trading company to a solutions provider,” said Group
chief executive Dr Patrick Chenel. “It is
an ideal platform to showcase our Vision 2020 strategy and highlight the
strengths of our operating divisions, and move to approach the market as One
Kanoo with a full value proposition. “Our
co-operation with customers, and particularly our key accounts, is coming
into focus, with a new Key Account Management (KAM) structure in place. “We
look forward to leveraging our 125 years of experience, ethical conduct,
best-in-class partnerships, advanced business systems and cutting-edge
technologies to become an leading solutions provider,” Dr Chenel added. Among
YBA Kanoo Group’s key customers are Saudi Aramco, Sabic, Ma’aden, Sasref,
Adnoc, Bapco and Saudi Electric Company. YBA
Kanoo Group will also showcase the restructuring of its Industrial and Energy
division at the fair. The division has five business units, which comprise:
Small to medium engineering, procurement and construction (EPC); fabrication
and construction; operations and maintenance; plant and machinery: and
drilling and chemicals. “Gulf
Industry Fair will be a platform to showcase our service offerings across our
five business units,” said industrial and energy executive general manager
Fergus Burke. “YBA Kanoo
is one of the most trusted partners in the region, working with world-class
companies, such as Halliburton, BASF, Saber, Grove, Hyster, Perkins and
Bobcat. “Our
industrial and energy restructuring aims to deliver improved solutions to our
clients in Saudi, Bahrain and the UAE in particular. This is an ideal forum
for our development teams to collaborate with industry professionals, key
clients and develop new opportunities,” he added. YBA
Kanoo’s shipping division is seeking to expand globally, while logistics is
targeting niche markets in the region. Kanoo
Travel aims to provide state-of-the-art corporate travel solutions, including
meetings, incentives, conventions, and events (MICE), online corporate travel
tools and business intelligence. The
three-day fair is organised annually by Hilal Conferences and Exhibitions,
whose managing director Jubran Abdulrahman said, “The presence of a regional
giant at Gulf Industry Fair shows the B2B value, brand building and overall
importance of the fair.” Gulf
Industry Fair is sponsored by Bapco, National Oil and Gas Authority (Noga),
Alba and Bahrain Investment Wharf. The industrial facilities sector sponsor
is Majaal. Other
supporting organisations include AHK Saudi Arabia, the German Saudi Arabian
Liaison for Economic Affairs, PHD Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India,
Bahrain Solar Association and the Bahrain Industrial Association. YBA
Kanoo is one of the largest, independent family-owned multinational
businesses in the Middle East with an extensive portfolio of complementary
business units and strategic partnerships across a range of industry sectors. Established
in 1890 as a family trading and shipping business in the Kingdom of Bahrain,
the Company has evolved into a diversified conglomerate with a physical
presence across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and Asia. |