Manweir LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mannai Corporation, has made a technological advancement by investing into the State-Of-The-Art engineering facility at Ras Laffan Industrial city. Manweir a leading engineering services company has been serving the Onshore and Offshore oil & gas majors , petrochemical, power, marine and industrial sector for the last 37 years .
The facility was inaugurated by Mr Abdel Aziz Al Muftah, Director – Industrial Cites, under the patronage of H.E Dr Mohamed Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar on 21st March 2013. The event was attended by around 300 dignitaries from upstream and downstream companies from Qatar as well as the middle east region. The event was also celebrated as Manweir-Siemens Customer day to mark its newest association with Siemens, a global powerhouse. Siemens have endorsed this facility as their authorized service centre to repair and overhaul their industrial steam turbines and compressors under their supervision. This demonstrates Manweir’s capability to meet world class standards and support global majors to render their services in Qatar.
Having rendered quality engineering solutions to the energy industry within the State of Qatar and its territorial waters for more than three decades, this advancement of Manweir is a part of commitment to the growing industrial sector of the state of Qatar. To continue maintaining its prime position as a superior engineering services provider, Manweir invested heavily in this latest technology service center. The objective is to be in close proximity to major offshore operators, GTL, LNG, and power plants at Ras Laffan and provide faster turnaround of engineering support services that are unsurpassed in safety, quality and cost effective solutions all under one roof.
The inauguration event was held at the purpose-built venue wherein the audience was delighted to watch a video presentation by the Manweir Management. Following the inauguration, the delegates were escorted for a facility tour to view the manufacturing and service capabilities. Manweir’s various principals also participated in the event, exhibiting their products & services at purpose-built booth, which added attraction to the event.
“Manweir stands firm on its commitment in meeting and exceeding the expectations of our customers, employees and community by providing a quality service within a safe work environment,” says Mr Alekh Grewal, Group CEO and Director, Mannai Corporation.
“Over the years, Manweir have grown up to its current position as a reliable source for high quality, technically advanced & competitive engineering solutions. Today we add a new dimension to our business with this state of the art facility which has not only enhanced our capacities but also puts us in the forefront to support all our esteemed clients to better manage their operations efficiently” as said by Mr. Walter Serrao, General Manager, Manweir LLC.
The facility situated at Ras Laffan Industrial city – support services area which is outside the west gate is built on a massive area of 46,600 Sq m with 3 large workshops and an admin building with covered area of 7500 Sq m and large lay down yard for equipment receiving and storage. Services offered from this facility are refurbishment and repair of rotating and static equipments such as steam and gas turbines, gas compressors heat exchangers, boilers, electrical transformers, electrical motors, and all types of valves. The facility is equipped with the state of the art CNC Machining centers and complete with a wide range of precision Inspection, measuring, testing and lifting equipment. Manweir’s existing facility at Salwa industrial area in Doha shall continue to operate and offer its services to meet the needs of onshore oil operations and downstream industries in Doha, Dukhan and Messaid area.