MUSCAT, Oman, 30 April 2023: Oman-based Levels Engineering and Toronto, Canada-based Waterloo Filtration Institute (WFI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of collaborating to increase awareness on the role of air filtration in enhancing air quality, regionally and globally, WFI said through a Press release. Dr Khalifa Al Jabri, Chairman, Levels Engineering Group Companies, and Dr Iyad Al-Attar, Strategic Director of International Affairs, WFI, signed the MoU, WFI said.

WFI said it is dedicated to developing advanced filtration and separation solutions to support the global filtration and separation industry for a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable world. WFI said it believes that education is the first step for people to gain the knowledge, creative thinking, empowerment and skills they need to change an extraordinary life and make the world a better place to live.

Dr Khalifa Al Jabri and Dr Iyad Al-Attar during the signing ceremony

Backed by the joint efforts of over 50 globally leading experts from Asia, Europe and North America, it supports the global filtration industry with the most comprehensive, efficient, practical, informative, flexible, cost-effective and updated education programmes, WFI said. It covers the global filtration market, filter media market and technologies, air & liquid filtration technologies, air filter design, liquid filter design, air filter testing and evaluation, liquid filter testing and assessment and other filtration-related new developments, opportunities and trends, it added.

Levels Engineering is a one-stop solution for all design, detail engineering, preparation of tender documents, finalisation of tender bids, site supervision, project and construction management, testing, commissioning and handing over, WFI said.

Levels Engineering is committed to integrating environmental considerations into business and working towards the goals of sustainable development, minimum CO2 impact and pollution prevention, WFI highlighted. Levels Engineering complies with relevant environmental legislation, industry codes of practice, and environmental policies and systems in all types of work, WFI said, adding that the training division is one of the fundamental units of Levels Engineering and is equipped with modern, cutting-edge technologies to impart training and skill development.

Dr Al Jabri stressed the importance of “the joint collaboration in making a difference to match the scale and speed of climate change and the rising tide of air pollution”.

Dr Al-Attar said: “Signing the MoU will facilitate a new approach to success, arising from a seemingly different and attractive principle that helps industry leaders and end-users shift the hearts, minds and attitudes toward a sustainable and healthy built environment. WFI continues to embrace filtration and air quality from design to disposal to adhere to our global sustainability, ethical and social obligations. Accordingly, collaboration with Levels Engineering, which is well equipped with the latest technical information on its work to develop and organize various training programs from Levels’ headquarters training facilities in Muscat, will prove invaluable to the MENA region.”