The investment of $4 million made as part of the company’s regional expansion plan for 2010

Emerson Process Management, a wholly owned Emerson company, recently announced the launch of its new office in Abu Dhabi, with an investment of $4 million. The new 22,000-square-foot office is located in Musaffah Industrial Area.

Speaking at the launch, Dave Tredinnick, President of Emerson Process Management, Middle East and Africa, said: “Emerson Process Management is continuing to invest across the Middle East and Africa, in terms of people, facilities and leadership. We have experienced tremendous growth across all of our businesses. One of our key growth initiatives is to continue to move our operations closer to our customers, in terms of manufacturing, service and support. This year, we will be opening three new facilities, in close promximity to our installed base, Abu Dhabi, Jubail, Saudi Arabia and Ras Laffan, Qatar.”

Cor Corbeek, General Manager, Emerson Process Management, added that the importance of Abu Dhabi as a key growth market, increasing competitiveness within the sector and the need to offer comprehensive sales and aftersales services, had led to the launch of the facility.

In this context, Ahmad Nabulsi, Managing Director of Trizac Abu Dhabi, Emerson Process Management’s local business partner, said that the new facility would help explore new business opportunities, to further stimulate the company’s growth.

According to Emerson Process Management, the new facility currently has 40 employees. The number is expected to more than quadruple within the next five years, as the office would serve as a sales hub and flow service centre, providing systems staging and integration for process systems and solutions, as well as power and water solutions, Rosemount Quick Ship and Repairs, project engineering and services, training and project management solutions.