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ASRY adds $1m Solas workshop

Manama  : Asry announced it has expanded its onsite specialist contractors with the opening of a new permanent workshop for Solas Marine Services Group. 

The Solas-built facility is a 18,000-square-foot Service Centre for Life Boats, Life Rafts and Fire Fighting & Life Saving Appliances. 

This is the latest in a string of new workshop openings under Project Jupiter, which includes new dedicated facilities by Seven Seas, Gates, Sultan Marine, ABB, Wilhelmsen, Gulf Turbo and now Solas.  

Commenting on the launch, Asry Procurement and Contracts General Manager Magdy Moustafa, said the agreement is the first in a series of similar arrangements which will serve as additional resources for Asry. 

“Solas’ state-of-the-art facility is another encouraging step towards making Asry a one-stop shop for our clients marine repair needs. Not only does Solas match Asry’s commitment to the highest quality and safety standards, they also perfectly compliment the comprehensive blend of services that Project Jupiter has brought to Asry,” he said. 

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The Chairman of the Solas Group, P.S. Kamath, who inaugurated the facility said, “Together we will be able to bring world-class safety, firefighting and hydraulic solutions directly and efficiently to ASRY’s clients, as well as reaching out to the broader market for new opportunities.”

Solas Group Managing Director Prashant Kamath, and Solas Group CEO Sanjay Prabhu commented that under the agreement with Asry, Solas will offer comprehensive solutions for safety and firefighting, as well as specialist services, stock of equipment and spare parts, service partnership with world’s best OEMs and set of highly trained and experienced personnel.