MIDDLE EAST just brought on a service manager that is looking at our entire product range and development contracts looking for opportunities to do this .
“ One way we are dealing with it is focusing on our MRO [ maintenance , repair and overhaul ] and after sales service business because we ’ ve found people would rather extend the life of their existing capital equipment than replace it while the oil price is low .”
The second way is by diversifying into Saudi Arabia ’ s growing rail and mining industries , and in the latter it should have an edge as it already provides services and equipment to the largest mining company Maaden .
Hind says while Saudi Arabia ’ s mining and rail industries may be fledgling in comparison to other regions , they provide exciting opportunities for expansion . While visiting the UK for the Rugby World Cup recently , Hind met with Preston-based partner Dixon to discuss further opportunities to work together . “ We have partnered with Dixon for many years on the hose and coupling side of the business . But they have a mining division and a rail division and that is something we are looking to drive forward so I ’ ve been discussing with Dixon their product range and solutions and we will look to start expanding that partnership in 2016 . We will not stop there , AFI will go the extra mile to bring the products and services the industry needs to grow and we will also look at locally manufactured products to support these growing
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