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Tomlinson Hall launches Liquivac in the United Arab Emirates
Tomlinson Hall was one of three winners in a special ‘Golden Ticket’ competition offering the chance to visit Dubai and explore business opportunities.
Organised by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) in conjunction with Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) and the Millennium Plaza Hotel Dubai, the December 2014 market visit saw Tomlinson Hall promote Liquivac to end-users and potential distributors in the UAE.
Tomlinson Hall took part in a reception at the British Embassy in Dubai and throughout the visit met a wide range of prominent industry representatives, supported by Dubai’s DTCM and UKTI’s commercial team in Dubai.
Prior to the market visit, the British Embassy in Dubai, delivering the UKTI’s Overseas Market Introduction Service (OMIS), assisted Tomlinson Hall in identifying market opportunities, and the UKTI also supported us with market research.
Liquivac has huge potential for use in many industrial applications in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, as its design allows the transfer of liquids and combinations of liquids, gases and fine solids, and it can operate with long suction lines, meaning the a pump can be situated a long distance away from the source of the liquid or material it is transferring.
Liquivac can be applied, for instance, in desalination – which provides most of Dubai’s fresh water - and in pumping water to aquariums and water features, which are popular in Dubai’s tourist and leisure developments.
The pump’s flexibility means that it is ideal for use in the Middle East’s petrochemical related industries – for instance, in spill recovery, chemical processing and in pumping out bilge water from tankers.
Colin Simpson, business development director of Tomlinson Hall & Co Ltd, said: “We’re delighted to have been one of the ‘Golden Ticket’ winners and to have been supported by UKTI and DTCM in our visit, and would like to thank those organisations, and the Millennium Plaza Hotel Dubai, for their help and hospitality.
“In particular, we’d like to thank Stephen Muir, international trade adviser at UKTI, Karen Williams MBE, deputy head of UKTI Dubai, Tim Saada, trade and investment officer at The British Embassy Dubai and Joe Hepworth, CEO of the British Centres for Business in the UAE, for their invaluable support and advice.
“The trip was a fantastic experience and opened up many opportunities for Tomlinson Hall in the region.
“The United Arab Emirates is a key target market for the company and our Liquivac pump can be utilised within numerous industry sectors in the UAE. We’re looking forward to what the future holds for Tomlinson Hall in the Middle East market.”
To view a video of Tomlinson Hall’s December market visit to Dubai, click here.
Thanks to Nortech for use of the video.
Picture shows: Colin Simpson, business development director of Tomlinson Hall & Co Ltd (fourth from left), with Fahad Al Thani, Director, Investment Support Section, Dubai FDI (far left) and Shahab Abdulla Shayan, Head of External Affairs for Overseas Offices at the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (far right) with members of the UKTI market visit delegation at the offices of the Dubai FDI.
