IECC and Galfar Engineering & Contracting strengthen their strategic relationship
IECC and Galfar Engineering & Contracting strengthen their strategic relationship
Oman, Muscat: International Equipment & Contracting Company LLC (IECC) has bagged an order from Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG to supply 207 units of IVECO Trakker trucks. These trucks would be operated by Galfar and would assist in execution of their Projects.
The key handover ceremony was held at Al Bustan Palace, A Ritz-Carlton hotel amidst Top officials and management of IVECO, Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG and IECC. Mr. Pierre Lahutte (IVECO Brand President), Sheikh Salim Abdullah Saeed Badr Al Rawas (Vice Chairman – Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG), Sheikh Ahmed Bahwan (Chairman – Bahwan International Group Holding), Mr. Divyendu Kumar (Managing Director - Bahwan International Group Holding), Mr. Luca Sra (Head of Africa & ME Region - IVECO) and other key dignitaries were present for the prestigious event.|
Pierre Lahutte, Iveco Brand President said: “This deal is an important milestone for Iveco. Starting from Galfar requirements, we leveraged on both Product features and Iveco reputation in the Region, to cope Customer needs. Iveco has always believed in partnering with clients to develop a unique suite of transport solutions, creating a platform to grow our business and push infrastructure development. This order is another example of that philosophy.”
As an organisation committed to best-practice business principles, Galfar has stringent truck procurement criteria, with an emphasis on enhanced safety, fuel efficiency, low environmental impact, driver comfort and best-in-class total-cost-of-ownership. Further, large fleet of a kind allows the benefit of reducing inventory of common spare parts and facilitates preventive maintenance.
Sheikh Salim Abdullah Saeed Badr Al Rawas (Vice Chairman – Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG) commented, “We have strong business relationship with Suhail Bahwan Group for last more than 40 years. This order was reached after due tender process and extensive negotiations. Apart from this order of 207 units, Galfar’s fleet already has approx. 200 units of different models of IVECO trucks. We rely on IVECO’s extensive and class-leading fleet as they have been extremely effective in meeting our stringent productivity norms.”
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Ahmed Suhail Bahwan said, “In a short period of 7 years since inception, IECC has carved out a strong position for itself in the commercial vehicle market in Oman. Driven by customer-centric ethos, we have continuously been offering new products and value-added services to our discerning consumers. This partnership with Galfar is a further step in that direction.”
Mr. Divyendu Kumar, Managing Director of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles added, “Our position in the commercial vehicle market will be further consolidated with this partnership. The IVECO Trakker has earned immense loyalty over the years as being a reliable and a well-engineered truck. The deployment of IVECO Trakker will help in speedier project completion”.
Trakker is a work tool designed to meet every kind of extreme off-road mission on wheels ranging from 18 to 72 ton. The real innovation with Trakker is mainly the new Stralis-based cabin, resulting from the work carried out with great determination, in collaboration with the dealers and customers who took part in the design, to improve its driving comfort and the life onboard - which is now widely acknowledged as being vitally important to productivity and safety.
The Trakker is designed from the outset to meet customers’ needs and expectations, primarily in terms of strength and reliability. Trakker represents a perfect blend of strength, reliability, and the comfort of new Stralis AD and AT cabs.
Adoption of the grille and badging, already introduced on the new Stralis range, provides an improved platform for sign writing in the vehicle customer’s livery. The three-piece steel bumper, an essential cost saving aspect of the Trakker range, is painted in a darker grey colour to match the self-coloured plastic parts.
The Trakker range is wider than ever. It boasts a product range, in both left and right hand drive that allows customers to tailor the product to their specific mission. The range includes 2 engines (Cursor 8 and Cursor 13) and 2 cabins (Active Day and Active Time). Rigid truck versions are available in 4x2, 4x4, 6x4, 6x6 and 8x8 configurations with power ratings from 310 to 500hp. Tractor versions are available in 4x2, 4x4, 6x4 and 6x6 configurations with power ratings from 360 to 500hp.
The Trakker was designed to support body building activities through a wide range of transmission and direct engine driven PTOs, electrical connections available both within the cab and on the chassis and the CAN open data bus expansion module.
The Trakker reduces maintenance costs minimizing downtime with prolonged engine oil change intervals (once per year) and through a quick and accurate diagnostics onboard. As for engines, a feature of Trakker is the Cursor engine range, a reference point in terms of torque, life, maintenance and operating costs: they consume – in accordance with the various missions - 2 to 5% less compared to the already economic Euro 3 versions.
Whether it is required to operate under the most extreme off-road conditions or cover most of its life on-road with occasional off-road excursions, Trakker can be specified to optimized payload and fuel consumption.
Brief about Galfar:
Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG is one of the largest, multi-disciplined engineering, contracting and construction company in the Sultanate of Oman. Established in the year 1972, Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG, has today grown into one of the largest construction companies in the Middle East with a turnover of over US$1 billion.
The company has been recently awarded as “Best Contractor for the year 2015” by PDO. Company also believes in quality commitment & delivering best HSE performance for last couple of years.
IVECO
IVECO is a brand of CNH Industrial N.V., a World leader in Capital Goods listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CNHI) and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario of the Borsa Italiana (MI: CNHI). IVECO designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, off-road trucks, and vehicles for applications such as off-road missions.
The brand’s wide range of products include the Daily, a vehicle that covers the 3 – 7 ton vehicle weight segment, the Eurocargo from 6 – 16 tons, the Trakker(dedicated to off-road missions) and the Stralis, both over 16 tons. In addition, the company offers mining and construction vehicles, rigid and articulated dump trucks and specialty vehicles.
IVECO employs close to 21,000 individuals globally. It manages production sites in 7 countries throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Latin America where it produces vehicles featuring the latest advanced technologies. 4,200 sales and service outlets in over 160 countries guarantee technical support wherever an Iveco vehicle is at work.
For further information about Iveco: www.iveco.com
For further information about CNH Industrial: www.cnhindustrial.com
About IECC:
International Equipment & Contracting Company LLC is Special Equipment division of Bahwan International Group Holding having focus on exclusive distributorships for sales, marketing & service of reputed brands of Commercial Trucks, Earthmoving, Construction, Industrial and Survey equipment.
Established in 1985, IECC has a modern 3-S facility on Nizwa Road, Mawaleh and branch locations in Sohar and Salalah.
With dedicated teams for sales and service, IECC serves customers in all important segments in Oman. IECC is playing a critical role in development of the country.
IECC is committed to be an important player in Oman’s Infrastructure development through the supply of World-class High-end Technology Products and best-in-class after sales support.