Marechal ... on an expansion spree

MARECHAL Electric Group (MEG), a worldwide leader in the field of electrical connectors, is readying to present its entire product range dedicated to the oil and gas industry and addressed at large EPC markets and contractors at Adipec, this year.

Additionally, it will also market the new dimension of its group following its recent acquisition of Technor Italsmea, specialised in the explosion proof bulk electrical items. Technor is a worldwide technology company of MEG, with operational businesses in Italy, the UAE and Singapore.

The company is exhibiting at the French Pavilion, Stand 9324D in Hall 9. Participating in Adipec for the second time in a row, MEG says taking part in this year’s event was always a priority, as it’s the largest and well-organised event in the region offering a very interesting window on the Middle East projects and customers of the oil and gas industry.

“We chose to exhibit at Adipec as it is a very interesting event to strengthen our visibility in the market. Our booth has been really busy with very interesting leads / potentials as well as existing customers. Impact of Adipec on our activity is important and positively contributing to our business development in the Middle East. Quality of the visitors and exhibitors is very high and dedicated to the oil and gas industry where our business development is getting stronger. Further, Adipec is an international show providing access to some of the complicated markets of the Middle East like Iraq and Yemen,” says Alain Garric, group chief sales and marketing manager.

MEG has been a major player, over the past 60 years, for industrial electrical connections adapted to suit all areas of the industry: general manufacturing and process industry, premises and set-ups for the general service industry, all infrastructures as well as the specific oil and gas industry or those premises presenting a risk of explosion, referred-to as hazardous areas.

“The group’s know-how and technology permanently optimise the performance and life expectancy of Marechal plugs and sockets. The certification of our product ranges complies with the existing requirements and standards in the different markets and enables the group to position itself as a leading supplier for any type of industry activity throughout the world,” says Garric.

Technor has a high level of experience in developing and designing Ex equipment for most applications. These include offshore oil installations, refineries, petrochemical plants, ships and FPSOs, chemical, pharmaceutical, food industries as well as other industries in which exposable dusts might represent a hazard, such as foodstuffs manufacture grain silos and textile. Products enable safe transport and application of electric signals and power in hazardous areas. The core business is in the electrical, instrumentation and electronics fields.

Technor’s ranges satisfy the requirements of international and national regulations (Atex, IECEx and Gost) and each individual system’s component is certified in accordance with specific Ex-certification requirements.

Admitting that the year has been full of challenges, Garric, however, says that: “the second part of the year has been very interesting for our development. We are very optimistic for the end of 2014 and 2015.”

The company has been on an expansion spree over the last few years with acquisitions lined up since 2012 with Marechal Australia, followed by Technor in 2013 and now Marechal Electric Asia in 2014. Some of its successful achievements with largest EPC in the Middle East include: Supply of complete lighting for Petrofac and LCS packages for Zadco, UZ750 project.

Moving ahead, the company is looking at strengthening its operations in the Middle East. “Since beginning of the year, we strengthened our position in the Middle East opening new offices in Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai. Our plans for the coming years are following our business development expectations and the significant increase of our presence on the Middle East markets,” Garric adds.