AFI of Saudi Arabia has been crowned the 2023 winner of the Asian Oil & Gas Award for Innovation for its industrial vacuum loader.

The prestigious award was presented by AsianPower at the awards ceremony held in Malaysia.

AFI’s BlowVac, one of the multiple models of industrial vacuum loaders designed and manufactured by AFI in Saudi Arabia, was scored the highest by the judges for innovation in terms of productivity, functionality, health and safety, as well as environmental friendliness.

The BlowVac industrial vacuum loader ... designed and manufactured by AFI in Saudi Arabia

'We are proud to be among the other illustrious category winners like Aramco, Yasref, Petronas, Shell and others, many of whom we are honoured to call our customers and partners,' says a company spokesman.

He adds: 'This award serves as a testament to the faith our customers and partners have in our organisation’s continued commitment to excellence, to achieving our goal of being the top manufacturer of quality products, and to maintaining our status as a superior service provider.'