HIAB RENEWS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH THOR MIDDLE EAST, NOW PART OF AL SHIRAWI GROUP

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has renewed its distribution agreement with Thor Middle East, which has recently been acquired by Al Shirawi Equipment Co (Oasis Investment Group).

Thor Middle East L.L.C, is the regional importer and distributor for Hiab, responsible for sales, parts & service support for countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council states (UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia).

Oasis Investment (Al Shirawi Group) is a Dubai, UAE, based conglomerate comprising trading, industrial, distribution, contracting and service industries with 10,000 plus employees rich in experience and professionalism.

With the addition of Thor Middle East, Al Shirawi will cement its position as the leading “One stop” solution and service provider to the waste management, construction and transportation sectors building on its already dominant position.

Thor Middle East will continue to operate as an independent company and being part of the large Al Shirawi group of companies will give HIAB loader cranes, MULTILIFT demountables, ZEPRO tail lifts, JONSERED recycling cranes and LOGLIFT forestry cranes the deserved visibility and support across the Middle East and looks forward to further growth of market share and volume.

“It is important for Hiab to have a strong local partner in the Middle East that can closely support our end customers. For this reason, we are very happy to continue to work with Thor Middle East and look forward to developing a strong partnership with the Al Shirawi Group,” says Henrik Wittgren, Regional Business Manager at Hiab.

He continues “During the recent years our products have become more sophisticated with advanced digital solutions and services. The area is slowly changing from basic, non CE marked, product needs to more advanced solutions including our digital offering. We are convinced that Thor Middle East and Al Shirawi have what it takes to support our customers throughout this journey and continue to develop their competencies further.”

Further information:

Henrik Wittgrenn, Regional Business Manager, Hiab, m: +46 708 504 887 henrik.wittgren@hiab.com

Nils Gjerstad, Senior Communication Manager, Hiab, m: +46 706 005 288, nils.gjerstad@hiab.com