MAN Diesel to provide after sales support

Lahore: The MAN Diesel Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, a newly established subsidiary of MAN Diesel-SE, Germany, which will help provide after sales support to the power sector of Pakistan.

MAN Diesel SE has already signed agreements for the supply of two complete power plants worth $450 million with a total generation capacity of 450 MW.

The Executive Board Member, MAN Diesel SE, Dr Stephan Timmermann disclosed this while addressing the inaugural ceremony of first ever unit established in Pakistan near Lahore.

These plants would be connected to the national grid in the first quarter of 2009 and 2010 respectively. MAN Diesel, a member of MAN Group is the world's leading provider of large-bore diesel engines for marine and power plant applications ranging from 450 to 97,300 KW, he said.

The company has employed over 7,700 staff, primarily in Germany, Denmark, France, the Czech Republic, India and China. The global after-sales organisation, MAN Diesel-PrimeServ, comprises a network of 150 stations, including company's own service centres and authorised partners, he added.

The MAN Group-Europe is leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles, engines and mechanical engineering equipment with annual sales of about 15.5 billion and around 55,000 employees world-wide.

He said that the newly established facility at Raiwind road would provide complete technical support for full range of turbochargers repair with upcoming expansion planned for Diesel engines support in 2009-10.

Moreover, he said that the establishment of this facility in the country is not only beneficial for the local customers in terms of saving of time and money, but also for the country as a whole in terms of savings of foreign exchange.

'Now the Pakistan customers, particularly, who have installed Diesel engines at thermal plants would not need to send their equipment abroad for repairing which would help save time in addition to foreign exchange being spent on logistic and repairing/maintenance.

Besides, the facility will also help improve power generation by 5-10 percent, he added. He said that MAN supplies trucks, buses, diesel engines, turbo machinery as well as industrial services and holds leading market positions in all its business areas. MAN AG is one of the top 30 companies listed on the German stock exchange (DAX), he added.

The Group's corporate values are based on the solid, tried and true foundations of its 250 years of history. Today, as in the past, the company upholds its four core values: reliability, innovation, dynamic strength and openness. At this time of economic instability in the country, it is a commendable step by MAN Diesel, Germany to invest in these facilities, thereby helping Pakistan not only technologically but also by generating employment opportunities, he maintained. Man Diesel Managing Director James Smith and General Manager Imran Ghani also spoke on the occasion.