26.10.2015

ALE opens first office in China

ALE, the UK based lifting and heavy transport group has opened its first branch in China in Tianjin, the port city to the South East of Beijing.

This new location is part of an ongoing expansion in the South East Asia region, the company already has offices in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia.

Jeff Lee, country manager China, said: “We have been operating and executing projects in China for many years, focusing on transportation and load-out services. We made the decision to invest in a permanent base in the port city of Tianjin to better service the Chinese developing global EPC contractors, the existing offshore markets, and expand our business development opportunities throughout the country.”

The company has also won a contract from Bomesc Offshore to design, weigh, and provide the site transportation and load-out operations for 68 structural steel modules with a total weight of 49,618 tonnes for the Wheatstone LNG Plant in Australia. The job is due to be completed in February 2016.