Wencon-Layan Arabia Group tie-up seeks new ventures

Erik Wendelin, founder and CEO of the Danish company, Wencon ApS, Bogense, Denmark, recently gave a presentation in Dammam to a large number of managers of maritime and industrial companies and local contracting companies.
Wendelin stated that since 1984 Wencon has produced and supplied products and know-how to the growing demand for repairs and maintenance in the marine, industrial and off-shore sectors.
The company specializes in the development and marketing of epoxy products for rebuilding and surface protection of metal and other surface exposed to corrosion, galvanic corrosion, cavitation and wear or breakage.
Wencon supplies three lines of repair materials for repairing pumps, valves, pipes, tanks, heat exchangers, filters, and many other engine and machine parts widely used in industry.
"One line is for general applications, another for underwater or wet surface applications, and yet another for applications in abrasive environments," he said.
The Wencon business is focused on three business strings — for repair kits used for the customers to do their own emergency repairs, for supplying materials and supervision for specific applications, and for working together with contractors.
For many years it has been used more for repairing equipment rather than replacing it. It has huge financial benefits, and also downtime will often be reduced dramatically in that way.
"Wencon supplies on a regular basis to 5,000 ships and industries in more than 20 countries over the world," said Wendelin.
According to Wendelin, Wencon products are prequalified by many international users such as Maersk Line and Maersk Oil, many major ship-owning companies and the local Saudi Aramco, and since three years also in the UAE.
Layan Arabia Group, headed by Abdullah Manjeri, will be looking for contractors all over the Kingdom for creating partnerships with companies, who already have good relations with local industry.
"It makes no sense for us to create new workshops for our business, as long as there are hundreds of existing workshops that are doing well," said Wendelin.