Proserv boosts Middle Eastern presence
Aberdeen-based Proserv Controls has expanded in the Middle East and North Africa by snapping up the Abu Dhabi arm of Stirling-headquartered Dron & Dickson, a specialist in hazardous area and industrial electrical equipment.
Proserv, which specialises in controls technology, has swooped on the trade and assets of Dron & Dickson Electromechanical Contracting (DDEC) LLC, explained that the deal complements its sites in the likes of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and Dammam.
Following the transaction, terms of which were not disclosed, the entire DDEC business and inventory will be fully integrated and absorbed into Proserv’s Middle Eastbased service operation and will relocate to the company’s state-of-the-art new facility in Abu Dhabi, which was opened in 2020.
Davis Larssen, chief executive of Proserv Controls, said: “Our Abu Dhabi team has pushed forwards proactively in the past two years, forging key relationships with major local operators.
"This deal is the perfect fit for the business.”
Angus Rodger, Proserv’s general manager in Abu Dhabi, said the deal presents “genuinely exciting possibilities for us”, for example having “real potential” in the service side of the business. “By being able to send a combination of both hydraulic and electrical knowhow offshore, as a single service provider, we can now cover a far wider scope of maintenance, upgrade, commissioning and installation work,” he added.
Dron & Dickson Group MD Colin Rowley said: “After nine years, we are delighted to pass on our Middle East business to Proserv.”