MEA UAE Business Awards 2017

MEAMARKETS / UAE BUSINESS AWARDS 2017 55 , APS InterTech is an industrial engineering firmbased in Dubai. Founder RolandMeulenbroek talks us through the firmand the range of solutions it offers. Industrial Engineering Firm of the Year 2017 - UAE Established in 2007 and started in the fields of Cost Engineering and Plant design, including data (ERP) and project report integration APS InterTech is now active in various industrial cost engineering projects, with the focus on the offshore, oil and gas and pharmaceuticals markets. Roland outlines how the firm works to ensure that it supports its clients, who include many market leaders. “Generally APS InterTech works on the cutting edge of Cost engineering and data integration or industrial informatization. The industrial projects in which my company participates are a combination of engineering processes, project and cost engineering issues. “By certification and annual continuous training, I can guarantee an excellent level of expertise and service to my clients. As a result, major companies such as Daniel Fluor, Jacobs, ExxonMobil, Vopak/ Vopak Horizon and BP have been added to my portfolio since inception. In addition, we keep an eye on current standards and standards to come in the industries we are working in and try to anticipate as much as possible.” To ensure that this high standard is always maintained, Roland operates a supportive internal culture so that his staff are always working to the best of their abilities, as he explains. “Internally, I maintain an open mind and a flexible multicultural environment in my company. My policy or slogan; “the door is always open”. Sometimes I work from one of the business corners or common open spaces in the office. If I attract new staff I look at the first place if they fit in an open multicultural environment. I also look if they are able to work independently and can stand the stress of a deadline and work on a contract or project basis. “Most of time I need flexible staff, because due to the nature of the projects in which APS InterTech is participating. I normally work with 2-3, 10 people or even just myself on projects. This constancy and need for flexibility, is one of the reasons I rent my office space from the Regus Corporation. They offer flexible office solutions, spread over 3000 offices in 900 cities worldwide, in more than 120 countries. As such, we are always nearby the current and next customer in Europe and in the Middle East as well.” Looking to the future, Roland foresees many exciting changes in the markets in which APS InterTech operates, and is keen to explore these opportunities over the coming months and years. “Moving forward, the market will continue to develop as we believe that the oil prices will stay at the current low level, this means that the total oil and gas investments will go further down from a refinery point of view. However, for the oil storage market the investments will go up, not unlimited but changes and challenges are there. “This means that customers want to have a trustable cost estimate for their future planned investments. We developed a way of working including a fast methodology which gives us quick visible estimating results. “On the other hand we focus us on the Pharmaceutical markets, both human and animal healthcare projects, which is an interesting market and still growing. We think that APS InterTech’s market grow will come from these market in the Middle East.” Company: APS InterTech Contact: Ing. Roland Meulenbroek RI AC CCE MACostE MSc. Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Address: Office Building 3, Green Community, Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, PO Box 212880, UAE Phone: 0031621828372 Web Address www.apsintertech.nl UA170096