ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has opened its first turbocharging service station in the industrial city of Jubail.

The service station will provide round-the-clock servicing and spare parts availability to customers of ABB’s Switzerland-based turbocharging unit from the shipping, railway, power generation and mining sectors operating in and around Bahrain, Kuwait and the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia.

This is the second ABB service station in Saudi Arabia; the company opened its Jeddah service station in 2000.

ABB turbochargers are used to improve the power output of large diesel and gas engines by up to 300 per cent, reduce fuel consumption by as much as ten per cent, and are a key technology in the reduction of exhaust emissions.

The Jubail service station will enable ABB Turbocharging to expand its end-user support, particularly for the Gulf’s growing shipping industry.

“We’ve been planning to increase our service support to customers in Kuwait, Bahrain and the east of Saudi Arabia for some time now, and this facility in Jubail will complement our global service network to ensure that our turbocharging experts are always close to our customers,” said Mohammed Merdah, ABB’s local business unit manager for turbocharging in Saudi Arabia.-TradeArabia News Service