In a transaction valued at SAR 39.5 million

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Wednesday, July 16th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Actros trucks are equipped to transport hazardous materials

The National Gas and Industrial Company (GASCO) signed an agreement with the Juffali Industrial Products Company (JIPCO), the exclusive agent for Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the agreement, GASCO will acquire 100 Mercedes-Benz trucks.

Commenting on the agreement, Salman bin Mohammed Hassan Al-Jeshi, GASCO Chairman of the Board, indicated that the company was keen to choose the trucks needed for transport from leading and prestigious international manufacturing companies that have been fitted with the latest equipment and must be able to ensure the highest levels of security for transport operations, due to the high sensitivity of the product, gas, to be transported. The trucks must also comply with the ADR agreement concerning the transportation of hazardous materials.

Al-Jeshi said, “After studying the market and the offers submitted to our company, we found that the Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks meet our needs and ensure the best performance for our gas transportation operations, which require high-capability trucks in terms of performance, security and safety.”

He noted that this aims to keep pace with the qualitative shift and the accelerated transformation in gas transportation operations to accomplish the objectives of safety and reliability. He said that It also aims to ensure the continuity of these carriers’ operations at the best possible level, affirming that the company is keen to continue developing its carriers to reach to the highest levels of safety and security, implement the highest Saudi and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) standard specifications, and adhere to the (ADR) specifications in all the company’s carriers.    

For his part, Khaled bin Ahmed Al Juffali, Chairman of the Board of Juffali Industrial Products Company (JIPCO), expressed the company’s pride to have signed the supply contract for 100 Actros trucks for GASCO. He said, “GASCO is a major, national company and their transport operations are bound by special specifications due to the highly sensitive nature of the products they are transporting across the Kingdom.”

Al Juffali noted that the Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks are the best of their class, worldwide. The Actros trucks conform to the standard specifications of Saudi Arabia and the GCC Standardization Organization and are fitted with the highest levels of security and safety.

About JIPCO:

Juffali Industrial Products Company (JIPCO) provides the Sales and Marketing and after-sales services for the Mercedes-Benz (MB) range of Commercial Vehicles, which includes Heavy-Duty trucks and Buses to the smaller Trucks that are assembled at the national Automobile Company (NAI) Ltd. or fully imported from Germany.

About GASCO:

The National Gas and Industrial Company (GASCO) was incorporated in (1383) (1963). The main activity of the company is transportation, filling and marketing of liquefied petroleum gas mixture (LPG), which consists of both butane and propane gases or butane or propane separately.  The company activity also include marketing cylinders, empty tanks, related spare parts for tank transportation and storage, piping and tank installation at consumer sites. In order to achieve this objective, the company owns many filling stations and a remarkable transportation and distribution fleet.

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