TPi September 2019

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Van Leeuwen celebrates 40 years in Asia and strengthens Singapore regional HQ

Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube (Singapore) Pte Ltd has celebrated its 40 th anniversary and announced the further strengthening of its Singapore regional headquarters as project management hub for the Asia-Pacific region. From a two-man office in 1979, Van Leeuwen Singapore has grown into Van Leeuwen’s largest stock-keeping distribution centre in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2004, at its 25 th anniversary, Van Leeuwen Singapore received the Regional Headquarters Award from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). Since then, the company has further expanded and strengthened its network in the Asia-Pacific region. Next to sales offices and distribution facilities in China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia, Van Leeuwen invested in an extra stock facility in Johor, Malaysia, and is currently expanding its warehouse capacity in Sydney, Australia. Van Leeuwen’s regional headquarters in Singapore is part of a global project organisation within Van Leeuwen that combines knowledge and expertise of the global project teams in Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe. As project management hub for the region, Van Leeuwen Singapore is

able to service large international engineering companies for complex CapEx projects. As project activity is expected to increase, Van Leeuwen intends to further strengthen its local project execution team in Singapore. Large CapEx projects are becoming more complex. The construction of different modules often takes place simultaneously in multiple locations, requiring key services such as project management and professional project execution, combined with custom logistics solutions and urgent deliveries from stock. The group companies in the Asia-Pacific region are an important part of Van Leeuwen’s worldwide network, and contributed significantly to the positive results of the Van Leeuwen group in 2018. As the overall market conditions in the oil and gas segment are improving, particularly in Southeast Asia, Van Leeuwen is positive about the outlook for the coming years. Joop Sassen, member of the board and CEO of the Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, commented, “In the same year of Van Leeuwen’s 95 th anniversary, we celebrate 40 years of presence in Asia. Our companies in the Asia-Pacific region have gone from strength to strength, contributing significantly to our group’s result. I am confident that by further strengthening our project teams in Singapore, Van Leeuwen will continue to grow in Asia, with the support of its staff, customers, suppliers and other business relations.” Van Leeuwen is an international trading company specialising in steel pipes, and pipe and tube applications. The group has more than forty branches spread throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and North America. Its Asia- Pacific network includes thirteen branches in Singapore, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. From stock locations in Singapore, Malaysia (Kulai), Thailand (Chonburi) and Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane), Van Leeuwen supplies a broad product portfolio to many customers in various energy segments. Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group BV – Netherlands

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