GL Opens Two More Offices in Vietnam
Reinforcement of GL's Vietnam presence in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
Vung Tau City, Vietnam / Hamburg, Germany, - In recent years, Vietnam has emerged as an important producer of oil and natural gas in Southeast Asia. Despite the current economic crisis, the country continues boosting its activities in the energy industry. Accordingly, global technical assurance and consulting company Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has reinforced its local presence by opening two new offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang.
Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services have been operating in Vietnam since 1996. At first only a Representative Office with four people, GL today employs a competent, multi-skilled team of almost 30 based in the country office in Vung Tau, in Hanoi and the new offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang. As part of the company's global growth strategy, GL is considering to open yet another office in Nha Trang later this year and boost the local workforce up to 50.
Raymond Haveron, Managing Director and Country Manager for GL Industrial Services in Vietnam, is content with the current development. "The demand for our services is there, so we need to be flexible with our scope of activities," he says. "In our work the personal touch is extremely important. You always need to know the right people and be able to provide your services on the spot." As an international assurance and consulting company, GL offers sophisticated services enhancing the safety, integrity, reliability and performance of its clients' assets, primarily related to energy production, storage and transportation.
Many projects have been initiated recently and now are commencing their implementation. With the newly opened offices GL is able to provide its services even closer to local customers, including high-profile developers such as Hoang Long JOC, Petronas Carigali Vietnam, VIETSOVPETRO JV, PETROVIETNAM and PV Gas.
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is an international technical assurance and consulting company as well as a ship classification society. The company with its head office in Hamburg, Germany, employs more than 6,400 highly skilled engineers. The global network consists of 208 locations around the globe. GL offers sophisticated services enhancing the safety, integrity, reliability and performance of its clients' assets, primarily related to energy production, storage and transportation.
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