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M. Karim Ahmed: Localizing the industry of firefighting products saves millions of dollars annually. We have great opportunities
Intelli-pro, which works in the field of engineering solutions, carried out fire fighting and extinguishing works for 16 companies in the Egyptian market during the year 2022.
Engineer Karim Ahmed, the founder and CEO of Intelli Pro, and a member of the Construction and Building Contractors Union, revealed that his company has secured contracts for the supply and installation of fire extinguishing systems for projects in various industrial and service fields such as cement, automobile, food, chemical, paints, petrochemicals, communications, storage, electricity and other sectors.
He explained that among the companies that Intelli-pro supplies and installs systems and engineering solutions for, it includes, but is not limited to, Lafarge, Helwan Cement, General Motors, Pachin Paints, and Mopco. And Vodafone, and “Sepac”, “Taghlef”, “West Delta Electricity”, “Urasqualia” and “Coca-Cola”, indicating that Intelli Pro implements these projects according to the required and agreed upon technical requirements, which supports the trend towards expanding the provision of services and solutions. Extinguishing and fire fighting systems for various sectors.
Ahmed stated that the company is keen to provide the local market with the best fire extinguishing technology through cooperation with major international entities working in the field to meet the needs of Egyptian companies for the necessary systems and engineering solutions, pointing out that “Intelli Pro” is a major agent and distributor for the most prominent international companies working in the field of fire fighting systems.
He went on to say that his company operates according to the best specifications and standards, and holds many quality certificates such as ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001, and that the company has a distinguished team of carefully trained cadres, engineers and technicians to work on implementing fire extinguishing solutions for customers and companies with the highest possible efficiency.
The head of the Intelli-pro company confirmed the existence of promising opportunities to invest in production components used in fire extinguishing systems in the Egyptian market.
He explained that the localization of the industry of fire-fighting supplies in Egypt helps to limit its import, including, for example, “fire cocks”, which are easy to localize and manufacture inside the country and will witness an increasing demand for them from companies operating in the sector.
And he explained that the localization of this industry helps to provide the product in the local market and provides the state with millions of dollars annually in this field, which reduces pressure on the foreign currency, and at the same time providing these products locally at lower prices than their imported counterparts, and providing new job opportunities for young people.
Ahmed praised the directives of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of the need to support the Egyptian industry, as industry is the locomotive of development, stressing that the president’s decision to grant the golden license to factories will have the greatest impact on attracting domestic and foreign investments and speeding up the procedures for setting up projects.
He stressed that the central bank’s decision to return to collection documents and cancel the documentary credits system is a correct decision and will help reduce pressure on the dollar and facilitate the entry of imported production requirements needed for the industry, thus turning the production wheel in factories, which will have the greatest impact on increasing the supply of goods and reducing prices, stressing at the same time on The need to procure foreign currencies to enable companies to import their needs.
It is worth noting that Intelli-pro started its work in the Egyptian market since the end of 2019, and its main activities are concentrated in electromechanical works, fire alarm and extinguishing systems, in addition to the light current field, as the company provides various engineering stages, starting from project study and design, supply and installation, and ending with maintenance and then other services. after sale.