Cemented Reputation

GPE owns and runs plant in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
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German Plant Experience (GPE) first poured the cement on its Dubai foundation in 2004 and has been involved in some of the GCC’s biggest projects ever since.

"I think from 2004 to 2009 the market was rising annually and so it was for us in Dubai. Then at the end of 2009, we saw the market fall dramatically. Fortunately, we were already involved in some other projects in other countries,” says Matthias Gottschalk of GPE (German Plant Experience).

GPE has been developing the happy habit of putting itself in the right place at the right time since Gottschalk, the general manager, alongside compatriat Markus Guckenhan founded GPE in Dubai in 2004.

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“The Burj Khalifa was made with our equipment,” he recalls. “Although Dubai is now finished and 'empty'.”

He continues: “But we see things in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Kuwat – a lot of places that are good for us. And we continue to move upwards as a company.”

Saudi Arabia in particular has proven to be one of its strongest areas, where it opened an office earlier this year.

“Getting the visas sorted was just getting too complicated,” he says. “We have a plant there now and a guy there is very active – running here, there and everywhere!”

Gottschalk believes that GPE’s tenets of using German engineering and prowess has been an important factor in gaining a trusted reputation across the GCC. He also says that its policy of being open and honest with clients is a real USP.

The Burj Khalifa proved a vitalproject in demonstrating GPEs ability to handle large scale projects: “We supplied small plant, large plant, readymix – from 30 cbm to 2490 cbm.”

It also proved a useful showcas of its utilisation of its WebCon control software: “The software has proven itself not just in
the Burj Dubai – more and more plants are being converted to WebCon.”

Webcon uses web technology in conjunction with standard software components. Keeping things simple it uses clear menus and self-explanatory buttons to make operation convenient for the operator and provide him with a very good overview.