15 March 2024
Local Expertise Meets Cutting-Edge Technology in Landmark Precision Cooling Technology Project for Saudi Arabia.
Last week, leaders from Akrivis were on the ground in Saudi Arabia for a series of key meetings with strategic partners and valued clients in the region. These meetings have resulted in two signed MOUs between Akrivis and AL Babtain LeBLANC and TAWAL, that will see the roll-out of Akrivis energy saving and precision air cooling technology to the largest telecommunications tower in the Arabian Gulf region. The project is expected to deliver significant telecommunications cooling, energy savings, and carbon emission reduction bringing the tower in line with corporate carbon reduction goals.
The signing of the MOUs coincided with LEAP Riyadh, the world’s most attended four-day technology event and even saw the MOU between TAWAL and Akrivis signed onsite at the event.
From left to right: Aubrey Nuzum, CEO at Akrivis; H.E. Gerry Cunningham, Ambassador of Ireland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Mr. Saeed Al Shehri, Chief Operations Officer at TAWAL.
From left to right: Omar Al Rasheed, General Manager—Commercial Excellence at TAWAL; Mohamed Shahin, Senior Trade Advisor for Enterprise Ireland MENA; Walid Saleh, Regional Director EMEA at Akrivis; Aubrey Nuzum, CEO at Akrivis; H.E. Gerry Cunningham, Ambassador of Ireland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Saeed Al Shehri, Chief Operations Officer at TAWAL; Naïf Al Anazi, General Manager—Engineering Solutions & Operation Planning at TAWAL.
TAWAL is the first Telecommunications Tower Company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and largest in the region. Established in 2019, TAWAL now owns a portfolio of more than 15,000 telecom towers spread across the Kingdom and enables telecom companies, government, and private entities to boost infrastructure sharing that achieves: operational efficiencies, lower expenses and less environmental impact. Together Akrivis, Al Babtain LeBLANC, and TAWAL aim to achieve unparalleled cooling solutions across the TAWAL telecommunications sites throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Earlier in the week, Aubrey Nuzum, CEO and Walid Saleh, Regional Director at Akrivis met with Saleh Al-Bedaiwi, General Manager and Faris Hamdan, Director of Sales and Business Development at Al Babtain LeBLANC, to sign an MOU that will redefine industry standards, synergizing local expertise with cutting-edge precision air management technology.
From left to right: Saleh Al-Bedaiwi, General Manager at Al Babtain LeBLANC and Aubrey Nuzum, CEO at Akrivis
From left to right: Faris Hamdan, Director of Sales and Business Development at Al Babtain LeBLANC; Saleh Al-Bedaiwi, General Manager at Al Babtain LeBLANC; Mohamed Shahin, Senior Trade Advisor for Enterprise Ireland MENA; Aubrey Nuzum, CEO at Akrivis; Walid Saleh, Regional Director EMEA at Akrivis; Mohamed Shahin, Senior Trade Advisor for Enterprise Ireland MENA
With a legacy spanning 70 years, Al-Babtain LeBLANC has consistently delivered excellent infrastructure solutions and specialist contractor services in telecoms, broadcast, defence, security and other integrated networks. Their commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction is unwavering. Together Akrivis and Al-Babtain LeBLANC aim to redefine industry standards, fusing tradition and innovation.
Statement from Aubrey Nuzum, Managing Director of Akrivis on the partnership:
“Akrivis is delighted to collaborate with Al-Babtain LeBLANC to deliver yet another large-scale roll-out of Akrivis energy saving air cooling equipment to the largest tower operator in the Gulf region. Akrivis products, combined with the knowledge, expertise, and technical teams of Al-Babtain LeBLANC continues to provide Gulf region clients with solutions to deliver significant energy savings and carbon reduction programs in line with their corporate goals.”
Enterprise Ireland Facilitating Global Partnerships
Present at both MOU signings was Mohamed Shahin, Senior Trade Advisor for Enterprise Ireland MENA. Enterprise Ireland is the Government agency in Ireland responsible for supporting Irish businesses in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors to enter new markets with innovative and sustainable solutions.
From left to right; Aubrey Nuzum, CEO at Akrivis and Mohamed Shahin, Senior Trade Advisor for Enterprise Ireland MENA
About Akrivis:
Akrivis air handling solutions cool equipment and deliver cleanroom conditions in modular buildings and cabins. Akrivis offers a range of precision cooling technology solutions for high heat density telecom applications, including low PUE, high-capacity, wall-mount systems for prefabricated and modulator DC’s. Clients include Crosslake Fibre, ZAYO Networks, CityFibre, EUnetworks, du Telecom and Mobilis, Rogers Communications and CN Rail.
For further information, please contact:
- Adele Spence, Sales & Marketing Administrator, Akrivis | adele.spence@akrivis.com | M +353 85 8559791
- Walid Saleh, Regional Director, Akrivis | walid.saleh@akrivis.com