ISLAMABAD: Buckman has entered into a strategic allian
ce with Engro Corporation, through its digital business arm Engro Digital, to deliver process and reliability optimisation to utilities and industries.
The partnership will focus on developing apps on Predix, GE’s application development platform for the industrial internet that was purpose-built to meet the scale, complexity, speed and security requirements of industry. Engro has already partnered with GE Digital to leverage Predix for developing digital industrial solutions.
The agreement was signed by Engro Corporation Limited Business Development Manager (Digital Applications & Services) Najam Saeed and Bulab Holdings Inc CEO and President Junai Maharaj, in the presence of senior executives from both companies at Buckman’s headquarter in the US.
The groundwork for the formation of Engro Digital was laid in July 2016, when Engro Corporation and GE entered into a strategic all
iance.
The partnership brings together Engro’s deep vertical domain knowledge in multiple industries with GE’s world class applications platform. The addition of Buckman to the partner ecosystem complements the existing allian
ce with trusted solutions for the energy, water, environment and asset management demands of utilities in the industrial sector.
Engro Corporation Senior Vice President Jahangir Piracha said, “We first adopted GE’s digital power plant solutions in 2015 at the 220MW Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited Power Plant and have since seen first-hand how the solutions can help improve site operations. Today’s agreement
is a testament to our belief that digital industrial solutions can play a vital role in our continuous search to enhance the process efficiency and asset reliability and shall help industries increase profitability.”
The already decade-long partnership between Engro and Buckman will now deliver digital solutions to help industrial plants operate their utilities at optimum performance for cost optimisation, asset life extension, and energy and water conservation. The first digital solutions will be available in 2018 with multiple clients already identified for pre-launch implementations.
“This alliance is very much in line with the vision for the future of Buckman,” said Bulab Holdings Inc CEO and President Junai Maharaj, which wholly owns Buckm
an. “This opportunity helps position us to deliver a superior customer experience where we put the customer at the forefront by proactively solving problems for them. We know real value comes from being able to leverage smart technology with our proven chemical applications, advanced monitoring systems,
dedicated and experienced people to deliver a solution specific to the customer that improves their operations, productivity and performance.”
Published in Daily Times, November 25th 2017.
