Published by Will Owen in www.globalminingreview.com

Martin Engineering has announced a fresh expansion in Central Asia with the opening of a new business unit in Kazakhstan’s largest city and commercial centre, Almaty.

Martin Engineering opens new business unit in Kazakhstan

The new venture will act as a regional hub, enabling Martin to bring its full range of products and services to the fast-growing mining sector across Central Asia.

Kazakhstan is the world’s ninth-largest country by land area (approximately 1 million square miles) and has a diverse geology comprising a rich array of metal ores and mineral resources. Consequently mining and minerals production is playing an increasingly important role in the Kazakh economy with most materials exported.

The decision to establish a business unit in Kazakhstan builds on the Martin Engineering’s success in the country to date. That includes delivering innovative conveyor belt cleaning solutions to one of Kazakhstan’s largest copper producers to maximise plant efficiency and productivity.

The new business will be led by General Manager Oleg Glukhov, who has worked with Martin Engineering for the past seven years. He says Martin is well placed to support Kazakhstan’s leading minerals processing firms to improve operational performance and safety.

“Kazakhstan is one of the world’s key sources of metals and industrial minerals,” he explained. “Processing materials safely, efficiently, and profitably is important, and that’s where Martin Engineering comes in.”