SAF was first established in 1990 by Mr Ali Salman Syed who perceived the enormous potential in developing a market which was absolutely innovative; developing new ideas and competent methods for producing a huge platform. The founders far sighted entrepreneurship and his enormous aptitude for developing innovating ideas was the assets that enabled company to rapidly grow becoming in a just few years an industrial reality in the fore ground.
SAF started Business as a trading company by the name SAF International, and now following Companies are providing their services under the umbrella of SAF Group.
SAF INTERNATIONAL SYNERGY PAKISTAN LIMITED
COASTAL REFINERY LTD
SAFONEXT: SAF International has a very friendly and professional business relations with its principals from Italy and we are focusing Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Oil refining & Production process industries. For the past many years SAF has been working with Italian Companies like; M/s Koch Glitsch, M/s Spig SpA, M/s Macchi S.p.A, M/s NouvaTubital Srl, M/s Officine Maraldi Bertinoro S.p.A and M/s GEA Process Engineering S.p.A.
M/s Koch-Glitsch; The world leader in design and manufacturing of Mass transfer technologies & Solutions. KochGlitsch deals in 3 different business areas; Mass transfer technology including tower internals(High Efficiency trays, structured packings, IMTPs, High Performance packings, Metal Random packing, Packed tower internals), Specialty Plant services (installation of Tower Internals & other specialty Plant services, separation technology (Devices for the removal of liquid and particulates from vapor stream (Like demisters pads or Mist eliminators).
M/s SPIG SpA; is the world renowned supplier for the Cooling tower, their office is located in ARONA; Italy. They are actively working in Power Plant, Oil & gas, Fertiliser as well as refinery sector. Spig has awarded the contract for the largest cooling tower in Pakistan from Fatima Fertiliser which is under commissioning phase. The PMC for Civil construction was also awarded to SAF.
Officine Valley Seriana(OVS SpA) is the leading supplier for Heat Transfer Equipment, They design & manufacture highly specialised material high pressure heat exchanger. They produce equipment for Oil& Gas, Petrochemical, Steel, Fertiliser, Textile & Food Industries. In 2008 OVS has also supplied High Pressure Vessel to Fatima Fertiliser.
Macchi S.p.A operative division of Sofinter Spa, is a leading company active on world-wide basis in the engineering and supply of industrial boilers for Oil/Gas & Petrochemical sectors and heat recovery steam generators for cogeneration plants (CHP). Macchi and SAF have long-term strategic plans to have maximised the local component in foreign supply utilising local resources and ringing a major component of foreign exchange spent locally.
NouvaTubital Srl is another leading engineering services and engineered products supplier and is known in the field of process equipment fabrications, construction and refurbishment. Along with SAF International Novatubital has executed a number of projects for its valued customers in the field of Oil refinery, Oil and Gas and fertiliser Sectors and not only this Nouvatubital and SAF International are planning to offer a customer support programme to the Client located in Pakistan to present them a package solution including feasibility, service and implementation. Keeping in view the current market demands and the expertise available in Italy from product, Services and consultancies companies, we expect further increase in business in the days to come.
Officine Maraldi Bertinoro S.p.A. Founded in 1947, has played a key role since its origins, aimed at responding to the growing demands of the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Industries. In the early years Maraldi contributed to producing storage tanks for the most important Italian refineries, and started to consolidate its experience and professionalism. This experience has led to it becoming a leader in the sector of Oil & Gas equipment. Over time new plants and new types of production have been added to the original nucleus, in the needs of other industries ranging from iron metallurgy to sugar production, all contributing to increasing the scope of the group's competencies.
GEA Process Engineering S.p.A is a full-service engineering company offering systems and solutions for liquid and powder processing. Established in 1974, the company is known for innovative processing systems for drying, granulation, agglomeration, coating, evaporation, distillation, crystallisation, filtration, liquid processing, filling and aseptic filling, bottling, bottle and PET conveying systems, powder handling and packaging, tabulating, mixing, containment, cleaning (CIP) and fermentation. GEA Process Engineering is a member of the GEA Group, a global technology group specialising in process systems and solutions.
SAF Group feels proud for being a part of the journey to success and prosperity along with this prosperous European nation, by providing our services and companionship in the vast field of engineering.
Synergy Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd which is a renowned engineering company working under SAF Group, has been a part of execution of several successful completion of Front End Engineering Design Projects with renowned Italian companies such as M/s APS Engineering Company Roma, M/s CHEMPROD Srl, M/s TECHNIP S.p.a, M/s ROSETTI MARINO and others; our successful working relationship is still continued with all of its essence and strength.
The strong and successful working relationship with the Italian Company can be seen by having a look of projects which Synergy completed successfully, for, or in co-ordination with well-known Italian companies.
Synergy took part in the North American refinery revamp from 75 KBPD to 140 KBPD along with well known Italian company Technip Italy. They also took part in capacity enhancement project of Motor Oil Hellas Refinery Greece along with Technip Italy S.p.A; engineers from Synergy Pakistan along with Technip workforce performed Front End Engineering Design of this Project.
For Port Sudan refinery synergy performed Basic Engineering Design in co-ordination with APS Engineering Company Roma, in its Rome Office. Synergy Pakistan and CHEMPROD S.r.l, Milan has been involved jointly in the Up gradation of ELEFSIS Refinery located in Greece.
International Thermal Technology SpA Italy, Macchi Boiler (Steam & Power Generation) SpA Italy and Bono Energia SpA Italy are renowned manufacturers of furnaces, boilers, and reformers; Synergy has been an active part of their functions as there is a frequent job sublet from these companies to our Karachi office
Coastal Refinery Limited is a SAF Group Company and it was incorporated in 2004 to start its business in the sector of Petroleum Oil Refinery & building up an offshore facility at Khalifa Point, Hub for the import of Crude Oil & Fuels and of export some of the refined surplus products to other countries. Coastal Refinery Limited is setting up an offshore petroleum terminal Single Buoy Mooring (SBM) Jetty which is installed at Hub to handle the crude import/export for BPL& BOPL as well as all other future refineries. The project is basically a joint venture b/w CRL & BPL/BOPL.
Coastal Refinery's Single Buoy Mooring System will be the first of its kind petroleum handling project of Pakistan. Traditionally petroleum products are imported and exported through onshore oil berths, oil jet-ties, oil piers and oil gantries installed on land in any seaport facility.
Single Buoy Mooring (SBM) System is an alternate method of receiving and delivering petroleum products to and from the oil refineries located near the coast line of a company and are installed to handle petroleum products. Mr Ali Faizan Syed is serving CRL in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director he also holds a Directorship of Synergy Pakistan Limited.
Safonext Pakistan, a subsidiary of SAF International is equipped with diversified portfolio of services to brand owners, importers, exporters, manufacturers, and retailers tailored to special requirements and comprehensive coverage in all relevant trade frontiers.
The business operation is strategically sub-divided into three key divisions:
-- Trading House
-- Distribution House
-- Franchising Agents
Their current business partners are Lorenz Sacks and Nectaflor Honey. Safonext has its own private label brand Safoods that markets Dry Fruits, Seasonal Foods, Rice and other commodities to Middle East countries.
In conclusion, SAF group is an active engineering organ and participant in several successful projects with prosperous Italian companies and we wish this journey to prolong over an endless period and to have strong and consistent professional compatibility and working relationship bonds in future also. On behalf of the management of SAF Group we offer our heartiest felicitation to the People and Government of Italy on the rewarding Italian National Day.
(The writers are CEO / MD SAF Internationl, Director Synergy Pakistan, Director Coastal Refinery, Managing Director Safonext CEO / MD Coastal Refinery, Director Synergy Pakistan, Director SAF International, Director Safonext.)