US-based Manitowoc Cranes is expanding its sales footprint in the GCC region beyond Saudi Arabia, which has for long been its main market, and is confident of growth, its regional representative says.

Italy-based Industrie Cometto SpA, manufacturer of heavyduty transportation products, is in the process of strengthening its Middle East marketing operations. Cometto has been selling its vehicles in the region for the past 30 years, working with the biggest players of the niche market.

Imports of most products Germany-based pharmaceuticals maker Boehringer Ingelheim ships into the GCC region have grown steadily year on year with demand highest among formulations dealing with chronic diseases linked to malnutrition and an unhealthy lifestyle, the company says.

Wilo, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of pumps and pump systems for heating, cooling and air-conditioning technology as well as water supply and sewage disposal, recently introduced a single-stage volumetric pump with radial impellers designed for the pumping of clear and clean water without any solid particles.