July 8, 2013 - Bestobell Valves appointed a Russian Sales Agent to further develop business opportunities for the specialist cryogenic valve manufacturer in the Russian market. Mir-Expo has almost 15 years’ experience in promoting some of the world’s most innovative products and technologies to Russian businesses and has expertise in cryogenics and the LNG industry. The company has extensive contacts within the industry, due to the fact that it runs several international trade exhibitions, as well as scientific R&D conferences and seminars in Russia.
Vladimir Bannikov, CEO of Mir-Expo said: “We are really pleased to be working with Bestobell Valves as the company’s agent here in Russia, especially because of their long history, high quality manufacture and commitment to good customer service. The combination of our expertise in the Russian market and Bestobell’s manufacturing and technical capabilities mean we are very optimistic about the opportunities to develop business opportunities here.” The two companies first started looking at the options to work together when Bestobell Valves exhibited at the Industrial Gases exhibition in Moscow, which was organised by Mir-Expo last year.
Bestobell Valves also exhibited at "Cryogen-Expo 2012, another Mir-Expo event which is the largest exhibition for the cryogenic industry in the world and is held in Russia. Over the past few months, Bestobell Valves has been approved to sell its high quality valves in Russia, which has been backed up with marketing literature and technical information translated into Russian by Mir-Expo. Mark Henley, Managing Director of Bestobell Valves, said: “We are excited about the new agency agreement with Mir-Expo. We see the Russian market as an important part of our growth strategy as it has huge potential for our cryogenic valves, particularly for land-based and motor fuel applications.
This is part of our strategy of providing a global approach, but with local partners who can understand the issues on the ground and can respond to the needs of customers in specific countries. This means we can develop solutions to their problems based on our extensive design and technical expertise. “ Bestobell Valves is a world-leader in the manufacture of LNG cryogenic valves, with over 50 years industrial gas experience and 15 years’ successfully supplying to LNG marine markets. The company’s valve technologies are widely used on LNG Carriers, FLNG (Floating Production & Storage Units) and FSRUs (Floating, Storage & Re-gasification Units).
The company designs and produces valves to meet specific requirements in the marine sector and has supplied cryogenic valves to a majority of the major shipyards building LNG Carriers.
