Kentz wins contract worth £32.7m

Kentz Corporation, the Irish engineering and construction group, has been awarded a contract worth $32.7m for the reduction area electrical and instrumentation on the Ma'aden Alcoa Aluminium joint venture.

The contract will begin immediately and is scheduled to be completed in November 2013.

Hugh O'Donnell, chief executive of Kentz Group said:"We are delighted to have been awarded this contract by Ma'aden Alcoa Aluminium joint venture, which builds on Kentz's core strength in electrical and instrumentation construction.

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"Kentz has worked in the Middle East for over 35 years and we take great pride in continuing to deliver safe and successful projects for leading resource clients."

Kentz has been operating in Saudi Arabia since the late 1970s, executing projects in the oil and gas, petrochemical, mining and industrial sectors.

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