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Meet the CEO

Patrick Lindley, CEO, Grupo Lindley

Patrick Lindley is Managing Director of Almarin and CEO of Grupo Lind- ley. Grupo Lindley is a group of com- panies that manufactures and distrib- utes port and industrial equipment.

Almarin: 85 Years Strong

The group has its head of? ce in Cas- cais (Portugal) with of? ces in Oporto,

Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro and

Your company is celebrating its 85th well as in-house R&D capabilities to are constantly developing new solutions comprises of three active businesses: anniversary this year. Please provide provide custom solutions to each project. to suit project requirements in the most

Almarin, Marine Aids to Navigation; an overview of your activities. To complement its product line, Almarin diverse and hazard environments, for ex-

Lindley, ? oating equipment for mari- The Lindley group of companies is the distributor of the leading manufac- ample: nas and harbors, and Almovi, cargo began its activities in 1930 with the es- turers of LED marine lights for use in • We have recently installed naviga- handling equipment for industrial and tablishment of Ahlers, Lindley, Lda. as lighthouses and beacons. The company tion buoys in the very challenging Mag- port applications.

a distributor of harbour and industrial also incorporates into its equipment oth- dalena River in Colombia designed to equipment in Lisbon, Portugal. Today er systems such as Racon, AIS, satellite withstand currents of up to 8 knots and the group activities evolved to manu- monitoring. islands of mangroves that ? oat down see the largest short term opportunities. facture, distribution and service of port • AHLERS LINDLEY, based in river. For 2016 we also expect an improve- infrastructure. Cascais (Portugal), manufactures ? oat- • We have also installed 11 river ment in our home markets where there Ahlers Lindley and Almarin share ing equipment for marinas, leisure har- landings in the Kubango River, Angola has been little to no recent investment, engineering and production capabilities bours and ? shing ports. Due to the nature for the locals to be able to safely access although commercial ports in most cases pooling design and manufacture of ? xed of the business Ahlers Lindley engineer- river transport. The landings included have seen grown in overall volume, and and ? oating structures for the marine en- ing team work closely with customers to long aerial pedestrian access bridges to should now be feeling more optimistic. vironment. Almovi is a market leader in provide tailored turnkey solutions. avoid the crocodile infested swamps. This will hopefully lead to a recovery in industrial and port handling equipment • ALMOVI, based in Cascais (Por- expenditure in maintenance and further with highly trained technicians that do tugal), is a crane and harbor equipment Looking back on the past year, looking ahead in investment for capacity growth. maintenance and make repair to equip- distributor. Almovi’s major strength is at the maritime industry as a whole, ment in the most demanding conditions. its service team leading to service con- do you see positive or negative, and What is the overall importance of the

Each company has a quali? ed staff ca- tracts, spare parts and complete refur- why? maritime industry to the whole of pable of providing service to customers bishments as well as a complete service Global trade is increasing driving your company?

wherever it may be required. Based in and technical maintenance all over the bigger ships to bigger ports. We are Directly or indirectly represents

Europe (Lisbon and Barcelona), the geo- world. Almovi is distributor of the lead- ceaselessly looking for and ? nding new 84% of our turnover on an average year.

graphic presence of Grupo Lindley has ing manufacturers of industrial and port and greater reserves of resources in the been mainly in Europe and in the African equipment as Grove, Gottwald, Genie, sea. The marine industry is evermore be- As the business world grows increas- and Latin American markets. Marine Travelift and Shuttlelift. coming an item in the agenda of coun- ingly complex and competitive, what tries with a sea front as they understand do you count as the primary strengths

The organization sounds diverse. Can Looking back, what do you count as the value of the natural resources in ev- of your company that make it stand you “put some meat on the bone” as your company’s biggest achievement ? ery sense, from fossil fuels to alterna- out?

we say, describing the three compa- Eighty ? ve years of business activity tive energies all the way to tourism. This We will continue to work with our nies of Grupo Lindley? is the evidence that customer value our development, particularly in emerging customers to help them reach their ob- The three companies of Grupo services. The majority of our customers countries, creates great opportunities for jectives. Naturally this depends on a

Lindley are: are long term relationships and being a the future. professional team who can assist the cus- • ALMARIN, based in Barcelone, is partner. The recent European crisis had tomer anywhere they may need us pro- a manufacturer of buoys and beacons for a deep impact in all of our home mar- Looking ahead, what do you see as the viding the right level of service. Finally use in marine aids to navigation (AtoN). kets. To have come out in strong ? nan- de? ning trends that will drive your we will continue to invest in our R&D

Specialized in the design, manufacture, cial health with a growing international business forward in the year(s) ahead? and engineering staff that are fundamen- supply and installation of AtoN to ensure business is without a doubt a source of We will continue target growth in our tal to driving innovation and providing safety navigation in ports, Almarin uses satisfaction. Our need to solve the chal- activities abroad, primarily in Africa customers with optimal solutions to their the Group experience in engineering as lenges given by the customers means we and Latin America, this is where we evolving requirements.

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