TOP GCC ELECTRICAL SUPPLIERS
Sentor Electrical
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entor Electrical was established in 2000 following 20 years of trading experience in the Middle East, supplying electrical products to major MEP contractors, FM companies, and local contractors. The company has grown substantially during this period, becoming an associate company of Edmundson Electrical UK in 2008. Sentor Electrical now has operations in the UAE, Qatar, and Oman. Gary Hipperson, chief executive officer at Sentor, believes that service is key to their business. He says: “Great service is a challenge to maintain in the region, but people work with people and as long as we continue to invest in our teams, business will continue to grow as we provide our customers with excellent service, world class products and the very best after sales support.” Despite the accomplishments by Sentor, challenges still remain. Hipperson explains: “Tighter lending policies and decreasing cash flows continue to affect all businesses in the supply chain resulting in extended payment terms in some areas of our business. However, we always seek to work with our customers and provide our fullest support through any period of difficulty, resulting in improved relationships and developing a true mutual trading partnership. “The increase in construction activity over the past six months, along with the announcement of numerous exciting and groundbreaking projects for the future, has resulted in Sentor being able to forecast a positive outlook for both current and future trading periods across all of the locations we operate from. However, we remain mindful of the difficulties many contractors face in completing projects. Our positive outlook ensures we continue to invest across the region in new divisions within our business, enabling us to broaden our product offering to customers, as well as investing in significant levels of stock to support both current and future orders.” PROJECTS INVOLVED IN 2017
Gary Hipperson, CEO
Number of years in the role – 7 years Total number of years in the company – 23 years Number of years working in the Middle East – 7 years 26 MEP Middle East | May 2017
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