Dantec hungry for more Middle East growth

DANTEC, the composite hose manufacturer, is seeking further Middle East growth after a 100% surge in export sales there in the last 12-months.

The Moreton, Wirral company, which changed hands in an MBO backed by the Manchester office of Maven Capital Partners last year, makes hoses used to transfer petrol, oil products, chemicals and liquefied gases.

In the last year thanks to a partnership with a Dubai-based distributer, sales doubled to £270,000.

Managing director John Laidlaw, said: ““The Middle East market is currently dominated by weak product. However the market is rapidly maturing and demanding quality. Dantec supplies an advanced, safe and durable product which is seizing interest for its longevity and fitness for use.

“Our job now is to build on the robust Middle East performance of the last 12 months and catapult the business forward into new areas of the market.”

While Dantec is mostly supplying the ship-to-shore sector of fuel and chemical transfer, it sees great potential for its fire safe petrol tanker loading hoses, particularly in Saudi Arabia.

Mr Laidlaw added: “Tanker loading hoses are an essential part of the fuel supply chain.  Saudi Arabia is a new market for this type of hose and having worked with BP in the UK for 14 years on its entire tanker fleet without failure, we can provide the safest, strongest and best value solution to this burgeoning market.”