GF Piping Systems signs new contract with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard to supply large luxury cruise ship
GF Piping Systems signed the contract with China's famous Shipyard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) for the supply of Sanipex MT, Instaflex, ecoFIT and SeaDrain® White pipes and fittings as well as on-site training, installation, quality control and assurance for Cruise Project H1509, the largest luxury cruise ship ever built in China by SWS.
On 28 November 2022, GF Piping Systems and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) held the contract signing ceremony with Mr. Yuan Lihui, General Manager of GF Piping Systems China, and Mr. Zhou Qi, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard, to open a new chapter for the cooperation between the two parties.
Since 2019, GF Piping Systems has provided corrosion-free, lightweight, and easy-to-install plastic piping systems for SWS's first newly built large luxury cruise ship. The chosen solutions included Sanipex MT, Instaflex, ecoFIT and SeaDrain® White pipes and fittings. The systems cover most of this new build project's water supply and drainage pipes. GF Piping Systems also supported SWS during the construction process with specialized installation trainings on-site and quality control to ensure high-quality installations for a long service life and maintenance-free operation of the thermoplastic water solutions.
After the cooperation for the first luxury cruise ship, GF Piping Systems has won the trust and recognition of SWS, and will now continue to provide high-quality piping system solutions for Cruise Project H1509, the second large luxury cruise ship of the same class.
GF Piping Systems has more than 30 years of experience in the marine industry. It has provided sustainable water solutions for many internationally renowned cruise liners.
"SWS has a high position in the cruise industry. A deeper and stronger strategic relationship between GF Piping Systems and SWS is what we are looking forward to. We have been working hard to improve customer proximity because growing together with the customers is our core value. We call it connections for life.” says Kelly Chen, Head of Sales Asia cum China at GF Piping Systems Global Industries.
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Mr. Yuan Lihui (left), general manager of GF Piping Systems China, and Mr. Zhou Qi (right), deputy general manager of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard, signing the new cooperation agreement.
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A propos de GF Piping Systems
GF Piping Systems, en tant que fournisseur leader de solutions de tuyauterie pour le transport sûr et durable des fluides, crée des connexions pour la vie "connections for life". GF Piping Systems se concentre sur des systèmes fiables et sans fuite à la pointe de l'industrie pour de nombreux segments de marché exigeants. La priorité donnée à l'orientation client et à l'innovation se reflète dans sa présence mondiale en terme de vente, de service et de production ainsi que dans ses gammes de produits primées comprenant des raccords, des vannes, des tubes, des technologies d'automatisation, de fabrication et d'assemblage.
GF Piping Systems dispose de ses propres sociétés de vente dans 31 pays et est donc toujours aux côtés de ses clients. Les sites de production répartis sur 36 sites en Amérique, en Europe et en Asie assurent une disponibilité suffisante et une livraison rapide et fiable. En 2021, GF Piping Systems a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires de 1,971 milliard de francs suisses et employait 7 686 personnes. GF Piping Systems est une division de Georg Fischer AG, fondée en 1802 et dont le siège social se trouve à Schaffhausen, en Suisse.
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