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DORMAC Expands Into The Offshore Oil & Gas Market

Durban, South Africa (August 25, 2010) - Dormac (Pty) Ltd., the well-established, multi-national ship repair company, today announced that it is establishing a new division within its ranks in order to expand its facilities and service capabilities into the oil and gas markets. This will enable Dormac, which has strategically placed workshop facilities around Southern Africa, to better engage the major role players in the oil and gas industry with a dedicated division to better service their clients' individual requirements.
"We have invested in new facilities and expanded our service capacity on the African continent. These investments will allow Dormac (Pty) Ltd to become a major service partner for our existing and new clients, as well as enabling Dormac to competitively tender on larger upgrade and fabrication projects that might take place at any one of our five yards," said Chris Sparg, Managing Director.
"The five yards are all equipped with the necessary workshop facilities one would expect from a major ship repair yard, serving all, in port requirements. We have also created various alliances on the continent and we are thus able to offer our technical expertise and travelling squads to all the major African ports. We are very pleased to be able to offer our customers this expanded service element," added Craig Samuel, Financial Director.
Dormac (Pty) Ltd. has been involved in major ship repair since1903. The company is known for its strong safety culture coupled with a high degree of competence in all ship repair disciplines. "Dormac is in a great position to expand competitively into the oil and gas markets. We are definitely on our way to achieving our set goals of having the best repair facilities in Africa," added Sparg.
The company is actively involved in the concessioning of government repair facilities and has also built new workshop premises in the Cape Town port, which is in the process of being brought up to operational capability. This is in addition to the facilities acquired in Walvis Bay last year, which have been further expanded.

About Dormac (Pty) Ltd.

DORMAC is a dynamic combination of experience and traditional business values with a solid performance history dating back to 1903. The company provides owners and operators with a full spectrum of marine and industrial repair services and facilities, which are of the highest international standards, quality management system ISO 9001. It is a black economic empowered company and operates both nationally and internationally under the direction of majority shareholders.

DORMAC has a trade record of offering a full marine engineering turnkey solution to its customers, from routine survey dockings to complete emergency repairs available 365 days a year. DORMAC also offers a wide range of specialised engineering services to industrial clients. These include, among others, heavy machining and steel and pipe fabrication. The company's head office is situated in Bayhead, Durban with branches in Walvis Bay (Namibia), Richards Bay, Cape Town and Saldanha Bay. For more information about Dormac (Pty) Ltd., visit its website at www.dormac.net.

For any enquires please e-mail - offshore@dormac.net

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