Biesse Group, the regional subsidiary of the global leader in wood, glass, stone, plastic, and metal processing technology, has opened its regional headquarters for the Middle East in Dubai Silicon Oasis, a free zone technology park.

A three-day event marked the launch of the new facility showcasing Made-in-Biesse technology solutions and offering visitors a chance to interact with experts in the field, reported Wam, the Emirates official news agency.

Dr Juma Al Matrooshi, deputy CEO, Operations and Client Affairs, at Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), said: "Growing bilateral trade shows that Italy is one of the most important trading partners of the UAE in the European Union today, with the country counting amongst Italy's primary trade partners in the Arab region.

“The UAE Ministry of Economy revealed that non-oil trade between the two countries reached about $8.2 billion in 2016, up from $7.8 billion in 2015. Biesse Group is the 39th Italian company to choose Dubai Silicon Oasis as its regional operations base, and we are confident the latest addition to our hi-tech park will significantly benefit from available offerings at our Light Industrial Units complex."

Renato Manganelli, Biesse Middle East managing director said: "Our new facility enables us to provide our customers with continuous training, enhance our support services, and maintain a significant stockpile of spare parts in Dubai. In fact, our desire to provide first-class services to our large customer base in the region is a crucial reason for our decision to make this important investment.

“Our support will soon reach an advanced level of efficiency with the deployment of Sophia, our innovative IoT platform. We are confident these varied elements will give us an important advantage over our competitors."