Siveco to speak on 'Sustainable Chinese-built infrastructures in Africa: preparing maintenance from the construction stage' in Beijing (Nov. 30)

Siveco will attend the 'Afcham Investment Forum on Housing and Construction Projects in Africa' held in Beijing on November 30. Siveco China's Managing Director Bruno Lhopiteau will speak in the Energy session on the topic of 'Sustainable Chinese-built infrastructures in Africa: preparing maintenance from the construction stage'. The conference targets representatives of African Embassies, investors, executives and representatives of Chinese public and private companies with business in Africa (mostly EPC companies).

As the event is by invitation only, interested parties may contact Siveco or the organizer Afcham for an invitation.

Our speaker Bruno Lhopiteau, founder of China's largest maintenance consultancy Siveco, will share his experience developing a unique business along the New Silk Road. Based on a long experience of "maintenance with Chinese characteristics", Siveco has developed a specific approach working alongside Chinese EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) companies in export projects.

By ensuring smooth transfer of technical documentation from construction to operation, transferring knowledge to local teams and thus enforcing good maintenance practice from day one, Siveco helps build more sustainable infrastructures in Africa. As maintenance is often perceived as a weak point for Chinese builders, the Siveco approach greatly benefits EPC companies as well, from the tendering stage to the actual delivery.

The presentation will show how early experience in the booming Chinese infrastructure market has led Siveco to support, among many other projects in Africa, one of continent's most ambitious energy program: to meet the increasing demand for electricity, the Algerian government has launched a massive investment program, aiming to build nearly 28GW of new capacity by 2025. Other case studies will also be presented, with a focus on providing practical advice for African owner-operators and Chinese EPC companies.

A 18-year veteran of the Chinese maintenance market, Bruno Lhopiteau (www.linkedin.com/in/brunolhopiteau) is the founder of Siveco, China's largest maintenance consultancy, a pioneer in the development of Maintenance 4.0 technologies, focusing on mobile solutions "for the worker of tomorrow". He also sits on the board of several companies dealing with plant and building engineering in China and lectures on Industrial Risk Management at the Sino-European School of Technology of Shanghai University.

Siveco China, founded in 2004, is the country's largest maintenance consultancy and a pioneer in the development of Maintenance 4.0 technologies, with a focus on mobile solutions "for the worker of tomorrow".

Based on a long experience of "maintenance with Chinese characteristics", Siveco has developed a unique approach combining maintenance consulting and software tools. While the Chinese market has historically been plagued by IT suppliers without understanding of industrial reality, Siveco is run by maintenance people for maintenance people, focusing on obtaining rapid and sustainable improvement.

Siveco China has over 850 customer sites, including ABB, Arkema, Baida Air, Brose, Carrefour China, CEPSA, Changcheng Property Group, CNEEC, CNOOC, Fushun Mining Group, Engie, GE, Greenland Holdings, Hanwha Chemical, International Paper, Nokia, Saint-Gobain, Shanghai World Expo 2010 pavilions, Shell, Sichuan Lutianhua, Suez Environnement, etc. The company boasts a growing export business, working alongside Asian EPC companies in Southeast Asia, the Middle-East and Africa.

Siveco China has won multiple awards including the prestigious 2010 Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions Grand Prix, Plant Engineering Product of the Year 2012, CHaINA Supply Chain Excellence Award 2013, Engineers' Choice Award by PEC in 2013 and by Plant360 in 2015. Siveco is the only China-based maintenance consultancy to operate outside of China and the only company in Asia to have obtained the ISO9001:2008 certification for maintenance improvement services and CMMS development.

Siveco China is a subsidiary of Europe's leading supplier Siveco group, with 30 years of expertise in computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS). The company is headquartered in Shanghai, where it also operates a R&D center, and also has offices in Beijing, Chengdu and Hong Kong.

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