Business Consultant - Pipes Business

- Overview of the production facilities and infrastructure

- Verification of machinery - physical condition, adequacy, level of automation etc.

- Assess whether same / equivalent machinery is available in the UAE with adequate after-sales support

- Interviews with key personnel

- Study of product portfolio, assess if additional categories can be produced with the same machinery

- Analysis of capacity utilization

- Technical analysis of the machinery being used in the another country factory v/s proposed machinery that could be sourced from China

- Company's market / distribution coverage in the home market

- Product presence in the projects segment

- Extent of product range level coverage - which products are key drivers, which ones are the add-ons etc.

Competitive overview:

- Estimated market share

- Analysis of historical revenue and profitability

- Review and analysis of financial statements

- Ratio Analysis - Profitability, Liquidity, Solvency etc.

- Analysis of debt and liabilities

- Management Fees and Contract Structure

- Any other financial or other considerations that may impact the proposed partnership

- Brand, Market, Product and entity level assessment of strengths and weaknesses

- Key differentiators / USP's

- Potential opportunities and threats

Phase 2: Products Quality & Performance Due Diligence:

- Analysis of the company's Quality Certifications to determine their suitability for Europe and UK markets.

- Review of record of product quality tests performed.

- Review of compliance to quality standards.