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CONTROLS opens new Middle East facility

Testing equipment specialist CONTROLS is opening a new facility in the Middle East. The company now has a subsidiary operation in Iraq’s Kurdish region, which is intended to boost the presence of the CONTROLS business in the region. Called TE CONTROLS, the business is located in Erbil and offers the firm’s range of soil, asphalt and concrete testing technologies including basic and sophisticated systems, while also providing sales and service support.
October 30, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Testing equipment specialist 2139 Controls is opening a new facility in the Middle East. The company now has a subsidiary operation in Iraq’s Kurdish region, which is intended to boost the presence of the Controls business in the region. Called TE Controls, the business is located in Erbil and offers the firm’s range of soil, asphalt and concrete testing technologies including basic and sophisticated systems, while also providing sales and service support.

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