Vortex Global Limited, a solids and bulk handling components company, announces the appointment of Smart Systems for Factories Operation & Maintenance Co. as its agent in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Qatar and Yemen. Smart is a Middle Eastern supplier for dedusting systems including industrial ventilations systems, shut off valves, loading spouts and filters.

"Smart has the ability to provide our customers in the MENA region with any type of equipment for mineral industries including the cement, potash and phosphate industries," says Laurence Millington, Vortex Director of International Business in a statement released Thursday. "We are delighted to have Smart represent us now and going into the future.”

Demographic explosions in the MENA region has increased the demand for reconstruction of infrastructure and public housing, which both require cement. New cement companies have been added, while the existing cement plants have been converted to operate on alternative fuels. Smart has a long history of consulting and contracting cement plant operations in the Middle East. Its knowledgeable team of experienced cement engineers and technical experts is experienced in the local and neighbor markets.

"We strive to be the first specialized technical center in the Middle East serving the cement industry,” Mohammed Yacoub, Managing Director of Smart says, "Adding Vortex to our product line will help us to provide superior consultations, engineered products, and maintenance services for everyone involved.”