On 8 th December last week, Byrne Equipment Rental held a successful product open day at their depot in Oman, located just outside Muscat in Barka. Since its inception in 2009, the Oman branch of Byrne
Equipment Rental has gone from strength to strength, from a small team of 5 to a skilled team of 40,
with two depot locations, and an extensive fleet of over 600 items of equipment, with the ability to
extend this via their Byrne network which has a fleet of over 14,000 items of equipment, located in 20
operational depots and offices spread across the GCC in KSA, Kuwait, UAE, Oman and Bahrain.
The Oman economy has always been largely dependent on the O&G sector, however under the “Oman’s
Vision 2040” program, the government is focusing on diversification to stimulate economic growth with
various on-going projects encompassing various industries including manufacturing, tourism, logistics,
energy, and mining sectors.
Mick Tipp General Manager of Byrne Oman says, “The level of projected development in Oman is
fantastic for the economy as well as Byrne Equipment Rental’s operations, and the business is well
positioned to meet the requirements for equipment rental across all of these industries. We have been
in Oman for 12 years and the decision to hold an open day has been a long time coming and was taken
with the intention to liaise with our clients, both existing and prospective, and show that we have a vast
range of equipment that people may not be aware of and be able to use in the future, for projects
across various industries.”
On the day itself, doors opened at 9am, and clients were invited to come along and view a range of
selected equipment that was on display including ablutions, boom lifts, scissor lifts, diesel and power
generators, as well as hoist and mast climbers which were set up for interactive demonstrations. The
Oman team had also prepared a number of temporary buildings in various configurations, that were
furnished and set up for use to demonstrate their various capabilities including ensuite junior and VIP
accommodation, office facilities, a mess and dining hall, prayer rooms and more. Mick continues,
“The open day was a first for the Byrne Oman location and it exceeded our expectations – we had a
great turnout and it was a pleasure to welcome all that attended. We were able to connect with our
clients both existing and new and demonstrate our business capabilities as a single source solution
provider that can cater to a vast range of industries including but not limited to O&G, construction and
infrastructure, events, manufacturing and logistics, marine and ports, retail and commercial and defense
and military.
The majority of our business in Oman comes from the shutdown and turnaround industry as we have
the ability to supply camps and support any shutdown needs whether that be accommodation,
ablutions and various other supporting equipment. However, this open day proved to be a fantastic
opportunity to demonstrate what we can offer other industries as a turnkey solutions provider and
show our versatility and adaptability. We are the single source solution for equipment rental and this
was a great opportunity to demonstrate this. Going forward, we intend to hold these open days on a
regular basis and we are looking forward to the next one already in April 2023!”.
