JEDDAH – Zahid Tractors, sole distributor for Caterpillar Equipment in Saudi Arabia, celebrated recently its taking the second place worldwide in "CAT" oil sales produced by Exxon-Mobil, represented in Saudi Arabia by Arabian Petroleum Supply Company (APSCO). Joerge Lieder, Strategic global Alliances manager, Europe Africa and the Middle East at Exxon Mobil; and Kamal-Uddin Hussein, Sales Manager at APSCO, presented a memorial shield to Hamza Zahid, Parts and Services Sales Manager in the Western region at Zahid Tractors, and Pervez Malik, Manager of Production Support. Malik said: "We, at Zahid Tractors, are proud for achieving the 2nd place worldwide for the sales of CAT Oils, which is specialized oil for the use of Caterpillar equipments, reflecting the distinguished status of Caterpillar products in Saudi Arabia and its increasing role in the giant development projects in the country." He added: "We are pleased with the fruitful and constructive cooperation with Exxon-Mobil. The support of this global company and its local ally dealer Arabian Petroleum Supply Co. has played a great role in achieving this prime position. We look forward for more cooperation to maintain our highest service levels to our clients in Saudi Arabia." Hussein said the strategic partnership with APSCO goes back to 19 years ago, during which both companies achieved great accomplishments. He further explained that this partnership comes within the general framework of the partnership between both global companies Caterpillar Equipment and Exxon-Mobil, which covers Saudi Arabia, the world's largest market for the products of both companies. He added: "This great achievement of Zahid Tractors reflects the strong support provided by APSCO which requires the expansion of its investments in Saudi Arabia, as well as constant development of its performance to commensurate with growth of the global markets and new production technologies." – SG
