With order volumes from defence customers in Greece at their highest level for many years, Viking Life-Saving Equipment is took the first ‘real-life’ opportunity to present its consolidated portfolio of products and services to naval and military clients in an encouraging market.
The event coincided with high activity at Viking Norsafe Life-Saving Hellas, the Danish company’s Greek subsidiary.
John Georgiadis, Managing Director, Viking Norsafe Life-Saving Hellas, says that Viking’s boat production at plants in Norway, Greece and Asia has weathered COVID-19 challenges effectively. At time of writing the first in a second batch of ambulance boats for the Hellenic Coastguard were slated to leave its Athens plant at the end of July bound for the Sporades Islands. DEFEA also provided a platform to introduce a new 14m fast patrol boat designed for a current tender.
The Athens event allowed Viking to highlight the June reopening of its training centre in Lavrio and the lifting of travel restrictions on service engineers. Consolidated global service has been a key gain for clients following the 2018 acquisition of Norsafe By Viking.
Viking Life-Saving Equipment is a global market leader in maritime and offshore safety. Headquartered in Denmark, the corporation manufactures, supplies and services everything from chute and slide-based evacuation systems to liferafts, lifejackets, immersion suits, firefighting equipment, aviation safety gear, lifeboats, hooks, davits and more.
In 2018, Viking acquired Norsafe, the Norwegian boatbuilder whose lifeboats are used throughout the world, adding further strength to an unmatched product and service offering in the global maritime safety industry. Most recently, Viking acquired Drew Marine’s FSR division, one of the world’s three largest providers of Marine Fire Service.
Founded in 1960, the privately held corporation manufactures in Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria, Greece, China and Thailand, and provides safety solutions in all significant markets and locations.
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