This company has also opened a new rigging facility in the Middle East in the UAE and when fully operational by end 2010, will be the largest rigging facility in the region. Other branches, depots and service providers are located in Indonesia, Vietnam and China. A recent addition to the profile is an exclusive agreement with Cortland Puget Sound Rope covering SE Asia and the Middle East for the development of synthetic heavy lifting solutions using Plasma ropes. This product line will provide unique solutions for deep water applications as well as heavy lifting where steel wire rope is not practical or ideal.