BAUS ETT specialises in the conversion of emergency service vehicles such as ambulances
according to European standards
D
uring the past ten years, UAE-based
Emergency Transport Technology
(ETT) Middle East has modifi ed and
delivered over 500 emergency service vehicles
including ambulances at its factory in Dubai
for the GCC markets. The specialist converter
boasts clients such as ADNOC, National
Ambulance, Burjeel Hospital, and Al Salama
Hospital in the UAE and PACDA in Oman.
Established as a regional subsidiary of
Australia-based Emergency Transport Tech-
nology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Byron
Group, ETT Middle East faced an uncertain
future three years ago when Byron Group
was placed in administration. A lifeline came
from Germany-based BAUS Advanced Tech-
nologies (BAUS AT), the biggest manufacturer
of ambulances and emergency vehicles in
Europe, entering into a joint venture arrange-
ment with ETT Middle East and re-branding
the company as BAUS Emergency Transport
Technologies (BAUS ETT).
Steve Hill, managing partner, business
operations and development, BAUS ETT,
explains the transition which has set the pace
for ETT’s market expansion and potential for
diversifi cation.
“We needed to fi nd a new partner withSPECIAL VEHICLE
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expertise in engineering, testing and supply
chain. At the time, GCC markets such as the
UAE and Oman were beginning to adopt
European standards for ambulance restraint
systems. So, it was a natural progression for
us to partner with a leading European manu-
facturer, and since then, our synergy has led
to market expansion in the region,” says Hill.
BAUS ETT off ers the manufacturing exper-
tise of BAUS AT to customers in the GCC
through German engineering with its Poland-
based factory being the largest ambulance
conversion facility in Europe which delivers
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