Luke King

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And a huge thank you to Haraket for supporting project cargo professionals.

And talk about the wider Middle East.

You're here in Dubai.

What's your setup like here in this part of the world?

You have equipment based here?

Absolutely.

Is there somewhere in the Middle East coming down the track that you think is going to be interesting for the next few years that maybe people aren't that switched on to yet?

And I would imagine in Syria, there's a big opportunity for Haraket or for Turkey.

Well, absolutely.

Could be a big market, right?

Politically, is it natural for Syria to look to Turkey for Turkish clients, Turkish construction companies?

And one recent development was the launch of HPL-1.

Tell us a little bit about that.

It's a different business, right?