Hosting the Ellicott Technicians
Our founders, Sunday Azubuike Otuya and Bishop Priscilla Otuya, hosting and receiving Mark Heimberger and his colleague at their home in Nigeria on 30 December 2009, during a visit by Ellicott technicians from Baltimore, USA. Peter Eberle, then Managing Director of Ellicott, was on the ground with the visiting team.
- Date
- 30 December 2009
- Location
- Nigeria
- Category
- Partnership
- Record
- 8 frames
On 30 December 2009, our founders Sunday Azubuike Otuya and Bishop Priscilla Otuya hosted and received Mark Heimberger and his colleague at their home in Nigeria, during a visit to the country by Ellicott technicians.
The visit was part of the broader relationship with Ellicott Dredges of Baltimore, USA. Peter Eberle, then Managing Director of Ellicott, was on the ground — technicians travelling out to Nigerian sites, surveying rivers by boat, walking operations with local crews, sitting with clients. Fellowship first, engineering always.
Scope of work
- Home reception for Mark Heimberger and colleague on 30 December 2009
- Joint river survey by boat with the Ellicott technicians
- Site visits and client liaison across operating locations
- Direct knowledge exchange between Ellicott technicians and local crew
Outcomes & impact
- Factory team received and hosted by the founding family
- Working bond between the visiting technicians and the Nigerian field deepened
- Partnership foundation recorded for the IDSS story
