The strength of the culturally savvy Crane China team has helped to earn the Company the role of valued partner to fast-growing enterprises throughout the region. Crane is supplying valves to eight Westinghouse nuclear plants going up in China. The country is currently building 27 nuclear reactors, which could increase to over 100 installations by 2030, according to the World Nuclear Association. Crane Building Services & Utilities is establishing a distribution center in the Middle East that will reduce lead times as much as 75 days. This center will be leveraged by all Crane organizations supplying the Middle East throughout 2013. Meed Trading Company, a subsidiary of the Saudi-based Mawarid Group, and Crane Merchandising Systems recently signed an agreement making Meed the sole distributor for Crane vending machines within Saudi Arabia. Meed Trading pioneered the convenience store business throughout the Kingdom. Initially, it will be installing state-of- the-art Crane wireless-enabled vending machines outside many of its 235 stores, and it also plans to develop the nascent market for vending machines in schools and hospitals. The proliferation of cell phones in parts of the world where cash is the only payment option for most of the population has led to the widespread use of payment kiosks for cell phone and utility payments. Russia, China and India have large numbers of these kiosks, and Crane Payment Solutions is supplying the cash handling works for many of these machines. China Mobile and China Unicom, which together have most of the cell phone market in China, have both specified Crane Payment Solutions for their kiosks. The Crane India Design Centre is home to a team of over 35 engineers who provide new product development services to all Crane businesses. The office also houses the Crane Co. India Sourcing team. United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Oman Nuclear power plant in China Local advantage On the ground floor Unbanked world Engineering expertise 17