Grow Your Business in the Persian Gulf

The LD team took the time to understand thoughtbot's offering and created a tailored, comprehensive plan for helping explore our target market. After some initial introduction calls, an in-person trip was advised and LD managed to book a full diary of meetings which covered a broad spectrum that helped us really understand the local marke Read more

Kirsten Hurley, Managing Director for Europe, West Asia and Africa

The Middle East was a new market for us in the past and we were looking for a strong partner to enter the market in advance. In hindsight, it was a stroke of luck that we found the best partner in LD Export and Francois' team.

From the initial briefing to the further preparation, market evaluation and meetings in Dubai, the entire team worked very professionally and supported us perfectly.

Thanks to LD Export, our brand is well known in the region and we found a service and trading partner within a few months. Read more

Christian Schepers, Export Manager, Hermann Sewerin GmbH

Our journey into the Middle East market was made possible through the invaluable support of François-Xavier Depireux and the LD Export team. François-Xavier played a pivotal role in helping us navigate the complexities of expanding our international presence. Together, we crafted a strategic roadmap to approach this promising market, with LD Export's expertise proving crucial in identifying potential customers.

After a few months, our efforts materialized into a comprehensive understanding of the market potential and the identification of a list of compelling distributors. This list, validated in collaboration with the UniversDrink team, drew from LD Export's extensive network. Following this, LD Export conducted visits to the distributors, meticulously narrowing down the selection to 3 high-profile distributors with interest in our range of products.

Through continuous communication and multiple meetings with my team, LD Export helped us successfully appointing an official distributor who is now actively involved in the distribution of our products in the market.

I want to extend my thanks to LD EXPORT for the job and expresses my happiness in having a solid distributor with branches in 25 other countries. The mission was a success, LD EXPORT delivered on its promises. Read more

Arnaud Jacquemin, Owner, UniversDrink

Our company recognized the Middle East as a promising market for expanding our international presence. To validate our intuition, we had the chance to meet François-Xavier Depireux ( CEO - Founder LD-Export) together we drafted a roadmap to approach that new territory. The LD Export team helped us to identify potential customers. LD Export also facilitated introductions with these prospective partners, they booked the meetings with potential customers. In summary :

- 4 days visiting 10 pre-qualified appointments with companies in the thrift business in Dubai.
- We visited one potential customer who also proposed his support for the local logistics and warehouse part.
- We met one sales rep who was seduced by the quality of the products presented by Fettweis Packaging.

Francois-Xavier was very involved in supporting us, he is very professional, organized, flexible and reactive with a great sense of humor THANK YOU to LD EXPORT for this good business trip and preparation in Dubai Read more

Arnaud Degen, Fettweis Packaging

We extend our gratitude to the LD Export team for their contribution to our recent Gulf development mission. As the Commercial Director of MySalesLab, I was truly impressed by their profound market knowledge, great follow-up, and always availability. LD Export's expertise was a driving force behind our success, and their professionalism made every step of the journey seamless. I am confident that anyone seeking services to develop the Gulf Region in a professional way, will find LD Export to be an invaluable partner. We eagerly anticipate the chance to collaborate with LD Export again in the future Read more

Pawel, Commercial Director, MySalesLab

I had the pleasure of meeting Francois-Xavier Depireux from LD Export during a VOKA seminar in Belgium where he was keynote speaker. Our company is already active in Kuwait and the UAE, so expanding into the Saudi Arabian market seemed like the logical next step. Francois-Xavier and his team conducted a thorough and insightful study of the KSA market. Throughout our collaboration, the communication with LD-Export has been consistently clear and focused. Mat's expertise and knowledge have been invaluable in arranging company visits in KSA. LD-Export has proven to be reliable, professional, and an absolute delight to work with. I highly recommend their services. Read more

Jeroen De Smedt, Managing Director

Our company recognized the UAE as a promising market for expanding our international presence. To validate our intuition, we enlisted LD Export to conduct a market analysis that delved deep into the specifics, including identifying potential partners who aligned with our company's values and possessed the necessary infrastructure to support our operations locally. LD Export also facilitated introductions with these prospective partners, and we were impressed with their impeccable organization. Now, the onus is on us to maintain the momentum and establish our business in this region. Read more

Bruno Orietti, Responsable Export

The Middle East market has always been a target for our company, but we didn't know how to approach it correctly. The meeting with the LD Export team changed everything by its involvement and professionalism. From carrying out sectoral market studies on the various countries of the Middle East to the protection and monitoring phase, LD Export has risen to the challenge and become a real partner and strong support. In 1 year, we have developed several business agreements in the area and the first orders are on the way! We highly recommend LD Export if you want to expand in this geographical area. An excellent collaboration that we hope to continue for many years! Read more

François RUZAFA, Responsable commercial

We were introduced to LD Export by an important client of ours. We received feedback on their numerous projects in Saudi Arabia thanks to LD Export’s crucial factor in the business development. A call with Francois-Xavier was set and it convinced us to work with them. We have realized our first development and trip to the Emirates and promises to only meet decision makers were accomplished. Collaborations with several keep partners appear promising. Relation with LDE to be continued after these first successful steps, we are now eager to enter other markets within their territory of expertise. Read more

Francis Dedrie, Manager

It came to my knowledge that LD EXPORT was the company to hire to explore the Gulf Countries and I have to say that they deserve their reputation. We have been working together for several months with a very professional team and practical approach. Everything is taken care of. After a few meetings to describe our needs, they really take the lead to study your market as well as selecting the right contacts for you. Monthly calls and strict follow-up are in their DNA, For us, it was the first step towards this market but the presence of F.X. Depireux during the visits (GCC) made us feel more confident. He knows the market, has the right contacts and his approach during the meetings shows 15 years of experience, LD Export is a perfect partner to select your best potential distributor and organize the trip. I definitely recommend all the companies willing to explore the Gulf Countries to contact LD EXPORT. Thank you all for opening up new markets for us, Read more

Frédéric Lemmens, CEO

It was a pleasure to work with the LD EXPORT Team. With very short notice they managed to propose me a set of qualified meetings of potential partners in Dubai. Everything went very well and the process was very professional. The good business surprise of this end of 2021 Read more

Frédéric Lescure, CEO - Chief Executive Officer

LD Export has been a very professional team to help us discover and approach the retails in KSA. LDE has been realizing a very specific mission following our request. It was very helpful for us for a better market analysis. Read more

Arthur Parent, Area export manager (Africa / Middle East / South America)

LD Export has been a very professional team to help us with our first actions in KSA. LD Export has been a perfect partner to select some interesting companies and to organize a visit.LD Export has given us the first step to explore the KSA market for our products. Without the help of LD Export it would have been much more difficult to have the first contacts.We are very satisfied with the commitment of the LD Export team in understanding our products and our market. It has helped us to be more efficient in our contacts.I would recommend all the companies willing to explore this market to go ahead with LD EXPORT. They are practical and professional. Read more

Olivier Geerts, Sales Director

Egg is an independent international event agency ; In order to accompany our growth in the middle east region, our Bank and adviser, BNP Paribas put us in contact with LD-Export. François-Xavier and his team rapidly understood who we were and what were our main USP in order to match with the expectations of the local Market (KSA & Bahrain). Few weeks later we had a chance to participate to a dedicated Taylor made sales blitz carefully prepared by LD-Export ; out of the 6 companies we met, 100% were convinced that the services of Egg could be useful for them ; 3 even promised to consider Egg for their scheduled upcoming events. Few weeks after the sales blitz we received already 2 very interesting RFP (tenders). Even if we did not win the competition with this 2 first tenders, LD-Export has done the perfect selection and advise for us. We know that Egg might have a place of choice in the market. We definitely will rely on LD-Export for further actions in the coming months to accelerate our development in the region. Read more

Cédric Bareme, VP Sales & Development

As a leading European manufacturer of recycled plastic profiles and finished products, with export to some 30 countries, we were looking for new business opportunities. One of the markets we were interested in was the UAE. We came in contact with LD export and had several meetings with François-Xavier and his team to explain about our business and to decide about the way to go. We were impressed by their professionalism and knowledge of the the Middle-East market, as well as their commitment to our case. After an in-depth market study, we decided to continue with a second phase. LD Export works as if they are part of your company and their market information is very up-to-date. Their global approach, in mutual consultation, ends up in a very well prepared business trip. Contacts and meetings were arranged by Mat, as well as hotel bookings and transportation on site. Two weeks ago, we had a very effective 4-days business trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Together with the LD EXPORT team, we had 12 meetings with key players in the market. It was all very well organized, they took care about everything. We now understand very well the market expectations and opportunities. Thanks to LD Export, we are quite confident that some of the contacts will lead to future business relationships. We strongly recommend LD Export as your partner for exploring the Middle-East market. Without their expertise and professionalism, it would have costs us infinite time and money to obtain the same result. Read more

Axel Martin, Commercial Director