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Pioneering
Journey

Discover the remarkable story of how Unique Group has navigated the depths of the subsea industry, triumphing over challenges and pioneering new frontiers. Together, we celebrate 30 years of achievement.

30 Years: Leading the Way in Subsea Solutions

1993

From a garage in Sharjah, UAE, with just 3 employees, Harry Gandhi founds Unique Group.

1995

The Group signs its first agency agreement to service the marine and subsea market sector.

2000

Unique Group acquires Hydra Marine and expands its presence to Cape Town, South Africa thus leading the way in manufacturing and supply of diving and life support solutions.

2006

Unique Group moves to a new 14,000 m2 purpose-built facility in Hamriyah Freezone in Sharjah, UAE.

2009

The company expands into new geographies with offices in Aberdeen, Scotland and Mumbai, India.

2011

  • Unique Group acquires Seaflex, specialists in airlift
    buoyancy bags and water load test weights.
  • Unique Cares CSR initiative launched with the
    'Lighting a Billion Lives' project which raised over 140,000 USD.

2012

The Group acquires Wellube and expands its footprint across the oil and gas industry with hot tapping and line stopping capabilities.

2014

Unique Group partners with Blue Water Energy, to bring in strategic capital investment for enabling further growth.

2015

The Group acquires GSE Rentals and Oceanwide Safety at Sea.
The company ventures into APAC and Europe with new offices in Singapore and the Netherlands.

2017

Unique Group launches Medical Technology Solutions such as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

2018

Unique Group acquires Water Weights and strengthens its load testing capabilities globally.
The Group crosses the 500 employee milestone and celebrates its silver jubilee with 25 years of excellent track-record.

2019

Unique Group ventures into unmanned solutions with the launch of its own Unmanned Surface Vessel: Uni-Cat (now known as Uni-Max).

2020

The Group acquires Western Advance's Marine Division in Australia.
Unique Group launches its COVID-19 Pressure Ventilator System in Africa.
The company adopts the Triple Bottom Line approach and pledges its support to the UNSDGs.

2021

The company bolsters its footprint in Asia with a major project for the Indian Government.

2022

Unique Group unveils its new brand identity featuring the new corporate logo and website to reflect its strategic vision and ambition.

2023

Sahil Gandhi appointed as CEO and Harry Gandhi takes on the role of Chairman of the Group.
The Lifting + Mooring division is launched thus strengthening the company's integrated solutions portfolio.

Hear from Our Captain

Read an interview with our founder and chairman, Himanshu (Harry) Gandhi.

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Our Incredible Moments
from the Last 30 Years

Our Employees in the Spotlight

Sunita Almeida

💼Executive Office Manager | 📍Sharjah, UAE

The visionary thinking of the UG Management team and the Company Culture and values gave me a sense of belonging within the “Unique Family”. Everyday is a new learning and for me the number of years spent at UG is just an illusion when you are connected 100% with something more UNIQUE.

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Jessy Mathew

💼Accounts Administrator | 📍Sharjah, UAE

During my time at Unique Group, I have learnt to be patient, caring and understanding.
I am blessed being with the Unique Family for the past 27 years. The company has helped me to grow as an individual both professionally and personally, and I’m grateful for these opportunities.

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Mike Warner

💼Division Head | 📍Singapore

Joining UG was the start of an exciting journey which has taken me to my current position as Head of The Diving Division for APAC based in Singapore.
Being a part of the ever evolving and growing Diving business over the years has been instrumental in providing the longevity that I have enjoyed and experienced with the Company to date. Over the years, I have enjoyed forging robust working relationships with personnel within the organization and have taken pleasure in observing the evolution of employees that I have worked alongside.

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Sunil Victor Dsouza

💼Purchase & Estimation Lead | 📍Sharjah, UAE

My journey at Unique Group has been transformative, and I’m immensely proud of the strides I’ve made, the challenges I’ve overcome, and the knowledge I’ve gained over the years.
Unique Group’s ethos of continuous learning, growth, and adaptability has been a constant throughout my journey. The company’s commitment to nurturing talent and providing opportunities for career advancement has been pivotal in shaping my trajectory.

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Amit Aglawe, P.E.

💼Operations Manager | 📍USA

My initial attraction to Unique Group was due to its strong reputation within the Diving industry in Gulf of Mexico and its capability to deliver high-quality solutions. What allowed me to be here for so many years is the incredible & hard-working team, projects that constantly challenge my talent, and support from the overall team. At UG, I have the opportunity to work with talented collaborators who share a passion for excellence and a commitment to achieve our goals together.

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Claudine Mannoe

💼Customer Support Administrator | 📍South Africa

This is my 15th year with the company, and the journey has been astounding, extraordinary, unique. The years have been and still are educating me in growth, to adapt to challenges, being steadfast in adversity, learning from others and sharing what I know. The most rewarding aspect are the opportunities I have had and the support I have received from my friends, colleagues, mentors, and superiors.

Drummond Hosea

💼Base Manager | 📍United Kingdom

I remained at GSE until 2016 when the company was purchased by UG. Fortunately, all staff members were retained, and almost all of us continue to work together even to this day. At UG, I became a part of a global team involved not only with Hydrographic/Oceanographic equipment but also with large-scale ROV mount survey spreads. Today, I’m working as the Survey Base Manager in Aberdeen, overseeing the workshop, as well as handling project-specific equipment testing, integration, procedural documentation, and procurement, to name just a few aspects of my role.

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Bhavin Raychura

💼Group Financial Controller | 📍UAE

Joining as a Junior Accountant in 2006, the company was mainly UAE-focused, with fewer than 100 employees. However, today, we have evolved into a truly global company with over 600 employees worldwide.

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Testimonials

On behalf of ADNOC Logistics and Services

We extend our sincere congratulations to Unique Group on reaching their extraordinary 30-year achievement. Unique Group has been a long-standing partner to ADNOC L&S supporting our Fleet Operations and subsea services. We value their contribution to our success and look forward to continuous fruitful collaboration for many years to come.

Mohamed Al Ali Senior Vice President, Offshore Logistics Offshore Logistics, ADNOC

Coming to the Middle East 10 years ago

From a deepwater centric subsea world dominated by Aberdeen, Houston, West Africa, Singapore and Perth I quickly came across Unique in Sharjah. As we have seen across the community here in the region, Unique has been leading the subsea industry from the front and among a select but growing group of local companies in the region focusing on this exciting industry. It’s fantastic to see how the vision and commitment of Harry Gandhi has developed the company into a world player over the last 30 years and good luck to Sahil as he takes the reins. Built around a solid and innovative platform of products and services, the single greatest differentiator is a team of dedicated professionals amongst whom I have professional respect and can count many friends. Good luck for the next 30!”

Adrian Phillips Chairman – Middle East Society for Underwater Technology

Congratulations to Unique Group on their 30th anniversary!

Unique Group has been an important representative to EIVA since 2005, when they quickly proved themselves to be an invaluable partner in sailing out EIVA’s NaviSuite software solutions for offshore engineering, inspections and more. We are truly grateful for this long-standing relationship and look forward to many more years with Unique Group.

Stefan Steinmetz Area Sales Manager – EIVA

Thrilled to celebrate the remarkable 30th of Unique Group

On behalf of Safeen Surveys and Subsea Services, I'm thrilled to celebrate the remarkable 30th anniversary of Unique Group. Our enduring partnership and collaboration with Unique Group has thrived through long-standing contracts and mutual success. Unique Group's unwavering commitment to excellence and their impressive three-decade legacy have been instrumental in shaping our journey together, and we eagerly anticipate many more years of shared accomplishments and achievements.

Tareq Abdulla Al-Marzouqi CEO – Safeer Surveys & Subsea Services Co.

Our 300 Hours CSR
Commitment

For our 30th year anniversary we want to continue to give back to the communities we work in. We have pledged 300 hours of volunteerism globally, collaborating closely with nonprofit organisations with a focus on our four UN SDGs – Climate Action, Responsible Consumption and Production, Reduced Inequalities and Good Health and Well-being.

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