Delivering energy and process projects from the USA, the UK and the UAE
Our people
A total workforce of more than 6,000 delivers SPEC’s projects.
Who we are
Who we are
SPEC engineers, procures, builds and commissions process plants.
Leadership
Our leadership
team.
Since 2000, SPEC has grown under a leadership team that stays closely involved in the company’s technical and operational work.
Zafar Sheikh
Founder & Chairman
Matt Yeknian
Chief Executive Officer
Wanda Sheikh
Chief Operating Officer
A shared philosophy
Quality and reliability,
supported by our people.
Vision
To be a global energy and infrastructure provider, admired for consistently delivering excellence as a single-point source.
Mission
Deliver quality and reliability while placing innovation, integrity, safety and sustainability at the heart of our work.
People
Attract, develop and retain excellent professionals through equal opportunity, an inspiring workplace, challenging roles and meaningful careers.
Values
- Quality
- Reliability
- Safety
- Innovation
- Teamwork
- Integrity
History
Key milestones.
A timeline of the engineering and process capabilities that have shaped SPEC since 2000.
2000 · Houston, Texas
Founded by Zafar Sheikh in Houston.
Zafar Sheikh founded SPEC in Houston as Specialty Process Equipment Corporation, engineering process systems for oil and gas producers.
2004–2007 · Texas, Pakistan, UAE
Growing across three countries.
SPEC grew from a Houston engineering business into an international organisation, with teams in Houston, Lahore and the UAE.
2006–2009 · Pakistan, Nigeria
Gas-processing and LPG facilities.
SPEC engineered and commissioned gas-processing and LPG recovery facilities in Pakistan and Nigeria, from sour-gas sweetening and dehydration to LPG fractionation.
2010 · China
Presence in China.
SPEC opened operations in China, extending its footprint beyond the United States, Pakistan and the UAE.
2016–2017 · Iraq
Early production for sour crude.
SPEC delivered early production facilities for high-H₂S crude in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with operation and maintenance after handover.
2023–2024 · Iraq
Modular refinery EPC.
SPEC delivered modular refinery units on an EPC basis: gasoline production complexes in Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah, vacuum distillation in Najaf and Arbat, and a Jet A-1 kerosene treating unit.
Today
An international network.
SPEC operates from the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, with teams in Pakistan, China and Nigeria. Dubai is the headquarters.
Quality, health, safety & environment
Certified management
systems.
Issued by TÜV Rheinland. Each certificate can be checked online.
Quality managementISO 9001:2015Certified by TÜV Rheinland · verify
Environmental managementISO 14001:2015Certified by TÜV Rheinland · verify
Occupational health & safetyISO 45001:2018Certified by TÜV Rheinland · verify
Global presence
Global reach.
Local execution.
Based in the USA, the UK and the UAE, with teams in Pakistan, China and Nigeria, and projects delivered across 20+ countries.
- HoustonTexas, USAEngineering office
- LeatherheadUnited KingdomEngineering office
- DubaiUAEHeadquarters
- LahorePakistanEngineering office
- QidongChinaOperations
- LagosNigeriaOffice
From single process units to complete facilities.
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