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Contents

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CONTENTS

EDITOR’S NOTE LAST YEAR’S PROJECT Qatar was massively expanded by the pace of construction-orientated development, and this year’s event – and a whole decade of subsequent events too of course – has received an enormous boost with last year’s award of venue status for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – soccer’s premier tournament.

‘By winning the bid,’ say organisers ifp Qatar, ‘Qatar has paved the way for more intensive nationwide development at an accelerated pace, creating endless opportunities, particularly in the construction sector.’

They go on to point out that within 10 years Qatar’s US$35 billion rail line will have been completed, the number of hotel rooms on offer will top 90,000, no less than 12 stadiums will be ready [building on those constructed for 2006’s highly successful Asian Games, believed by many to be the gateway to 2022], the causeway to Bahrain will be carrying essential traffic, and more thanUS$20 billion will have been spent on the desert nation’s embryonic road network.

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Developments Travel News

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Management Strategy

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Market News

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Saudi Arabia

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COMMUNICATIONS & IT Interview

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There is a growing demand for data centers in the region, says Schneider Electric.

News and Developments

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Communications and IT news from around the region.

Printers

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Why the humble printer is no longer just a static device.

MANUFACTURING Analysis

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Dubai Aluminium’s recent announcement of record growth in 2011, is a positive step towards the diversification of the emirate’s economy and the creation of jobs.

POWER & WATER SERVING THE REGION’S BUSINESS SINCE 1984 9 4

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News from the regional power sector.

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This year’s event offers a series of complementary exhibitions.

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The exhibition and conference has become an important annual meeting place to discuss strategies and project opportunities in the Kingdom.

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Why nuclear energy will power the UAE.

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CONSTRUCTION Project Qatar 2012

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Last year’s event saw a surge in exhibitor numbers. This year, the added attraction of the 2022 World Cup should spark even more interest.

Steel

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The region’s contribution to world steel production is growing.

Compressors

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Significant cost savings can be achieved through the right choice of positivedisplacement, centrifugal or axial-flow compressor.

Sustainable Building

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The LEED principle encourages the design of high performance ‘green’ buildings.

News

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Project, contract and equipment news from around the region.

Project Profile

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RMD Kwikform is helping Saudi contractor Al Saad General Contracting bring the popular Middle East City Centre Mall chain run by UAE-based Majid al Futtaim to Beirut with the construction of the 125,000sqm Beriut City Centre Mall complex.

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Developments

BRIEFLY ■ THE WORLD TRADE Organisation (WTO) has urged the UAE to liberalise its foreign investment regime and scrap laws that give local companies a monopoly in the sale and distribution of foreign branded goods. In a statement following the conclusion of the UAE's second Trade Policy Review (TPR) with the WTO - six years after the first review in 2006 - WTO officials stressed that changes to the Commercial Companies and Commercial Agencies Law were still needed. "They [WTO members] encouraged the UAE to speed up the promulgation of its new law on the liberalisation of foreign investment and modernise the business environment," said Eduardo Munoz, the chairman of the WTO's Trade Policy Review Body.

"Members also encouraged the UAE to eliminate local services/agent requirements, and to increase the transparency, accountability, and effectiveness of government administration."

Lebanon in deficit LEBANON’S TRADE DEFICIT widened by 23 per cent in 2011 as the value of fuel imports soared on higher oil prices and exports stagnated, according to a report from Byblos Bank. It showed that the trade deficit reached US$17 billion by the end of the year up US$3.2 billion from US$14 billion in 2010. The total value of imports reached US$20.2 billion, increasing 12.2 per cent from 2010 levels. The chief reason behind the increase in the deficit was the soaring price of oil globally, the report said. The report said the higher deficit did not reflect a significant increase in the volume of imports. Exports to Egypt dropped 66 per cent, while exports to Syria saw a less acute three per cent fall.

Omani minister calls for unity IN A SPEECH delivered on his behalf at the Thomson Reuters Accelus 6th GCC Regulators' Summit, His Excellency Sheikh Saad Ben Hamad Almardouf Alsaidi, Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Chairman of the Capital Market Authority, said: ”It is extremely urgent and necessary that the GCC countries adopt a unified economic, financial and legislative stand within the international organizations particularly IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions) so that they could positively influence the region.”

His Excellency said this would in turn “develop the legal and regulatory frameworks for the financial markets and adapt them according to the markets' needs and circumstances in line with the interest and requirements of the Gulf common market.”

His Excellency Sheikh Saad Ben There was also a clear call to up-skill Hamad Almardouf Alsaidi the local workforce. “We all are aware of the importance of the regional human capital for the advancement of the securities markets. This requires upgrading the skills of the Gulf workforce and providing it with specialized professional skills that would promote the securities markets’ contribution in the national economies and enhance the Gulf populations’ capacities, ambitions and needs,” His Excellency said.

GCC firms undergo cost cutting to offset impact of economic downturn ACCORDING TO A recent study conducted by McGill Consulting Group, significant number of companies in the GCC were forced to implement major cost cutting measures in the wake of economic downturn.

The cost cutting measures also proved that the worst scenario in the region is not over yet. It is also being reported that 58 per cent of companies in the GCC admitted holding out from cost cutting during the past three years.

In the UAE, 34 per cent of businesses have been forced to cut down 11-20 per cent of their overall budget during the last three years.

The latest study from the consulting firm also looked into cost cutting behaviours of firms in the region and uncovered how

financial decision makers of regional firms are combatting the shifting demands.

The report also revealed details about companies in each region of the Middle East on how they are coping up with global market pressures and devising long term stability strategies.

According to the McGill study, about 20.14 per cent of the UAE businesses focused largely on cost cutting during recession.

Around 18.51 per cent of UAE firms are largely focusing on cutting HR spending in coming years. The study also revealed that 35 per cent of firms in the UAE have invested between US$2mn and US$5mn in cost cutting.

Apart from HR, departments like marketing, sales and logistics are also among the hardest hit in the UAE.

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Developments

BRIEFLY ■ THE SAUDI MINISTRY of Labour has reported that more than one million Saudi nationals are now receiving unemployment benefit under the ‘Hafiz’ programme, which pays unemployed Saudis SR2,000 (US$533) a month for up to one year. The welfare scheme was announced by King Abdullah during the Arab uprisings last spring and introduced in late 2011. Saudi Arabia has benefitted from decades-long population boom but the government is no longer able to cut down unemployment by creating public sector jobs.

One of the major reasons for last year’s revolutions in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen and Syria is some high youth unemployment figures. The kingdom’s official unemployment rates hover around 10.5 per cent but critics insist this figure does not include a large number of working-age Saudis who are not counted as part of the labour force.

Saudi Arabia leads job creation in the GCC THE GULF REGION continued to create jobs despite the impact of Arab Spring in 2011, with Saudi Arabia topping the list followed by Qatar and Oman, GulfTalent.com said in its 2012 edition of ‘Employment and Salary Trends in the Gulf’. Around 62 per cent of firms in the Kingdom increased their headcount last year compared to 55 per cent the previous year, while just eight per cent of companies in neighbouring Bahrain created new jobs, compared to 23 per cent in 2010, the online recruitment agency said. Just over half (56 per cent) of companies in Oman hired new staff in 2011, down one per cent on the previous year. Qatar saw 51 per cent of employers creating new jobs, reflecting the continued strength of the economy. In Kuwait, the percentage of firms that created new jobs in 2011 more than doubled compared to the year before, rising by 26 per cent to reach 51 per cent.

The UAE and Qatar remain the most popular Gulf states for expatriate workers while the oil and gas, healthcare and retail sectors saw the largest headcount expansion last year, while banking and construction fared the worst.

Over the same period, the UAE also saw the number of companies creating new jobs jump by 15 per cent to reach 37 per cent.

The survey noted that Dubai’s share of regional recruitment activity had started to increase after a two-year slowdown, due to a combination of jobs growth and churn.

Dubai - most popular

In Bahrain, however, severe political tensions continue to negatively impact the job market.

The survey said only eight per cent of firms reported any new jobs being created last year, down from 23 per cent in 2010.

Moreover, the survey said the UAE strengthened its position as the most popular destination among Gulf-based expatriates, with Dubai overwhelmingly remaining the most attractive city.

Regional banking sector stable and profitable, says QNB ANALYSIS OF THE GCC banking sector performed by QNB Group concludes that its prospects are stable, banks are expected to remain profitable and that the sector itself has room for growth.

Total assets in the sector rose by 8.9 per cent in 2011 to US$1.46 trillion, equivalent to 106 per cent of regional GDP. By comparison, assets in the UK equal 341 per cent of its GDP. This suggests that there is still plenty of room for GCC assets to grow in relative terms.

GCC banking assets have been growing strongly in recent years, except for a slow period in 2009, at a compound annual growth rate of 7.5 per cent from 2007-11. This growth in banking assets is a consequence of the region's economic boom, driven by high oil prices.

The UAE has the largest share of regional assets, 31 per cent of the total. Saudi Arabia's banking sector is in second place, with 28 per cent of www.qnb.com.qa GCC assets, but it is the smallest in relative terms, at around 71 per cent of GDP. Part of the reason why Saudi assets are smaller in relative terms is the importance of its specialized non-bank credit institutions, such as the Public Investment Fund. These fulfill typical financing and lending functions and their combined assets that are close to half those of the formal Saudi banking sector.

Qatar's banking sector, meanwhile, saw the most rapid increase

in assets during 2011, growing by 22.3 per cent. It looks set to move ahead of Bahrain (an offshore financing hub) to take third place in the region by asset size, having previously overtaken Kuwait in 2010.

Domestic banks hold the majority of assets in each country, with the exception of Bahrain where foreign banks hold 57 per cent. For the region as a whole, 83 per cent of assets are held by domestic banks in their home countries.

The asset quality of the GCC banking sector is generally good and has been improving in those places that experienced some credit problems following the 2008 financial crisis. The regional non-performing loan (NPL) ratio was 4.6 per cent, at end-2010, the most recent year with data for the whole region. It ranged from a low of two per cent in Qatar to a high of 8.9 per cent in Kuwait, based on IMF data.

In addition to this, GCC regulators have encouraged banks in recent years to adopt more conservative provisioning policies for NPLs. This has helped to clean up their balance sheets and has improved coverage ratios.

The GCC's banking sector is in a good position to support the ongoing development of the region.

Strong GDP growth, which QNB Group forecasts will average 4.6 per cent in real terms for the GCC in 2012-13, will increase the demand for bank financing across the economy.

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BRIEFLY ■ OMAN'S ECONOMY IS robust and expected to grow by five per cent this year, the Gulf country's central bank head Hamood Sangour Al Zadjali said, adding that the country may issue sovereign debt of 200mn rials (US$518mn).

■ SAUDI ARABIA’S GROSS domestic product grew 6.64 per cent from a year earlier in Q4 of last year, accelerating from 5.1 per cent growth in Q3.

■ KUWAIT'S CAPITAL MARKETS Authority set new procedures for companies planning to acquire more than 30 per cent of a listed stock, including requiring an independent opinion, according to a circular published in local newspapers. The stock exchange and its regulator must be informed of the offer after an initial agreement between two companies, according to the circular. It must be approved by the competition protection authority, the markets authority and shareholders, it said.

SMEs need loans UAE CENTRAL BANK Governor Sultan Bin Nasser Al Suwaidi urged banks to boost lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they create new job opportunities and are catalysts for growth in the economy.

“There is no doubt that economic and banking cooperation has a special importance at this stage.

Small projects provide job opportunities in the economy and this largely supports economic security through providing a main source of income for an individual or family and enhances economic movement,” Al Suwaidi said in his address to the Arab Banking Conference 2012 in the capital.

Iraq can fight dinar depreciation THE FINANCE COMMITTEE in the Iraqi Council of Representatives warned recently about the deterioration of the Iraqi economy due to the low exchange rate of the dinar to the US dollar, assuring that proposals are underway to get the country back on its feet, reported AKnews.

Committee member Shawrash Mustafa said the committee began to study the deterioration of the Iraqi dinar exchange rate and put in place several proposals to halt the crisis. He did www.cbi.iq not say what these proposals were, but that they will be delivered to the Ministry of Finance and Iraqi Central Bank (ICB).

The ICB has issued strict regulations on its sale of dollars, due to restrictions on trade with both Iran and Syria.

Azzaman reported that the dinar’s depreciation had prompted the Central Bank to intervene by increasing supply of dollars and withdrawing dinars from the market. The operation is supported by estimated foreign currency reserves of US$62 billion, which Central Bank Deputy Governor Mudher Saleh said is sufficient to cover 120 per cent of the value of local currency in circulation at current exchange rate.

Arab banking sector should lead economic recovery THE ARAB BANKING sector should play a bigger role to attract capital and boost investments in productive sectors across the region in a bid to create more job opportunities and fuel growth, chairman of the Lebanese Banks Association Joseph Torbey said recently.

“The global financial crisis has exposed the vulnerability of the international financial system particularly after the eurozone debt crisis,” Torbey said, speaking at the Arab Banking Conference 2012, which

was held in Abu Dhabi.

“Restructuring the flow of Arab capital would pave the way for a rapid development in the region’s financial sector,” Torbey added, stressing that the sector is well prepared to take on a more integral role in the Arab world’s economy.

Torbey said these funds would pave the way for investments in the region’s productive sectors and create jobs as an essential step to re-establish social and economic regional stability. He also

warned that deep political changes still pose a risk to the region’s economies.

“We fear that the Arab Spring would transform into a bitter winter if the region moves from fragile stability to full-scale chaos,” Torbey said, calling for further integration among Arab economies to take full advantage of the various resources spread across the region.

Torbey’s remarks were echoed by the head of the Union of Arab Banks, Adnan Ahmad.

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Calendar

EXECUTIVES CALENDAR MAY 2012 7-10

Saudi Elenex/Saudi Energy

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WEPower 2012

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Green Build Saudi Arabia

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ICT World Abu Dhabi

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GDP growth for GCC to be lower in 2012 A NEW REPORT from Saudi American Bank Group (SAMBA) showed that real GDP growth in the GCC will remain healthy in 2012, forecast to grow by 4.2 per cent, but growth will remain lower than the 7.3 per cent achieved in 2011.

“Overall we now project that GCC growth will hold up at 4.2 per cent in 2012, following over seven per cent growth in 2011, as a revised positive contribution from oil sectors combines with sustained non-oil growth driven in large part by high public spending,” the report highlighted.

The report said Qatar and Saudi Arabia would be the strongest performers with growth rates upgraded to 5.7 and 4.4 per cent respectively.

The UAE economy is projected to grow by around 3.5 per cent in 2012 as a result of strong performance in Dubai’s nonhydrocarbon sectors and massive public spending by Abu Dhabi. The report forecast the UAE’s budget surplus at around seven per cent of GDP and the current account at nearly 13.8 per cent in 2012.

Oman recorded fiscal surplus in 2011 OMAN RECORDED ONE of its largest fiscal surpluses last year according to figures from the Omani ministry of national economy.

The figures showed that Oman’s budget balance recorded a huge surplus of US$ 2.4 billion in 2011 a vast improvement over 2010 when the country registered a deficit of US$ 126.9mn.

A major contributing Oman increased public expenditure in 2011 factor was high oil prices which has boosted the country’s total actual revenue by about 44.6 per cent to US$29.73 billion from US$ 20.57 billion in 2010. Actual public expenditure increased by nearly 8.8 per cent to US$ 22.5 billion in 2011 from around US$ 20.7 billion in 2010, the report highlighted.

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Travel News

BRIEFLY ■ ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL Airport saw double-digit growth in passenger numbers in February. A report said the number of passengers grew 24.5 per cent and aircraft movements increased 3.8 per cent to 9,263.

Cargo shipments are on the rise, increasing by 13.2 per cent over the same period last year to 42,860 tonnes.

The increase in numbers was attributed to new routes being served by Etihad, including five flights a week to Shanghai in China, and the operation of new airlines including Safi Airways of Afghanistan.

Ahmad Mohammad Al Haddabi, Chief Operating Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, said: "As Etihad Airways adds new routes to its network and more airlines launch services from the airport, Abu Dhabi International Airport will continue to provide convenient and efficient travel choices."

RAK Airways signs passenger service deal with SITA RAK AIRWAYS HAS signed a six-year, multimillion dollar deal with SITA to have Horizon, solution package from SITA, as its main passenger service system provider.

As a part of the deal, SITA's passenger service will provide RAK Airways with fare pricing, ticketing, reservations, revenue integrity, passenger revenue accounting and online booking services.

The signing of the agreement between RAK Airways and SITA

In addition, it will include full departure control services for the airline at its main hub Ras Al Khaimah International Airport. The new integrated system will be used by up to 200 reservations personnel at RAK Airways' headquarters call centre, as well as at travel

agent offices.

Omar Jahameh, CEO of RAK Airways, said: “Signing up with SITA Horizon will meet all of RAK Airways' passenger management needs as well as enable exponential growth in the airline's business in the coming years.”

"The SITA solution is very comprehensive and is backed by an investment program at RAK Airways. SITA has the state of the art technology, depth of industry expertise and local presence to work in partnership with us on this very significant implementation. The solution will give us the ability to operate interline partnerships and we are now ready to sign our first interline agreement with a partner carrier,” he added.

Hani El Assaad, SITA Regional Vice President Middle East and North Africa, said: "SITA Horizon will provide a complete passenger service solution for all areas of RAK Airways' operations.

Passengers will benefit from an integrated solution that takes them through the complete journey with RAK Airways.”

The airline currently carries just under half a million passengers a year to 11 destinations and plans significant growth over the term of the SITA contract – aiming to carry around 2.5mn passengers per year.

Profit outlook for regional airlines increased to US$500mn THE INTERNATIONAL AIR Transport Association (IATA) increased its profit outlook for Middle East airlines to US$500 million but downgraded its forecast for the industry overall.

The IATA predicted that Middle East airlines will post profits of US$500mn in 2012 as compared to US$300mn projected in December 2011.

“Financial performance was already seen to be better than previously expected in 2011, with an upgrade from US$400mn to US$1 billion. In the passenger business, load factors have improved by a slowdown in the introduction of new capacity, and long haul markets have been relatively robust,” the IATA added.

The IATA downgraded airlines profitability outlook primarily due to rising oil prices. It expects airlines to turn a global profit of US$3 billion in 2012 for a 0.5 per cent margin. This US$500 million downgrade from the December forecast is primarily driven by a rise in the expected average price of oil to US$115 per barrel, up from the previously forecast US$99.

“2012 continues to be a challenging

Middle East airlines are forecasted to post higher profits in 2012

year for airlines. The risk of a worsening Eurozone crisis has been replaced by an equally toxic risk— rising oil prices. Already the damage is being felt with a downgrade in industry profits to US$3 billion,’’ said Tony Tyler, IATA‘s Director-General and CEO. IATA revised upwards its estimated profits for 2011 to US$7.9 billion from the previously forecast US$6.9 billion.

The major driver of reduced profitability is rising oil prices. High oil prices will push fuel to 34 per cent of average operating costs and see the overall industry fuel bill rise to US$213 billion.

Political tensions in the Gulf region increase the risk of significantly higher oil prices, the implications of which could put the industry into losses.

Overall capacity (passenger and cargo combined) is expected to grow by 3.2 per cent in 2012 (based on announced schedules) which is behind the 3.6 per cent expected expansion in demand.

This is a reversal of the expectation in December of capacity expansion (3.1 per cent) outstripping demand (2.9 per cent). Both passenger load factors and aircraft utilisation have returned to prerecession levels.

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TNT and SkyCargo sign agreement TNT EXPRESS' AIRLINE subsidiary, TNT Airways, and Emirates SkyCargo signed a code-share and blocked-space agreement. Under the agreement, Emirates SkyCargo will place its airline code and use space on TNT Airways' B777 freighter flights on the New York JFK to Liege and Hong Kong-Dubai-Liege routes.

The agreement enables each airline to optimise its operational capacity, while increasing the weekly frequencies on these routes, using very fuel-efficient Boeing 777 freighters. The flight frequency on the Hong Kong-Dubai-Liege route will be raised from four to six times a week.

The flight frequency on the JKF-Liege route is five times a week.

"The code-share agreement of TNT Airways with Emirates SkyCargo will allow TNT Express to continue to offer excellent international delivery services to its customers, while optimising use of the long-haul fleet. This is an important step towards reducing TNT's intercontinental fixed capacity," said TNT Express CEO Marie-Christine Lombard.

"Joining forces with TNT Airways will enable us to facilitate more international trade by providing our customers new business opportunities through increased connectivity between US and Middle East, as well as Dubai and Hong Kong," said Ram Menen, Emirates' DSVP Cargo.

"Additionally, new trade routes will be created between Liege, Belgium and points throughout our network of more than 120 destinations, served by our fleet of 163 wide-bodied passenger aircraft and eight freighters," he added.

New UAE budget airline US BASED MMA Group is planning to launch a budget airline in May from Ras Al Khaimah with initial flights heading to Karachi. The plan is to have 10 flights a week to Karachi.

The airline, which has obtained a licence from Ras Al Khaimah and Dubai and operates two aircraft, will expand to other Pakistan cities in the first stage of expansion. The airline aims to fly to Indian cities like Mumbai and Delhi after a few months. In this expansion phase, the airline intends to cover most Asian cities - mainly the subcontinent.

The aim is to start flying from Dubai after 5-6 months when the airline has four aircraft.

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Bringing lighting control solutions to the region Technical Review spoke to Paul Sherbo, director of international business development, lighting and energy solutions, Leviton, about the main growth opportunities in the region's lighting business

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EVITON HAS BEEN operating in the Middle East for around three years and initially “offered network solutions, but we soon initiated a sales and support effort in launching our lighting and energy solutions,” said Sherbo.

The company offers sustainable and intelligent solutions in wiring devices, lighting controls and network infrastructure.

According to Sherbo, lighting controls have seen a tremendous growth in the Middle East over the last few years. This growth has come with heightened awareness of “green solutions and buildings.”

He explained that it took him by surprise that in a region where power costs are remarkably low that the demand for energy saving products was very high. The interest came in initially from places like Kuwait and KSA and especially for government installations.

“We started selling only sensors first which are great basic level solutions for energy conservation. They are simple in function and easy to install and we offer a range of occupancy sensing products.”

Sherbo said that Leviton’s business is seeing growth overall in the region with increased interest in their lighting control solutions, and “we are now introducing sub-meters that measure electricity consumption and these growing in volume. But if you look at

Leviton offers a wide range of metering products

percentage growth, then wireless is coming on very strong.”

This growth has seen Leviton expand their operations in the region. The company has this year added two people in Saudi Arabia and one in the UAE. “This shows we are growing.”

Leviton offers over 26,000 innovative electrical, electronic and voice and data devices Impact of wireless “One of the ways that we provide innovative solutions for sensing is through the wireless function.

Our wireless products are pretty unique,” Sherbo added.

“Wireless devices are extremely useful in existing buildings and they are a very good solution to save energy.

They are more expensive than traditional devices and this is why it has

been a bit of a long haul to get wireless solutions universally adopted.”

Sherbo explained that the wireless market has had a slow uptake in UAE but it is the fastest growing element in Leviton product line in terms of percentage of growth.

One of the main reasons for the slow uptake of wireless is that the Middle East has not seen much implementation of energy solutions in existing buildings, apart from stand alone occupancy sensing.

“We see the real concentration of energy saving lighting controls in new construction primarily and in this sense ,the region is swiftly joining the rest of the world in terms of adopting energy solution strategies,” claimed Sherbo.

This push for energy efficient buildings in new builds can be seen across the GCC. Dubai is implementing it and Abu Dhabi wants to implement some kind of energy saving solution with the large number of construction projects going on in the emirate.

According to Sherbo, the biggest market in the region is in Saudi, which is also Leviton’s biggest market. Most of the new build in the Kingdom includes energy saving solutions and he claimed

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Last year Leviton purchased Quantran Systems Limited, a well-known UK company, which has provided lighting control systems to key markets across the region.

The acquisition has enabled Leviton to strengthen its presence globally in the commercial lighting control systems sector and this has certainly been the case in Qatar with a number of high profile projects being worked on in the region.

Leviton submeters are easy to specify and install for new construction or retrofit projects

Importance of sub-metering “Sub metering is a huge new thing for us and a more natural fit for the region.

As energy awareness and conservation grows this sector will only become more important.”

Sherbo said that the company entered the sub-metering business last year after buying a company in the US and they have now acquired a second company in the field.

This is now being integrated into the

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overall Leviton business and is part of the data aggregation division. Data from

the sub-meters are aggregated and branched out on to a backnet or IP server.

One of the major impacts that sub metering has is its physiological impact on a business or an individual and the ways it will change people’s behaviour by the knowledge that a metering system is in place. Consumption will drop dramatically because they know they are being monitored.

“A metering system is there to tell you if you are successful and this is why sub metering is such an integral part of LEED and green buildings. It is one thing to say I am going to save this amount of energy and it is another to prove it,” concluded Sherbo. ■

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BRIEFLY ■ OA SOFTWARE, A leading provider of SOA governance, cloud and enterprise API Management products, is extending its presence to the Middle East. The strategic move serves a growing demand for SOA governance automation solutions that span global trade networks.Tony Rolston, Managing Director, MEA, will manage the Middle East operations.

■ ZAMIL AIR CONDITIONERS, the and leading manufacturer service provider of air conditioning systems in the region, has signed a strategic Supply, Manufacturing and Distribution agreement for Centrifugal Compressors and Chillers with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), a world leader in the development and manufacturing of centrifugal chillers. New building continues ro create demand for chillers.

Jebel Ali repair facility for MJB MASAOOD JOHN BROWN’S (MJB) new facility houses and operates a state-of-the-art repair facility that has witnessed significant investment in their product capability portfolio in addition to the considerable investment over the previous 10 years. MJB’s Jebel Ali, Dubai customized air-conditioned workshops now extend to 8000 sq m with full capability to repair heavy industrial gas turbine stationary and rotating parts including FA & DLN Technology.

MJB can now offer re-blade and balancing of rotors up-to and including Frame 9 as well as offer their stock exchange pool rotors across the full range of GE Frame gas turbines, including a FS9 turbine section and re-bladed compressor section allowing MJB to continue to ensure customers in the region and internationally have access to critical parts on an urgent basis.

Additionally, MJB are now able to perform extensive gas turbine package refurbishment including full zero-hour remanufacture of the GE range of frame gas turbines.

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DIP completes first stage of construction of final development phase DUBAI INVESTMENTS PARK (DIP), the largest integrated business and residential community in the Middle East, wholly owned by Dubai Investments PJSC, announced construction of the first stage at phase-8 of the park has been completed.

Work on phase-8 commenced in August 2010 at a total cost of US$400mn. When completed, this component of DIP is anticipated to emerge as a hub for logistics services and light industries. It will house 16 buildings with 10 warehouse units of 780 sqm each. DIP has already entered into leasing

agreements with tenants for several of the units.

Omar Al Mesmar, General Manager, Dubai Investments Park, said: “The conclusion of the first stage of phase-8 is a significant step forward for Dubai Investments Park. Phase-8 is the final zone in the master plan for DIP and focuses on logistics services, a sector that has witnessed unprecedented growth over the last decade.

Additionally, it will also feature light industries.

“Tenants from sectors spanning the manufacturing, processing, assembly

Dubai Investments Park (DIP) is a unique, self-contained mixed-use industrial, commercial and residential complex

and distribution value chain have registered their interest in this aspect of the park. These include companies that manufacture light processing goods such as perfumes, plastics, soaps, furniture, marble and packaging material. We are confident that with the support of our business partners we will successfully achieve our vision of growing this phase as a destination for logistics services and light industries.”

The second stage of phase-8, expected to be completed in July 2013, will add a further 1.4mn sq-ft to the existing light industrial zone.

When complete, phase-8 will host its dedicated electricity and water network, a sewage system and district cooling facilities on a total built-up area of 2.8mn sq-ft.

Dubai Investments Park is one of the largest business and residential communities in the Middle East. As of January 2012, the park hosts 1,060 tenants and 1,469 sub-tenants on a total leased area of 1,700 hectares.

Strategically located within minutes from the Jebel Ali International Airport, DIP is a self-contained city offering stateof-the-art facilities and world-class infrastructure.

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BRIEFLY ■ AS PART OF its ongoing strategy to drive inward investment into Oman, Salalah Free Zone (SFZ) is utilising the Sultanate’s abundance of natural resources to attract foreign business, creating growth in economic activity and jobs. Most recently the free zone signed a MOU with Carmeuse Group of Belgium, a world leader in lime and limerelated products, to establish a USD140mn joint-venture production facility in SFZ. ■ TECO MIDDLE EAST, a joint venture established in 2008, between TECO Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd. of Taiwan, Al-Quraishi Electrical Services of Saudi Arabia (AQESA), Shoaibi Group and Al Ashjaea Est. officially inaugurated the first Medium & High Voltage Electric Motors Manufacturing & Servicing facility in the region. The 34,000 sqm manufacturing facility is located in Dammam

Green building certification for new John Crane HQ A GLOBAL LEADER in the provision of products and services for the world's process and industrial markets announced the official opening of its expanded and upgraded Middle East and Africa headquarters, with a new service and manufacturing facility, in Dubai. The new 2,000 sqm facility has been created by John Crane Middle East FZE, and is the result of a major programme of investment and development. As such, it represents another clear indication of John Crane's commitment to its customers in this important region. The company's original building in Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) covered some 2,000 sqm, and a brand new 2,000 sqm service and manufacturing facility has now been built adjacent to this. The new premises - which have been awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification - house many impressive facilities, including one of the world's largest state-of-theart gas seal test rigs. The rig, used to conduct dynamic testing of gas seals, features a customer viewing suite, an on-line witness testing and reporting facility, plus full inspection services. Full diagnostic, inspection and refurbishment facilities for both wet seals and

Pictured cutting the ribbon are (left) Mr. Musallam Maktoom Rashed Al Mazroui - Chairman and Owner of ADOS, (middle) Mr. Tariq Bin Ghalaita - VP Commercial, JAFZA, and (right) Mr. Guy Warrington - HM Consul General, Dubai.

metal bellows are available at the plant, which also houses a new Central Parts Warehouse. This gives Gulf region customers easy and local access to a far more comprehensive inventory of John Crane spares than previously, as well as rapid connections to the company's extensive global spares network.

Ibrahim Aljanahi, Jafza Deputy CEO said: "John Crane's significant investment in Jafza is a testimony of their commitment to the region.

Since it set up base in Jafza, John Crane has continued to grow and capitalise on the huge opportunities in the Middle East and Africa.”

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BRIEFLY ■ TRANZONE FZCO HAS added a major award, the ISO 27001, to its existing ISO 9001. On target for its own forecast of 80 per cent warehouse occupancy, Tranzone’s plans over the next few years are bullish: multiple warehouses both inside and outside of the Jebel Ali Free Zone, and its own intra-regional freight network, including clearing capabilities at destinations. There is also the intention to do more than store goods in the facilities but details of this are yet to be divulged.

■ SIEMENS WILL SUPPLY key the IPP components for Qurayyah combined cycle power plant in Saudi Arabia.

With an installed capacity of four gigawatts (GW) it will be one of the world’s largest CCPPs, and will supply enough electrical energy to meet one tenth of the country’s current power demand.

Ghantoot to invest US$500mn in Oman IN ITS BIGGEST ever expansion drive outside of the UAE, the Abu Dhabi-based Ghantoot Group announced that it will invest US$500mn (AED 1.83 billion) in various projects in Oman’s hospitality, water and power sectors.

A top official for Ghantoot Group said that this year, the Group plans to establish two power plants, three hotels and investment in other facilities in water desalination, transmission and distribution and oil and gas projects aimed to benefit the Sultanate.

The first power plant, of 140MW capacity, will be set up in Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE to supply electricity exclusively to Musandam, in Oman, and adjoining areas, while another power plant, of 120MW capacity, will be set up in central Oman at a site to be finalised soon. When completed, the two plants will provide power to Omani consumers at a lower cost to the government.

The Group, which has diversified business

interests across the Middle East, also plans to invest in hospitality portfolio by building a 320room resort hotel in Musandam, and another two hotels featuring 600 rooms in total.

Altogether, the projects will create more than 2,000 jobs for Omani nationals, while preserving the natural beauty and environment of Mussandam and adjoining areas.

Rashid AlBalooshi, Managing Director of Ghantoot Group, said that the Group is currently in discussion with government bodies in Oman to finalise the proposal. “Over the past few years, the Sultanate of Oman has taken huge strides in driving its economy forward and generating jobs for its nationals.

“We are keen to partner with the Oman government and play a constructive role in the country’s development,” he added “Our investment in Oman reaffirms our ability in identifying suitable opportunities to invest in promising, high-growth Rashid Al Balooshi regions in the Middle East.”

Siemens expands in Saudi Arabia SIEMENS, THE GLOBAL powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering operating in the energy, infrastructure, industry and healthcare sectors, has signed a land lease agreement with Saudi Industrial Property Authority for the construction of a manufacturing and service facility in Dammam that will create qualified jobs and serve as a technology hub for knowledge transfer. Under today’s agreement, Siemens Energy will lease a 220,000 sqm plot of land – equivalent to about 30 soccer fields – in Dammam Industrial City and invest millions of

dollars in building a center for the local manufacturing of gas turbines, compressors and heat recovery steam generators as well as repair shops and service facilities for the Saudi market.

Construction on the project is due to start in May. Once completed in late 2013, the center will create job opportunities for young Saudis and serve as a technological hub for knowledge transfer of the latest Siemens Energy technology.

Siemens, in association with Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic (SPSP) already offers a two-year technical

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apprenticeship program provided by SPSP, followed by one year of on-the-job training at Siemens. The first intake of 40 Saudi students started in December 2011.

The signing ceremony, held in Jeddah, was attended by H.E. Dr. Tawfiq al-Rabea, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Roland Fischer, CEO of Fossil Power Generation at Siemens Energy, Amin Al-Afifi, CEO of E.A. Juffali and Brothers, and Arja Talakar, CEO of Siemens Saudi Arabia, and Eng. Saleh Al-Rasheed, Director General of Modon with the participation of high-ranking officials and senior management of all involved parties.

H.E. Dr. Al-Rabea, Minister of Commerce and Industry, said: "This is one of many mega-projects that the industrial cities have successfully attracted and that are due to deliver added value to the national economy, provide local sources for producing energy, in addition to aiding our efforts in localizing the workforce in this project. We are very pleased with the company's efforts to train young Saudis and qualify them to work on the project in order to achieve true transfer of technical knowledge since citizens of Saudi Arabia have both the competence and talent that enable them to work with the latest international technologies."

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ESPITE THE CHALLENGING economic environment that affected the region’s construction sector in 2011 the GCC had an impressive pipeline of around US$1.8 trillion worth of construction projects. Growth in the GCC's construction markets is recovering but is still far from precrisis levels, a new report by Alpen Capital has said.

A major contributing factor in Saudi’s improving economic environment has been the increase in foreign investment in the country’s construction sector. According to the Alpen Capital report, Saudi Arabia and UAE attracted 82 per cent of the total foreign direct investment (FDI) in the region between 2003 and 2008.

In terms of projects awarded, Saudi is the region's busiest market across all key sectors, from infrastructure to power and gas, said Standard Chartered Bank in a report. In 2011, new projects awarded in Saudi Arabia totaled US$69 billion accounting for 55 per cent of the total US$124 billion of projects awarded in the GCC countries.

The Kingdom's share of a total potential pipeline of US$172 billion projects in the Gulf was around US$61 billion this year. It has already awarded US$8.4 billion of projects since the beginning of the year, Standard Chartered Bank added.

“Diversifying into non-oil sectors like construction has been a priority for the governments of the GCC countries and we expect the sector to grow further on the back of robust growth drivers like positive economic outlook, increased government spending and increasing population,” Rohit Walia, chief executive officer, Alpen Capital Group said.

Saudi’s construction sector was not too badly affected by the economic downturn

Saudi Arabia going from strength to strength Economic activity in Saudi Arabia is surging on the back of high oil prices which has seen the government spend huge amounts on mega infrastructure projects across the Kingdom Government spending in Saudi on nonoil infrastructure projects is likely to be 7 per cent higher than last year, Standard Chartered Bank said.

The sheer size of Saudi Arabia also means that large infrastructure projects are spread out across the whole Kingdom.

The holy city of Mecca is receiving a lot of attention in terms on infrastructure projects with the government announcing in 2011 that it would spend US$26.6 billion on implementing infrastructure and housing projects in the city.

A major trend in Saudi Arabia has been a shift to providing affordable homes to the low and middle income group population. Currently, there is a shortfall in the supply of affordable homes across the GCC, although there is an oversupply of housing (like apartment, villas) for higher-income

group population. Jones Lang LaSalle has estimated shortage of more than 3.5mn such houses across the MENA region suggests the importance of this segment.

The focus of the governments of the GCC countries has shifted from the high income groups to the middle and low income groups, which are largely under-supplied. Saudi Arabia have already announced the construction of affordable homes in the country catering to the low and middle income group of the population.

The residential construction market of Saudi Arabia remained largely immune to the downturn in the construction sector for a major part of 2011, with a marked imbalance between demand and supply of residential units. The region witnessed the start of

In 2011, new projects awarded in Saudi Arabia totaled US$69 billion accounting for 55 per cent of the total US$124 billion of projects awarded in the GCC countries

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several large and small residential projects in the last two years.

Accepting shortage of affordable homes as a serious issue post the recent Arab Spring, King Abdullah announced the construction of 500,000 affordable homes in various provinces of Saudi Arabia in March 2011. Only 35 per cent of Saudi nationals own a home and low and middle-income households comprise approximately 80 per cent of the current unmet housing demand stated the National Commercial Bank Capital.

Alpen Capital stated: “We expect both, the residential as well as commercial office construction market of Saudi Arabia to show positive growth trends in the next five years on the back of rising population and a booming economy.”

Budget surplus A big factor behind Saudi’s massive infrastructure programme is the country’s high budget surplus which has provided the government with unprecedented revenues and expenditure levels. According to a report on Saudi Arabia by Global Investment House, Saudi posted the second highest surplus in the decade in 2011.

In 2001, Saudi Arabia reported an actual budget surplus of US$2 billion against earlier projections of a deficit of US$10.6 billion. The primary reason for this budget surplus was the higher

oil prices which helped push the country’s fiscal balance up by 2.5 times against that seen in 2010 forming 14.1 per cent of the GDP as against 6.5 per cent in 2010.

The government has maintained its expansionary stance for 2012, announcing an expenditure of US$187 billion as against US$214 billion spent during 2011. The government had announced an expenditure of US$154 billion for 2011 but ended overspending by US$60 billion.

The 2012 budget allocates US$45 billion to the education sector, including 742 new schools and 40 new colleges. Health care was allocated US$23.1 billion and includes 17 new hospitals, in addition to the 130 under construction. Infrastructure spending includes US$9.4 billion for transport; projects include the expansion of a number of the country's airports, and the construction of close to 4,000 km of roads, reported Standard Chartered Bank.

Cement demand The cement sector in Saudi Arabia has been a major gainer from Saudi’s big infrastructure push as strong cement demand and increased cement prices have seen the cement sector have a very strong 2011.

According to a National Commercial Bank (NCB) report, cement demand in Saudi Arabia has been rising on the back of huge government and private sector projects and an expected surge in public expenditure above budgeted levels will further fuel demand growth.

NCB said the increased budget in 2012 would increase the need for cement to meet the elevated demand levels, adding that production increased by 5.4 million tonnes to reach 48.4 million tonnes in 2011 in comparison to 2010 and 2009's production of 43 million tones and 37.8 million tonnes, respectively.

This rising demand has been reflected by local deliveries growing by 13.6 per cent last year, representing 97 per cent of production as the remainder was either exported or stocked as inventory. ■

Bombardier launches project management academy in Saudi Arabia BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION HAS launched a rail project management academy in Saudi Arabia to train a new generation of project managers who will go on to deliver urban transport projects across the region.

Featuring a modular postgraduate programme, the academy is dedicated to recent graduates and young engineering or business professionals who are interested in developing a long-term career in project management with Bombardier.

The new programme's content will be aligned with the Bombardier Project Management System (BPMS) and will include on-the-job training and international assignments at Bombardier sites as well as classroom-based and online tuition.

"We believe that this hands-on approach will help the participants to gain longterm employment with Bombardier and

they will have the opportunity to Bombardier's INNOVIA work on some of the most Monorail system in Riyadh prestigious transportation projects in the world," said Bombardier Transportation System Division VP Serge Van Themsche.

“Successful applicants will benefit from experiencing real-life projects in Riyadh and Jeddah through this world leading transportation provider."

Bombardier will establish links with local universities and work with a specialist training provider effective project management. to deliver the educational course.

The company plans to recruit up to 10 Participants who successfully complete aspiring project managers for its 2012 the course will be awarded the programme and then increase the intake internationally recognised Certified in the following years. As Bombardier Associate in Project Management continues its expansion across the (CAPM), a valuable entry level Middle East, it is expected similar certificate for project practitioners which academies will be launched in other demonstrates fundamental knowledge countries in the GCC region. of terminology and processes of

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BRIEFLY ■ SAUDI'S SALINE WATER Conversion Corporation (SWCC) plans to nearly double desalinated water production to almost six million cubic metres per day by the end of 2015, according to an official.

SWCC currently produces 3.3mn cubic metres per day of desalinated water, supplying more than half of the kingdom's needs, Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Ibrahim, SWCC Governor, was reported by Reuters as saying.

Water consumption in the kingdom is already almost double the per capita global average and it is increasing at an even faster rate with the rapid population expansion and industrial development. Demand for desalinated water, rising by around 14.5 per cent, is seen reaching 5.7mn cubic metres per day by 2014, Al Ibrahim said. SWCC plans to quadruple its investments in 20 years from a 2012 budget of US$4.1 billion in capital investments.

Dow invests in new coatings manufacturing plant in Jubail THE DOW CHEMICAL Company will build a new manufacturing facility in Jubail Industrial City for its Dow Coating Materials (DCM) business unit in Saudi Arabia. The facility will manufacture coatings solutions for growing domestic and export markets.

“By investing in a new coatings facility in Saudi Arabia, we are moving closer to our regional customers, and realising our regional business objectives in a key growth market for Dow,” Jerome Peribere, Executive Vice President of The Dow Chemical Company and President and Chief Executive Officer, Dow Advanced Materials Division (AMD), said in a company statement.

“Our investment in a new worldclass coatings facility will support our growth ambitions by bringing the most advanced and sustainable coating materials to the Saudi market and by enabling us to deliver innovation that is tailored to the region’s needs,” said Dr. Ilham Kadri, General Manager, AMD Middle East & Africa.

“Additionally, we will look to create new highlyskilled jobs in the Saudi market, and support the Kingdom’s vision to Jerome Peribere, President and CEO, Dow Advanced Materials Division establish sustainable policies and practices in the industry”.

“We are committed to helping our customers rethink coatings by working closely with paint and coating formulators worldwide to develop breakthrough technologies that are differentiated. Our new investment in Saudi Arabia will deliver the solutions our regional customers want, without compromising on cost or sustainability profile,” said Anton Van Beek, General Manager, DCM Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA).

The new facility is the latest in a series of investments by Dow in Saudi Arabia. Dow recently announced plans to invest in a best-in-class manufacturing facility for DOW FILMTEC™ Reverse Osmosis (RO) elements in the Kingdom.

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Growing demand for data centre technology Olivier Delepine from Schneider Electric spoke to Technical Review about the growing demand for data centers across the region

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LIVIER DELEPINE, VICE president UAE & Gulf countries, IT business Schneider Electric also talked about the latest innovations that Schneider Electric is bringing to the data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) market.

Schneider Electric and Microsoft reinforced their global allia nce when they showcased the updated DCIM solutions at the Microsoft Technology Centre (MTC) in Dubai Internet City.

“We have a very good team and very strong partner network. Our partners are vital for the success of our Middle East strategy,” said Delepine.

During the event, Schneider Electric and Microsoft representatives discussed how the demo datacenter integrates Microsoft’s enterprise management platforms and Schneider Electric’s DCPI management expertise, resulting in a world class data centre with the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO).

Delepine discussed the practical location of the MTC, and what he forecasts will be a strong year for Schneider Electric’s DCIM solutions.

“Dubai internet city is a very central location for us and allows us to bring our partners and users to one location to showcase our latest data centre technology. Launching the new version in 2012 gives us a great launching pad to showcase our latest innovations to the region,” he said.

The updated demo datacenter at the MTC displays the latest, most flexible, and state of the art facility.

“This modernised data centre will support our customers and partners around the UAE and the rest of the region. The MTC shows the best practice of all our solutions. Furthermore, our

long running partnership with Microsoft comprises of 23 MTC’s globally, giving us the opportunity to showcase to our customers and end users how to integrate everything from the datacenter infrastructure through to the software management tools,” said Delepine.

With numerous strategic live data centres providing mission critical operation throughout the region, Delepine confirmed that the market for datacenter solutions in the region is continuing to grow as it enters into a maturity phase. Commenting further on the partnership, Delepine added that Microsoft was the best partner to work with on this collaborative facility in the heart of Dubai.

Delepine expects to see a number of large datacenter projects taking place in 2012 as cloud computing begins to take centre stage in the IT industry, and at a time when the GCC region aims to become a leader in data center strategy and cloud computing.

The strategy of the different Gulf countries varies due to the different speeds of IT development in each of them.

The main investment in data centres comes from banks and government agencies that are consolidating their businesses and trying to become more energy efficient. The green agenda is also growing in importance.

A large number of data center projects will take place in 2012 as cloud computing begins to take centre stage in the IT industry

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“If we want to push data centre adoption in the region we must grow our customer base and we must be able to offer them the right solutions, that are both scalable and modular at the same time,” he said.

Delepine also touched on Schneider Electric’s StruxureWare software solution which combines both the company’s DCIM and Data Centre Facility Management (DCFM) software tools to provide data gathering, monitoring and automation, as well as planning and implementation functionality.

“The software facilitates an integrated and multifaceted view of all the mission critical physical systems of the data center, and provides a unified dashboard displaying operational statistics. Using this information datacenter managers or operators are able to easily identify and minimise problems or hazards, while at the same

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Our software solutions are also increasingly becoming recognised as the leading choice for operators around the world, and this is an area where we are continuing to invest strategically, added Delepine.

With regional headquarters located in Dubai Silicon Oasis, Schneider Electric warehouses in Jebel Ali Free Zone support the company’s local and regional operation. The UAE market continues to be a big part of the company’s focus with investment in data centres continuing to grow, however the growth potential of the Saudi Arabian market– now Schneider Electrics largest in the GCC in terms of revenue, is another story which the company is hoping to capitalise upon.

“A pivotal part of our continuing growth strategy, be it here in the UAE, or Saudi Arabia or any country in the region for that matter, is the channel partner programme that Schneider Electric currently runs. Our partners have to be accredited in order to provide advice to customers and end users, so they have to go through a thorough certification process which ensures that they are fully capable of representing Schneider Electric. We currently have 15 companies in the elite partner programme, which are recertified annually. This was a real focus point for us last year,” explained Delepine.

Discussing his thoughts for future trends in the datacenter market, Delepine noted that due to the demand for data processing and storage, the data centre was continually evolving, and increasingly playing an even more central role around us. ■

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BRIEFLY ■ TATA COMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHED the TGN-Gulf subsea cable system that will connect the Gulf region to India and to the rest of the Tata Global Network (TGN).

It is the first TGN cable to serve the Gulf region and will offer network access to UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, providing carriers and businesses with a direct route into the emerging markets of the Gulf region. The system will initially offer speeds of up to 10G and a greater geographical reach for Tata Communications’ customers.

■ ETISALAT HAS PARTNERED with Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) to expand its mobile payment services in Afghanistan.

The service allows customers to pay bills or make remittances using SMS text messages. Etisalat currently offers money transfer and bill payment services in six countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tanzania and plans to expand this soon.

KSA spending on ICT set to increase A NEW REPORT from the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) in KSA claims that the volume of spending on the ICT services in the Kingdom increased to US$22.1 billion in 2011. This figure represents an average annual growth rate of about 14 per cent.

Information technology made up 30 per cent of the total spending, mostly concentrated on hardware and IT services, said the CITC report.

The report added that spending on ICT products and services is expected to grow by more than 10 per cent in 2012, driven mainly by expected strong growth in demand for smart phones, high-speed Demand for ICT products in the kingdom is rising networks and interactive applications.

Saudi’s ICT market is the largest in the Middle East in terms of capital value and volume of spending, and it accounts for more than 68 per cent of the regional ICT market.

The total number of mobile subscriptions grew to around 53.7mn at the end of 2011, with a penetration rate of 188 per cent. While, fixed telephone lines stood at 4.63mn at the end of 2011, of which around 3.3mn , or 71 percent, were residential lines, according to the report.

Demand for fixed services, especially in major cities, is expected to grow as a result of growing demand for broadband services, especially for fiber optic network (FTTx) services. Internet penetration increased at a high rate over the last few years from 5 per cent in 2001 to about 47.5 per cent at the end of 2011.The estimated number of Internet users in the Kingdom is now 13.6mn.

Total mobile broadband subscriptions reached 11.3mn at the end of 2011, representing a penetration of 39.6 per cent of the population.

Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade and expand Saudi telecoms network network infrastructure across SAUDI TELECOM COMPANY 2,500 STC sites over the next (STC) has selected Nokia two years. NSN is also Siemens Networks (NSN) to providing its FlexiPacket upgrade its nationwide GSM Microwave transport platform, and 3G networks, and expand which is a common transport its commercial 4G network. medium for STC’s GSM, 3G and NSN is now responsible for 4G networks with on-air speed building one-third of STC’s of up to 400 Mbps. nationwide 4G network. STC NSN’ Self-Organising Networks announced the launch of its (SON) suite, part of the commercial 4G network using company’s Liquid Radio, enables TD-LTE equipment from NSN in straightforward plug-and-play September 2011.

4G base station rollout. This “STC and Nokia Siemens results in operational and Networks strategic capital cost savings, while also relationship has gone from improving customer experience strength to strength over the years. The latest round of Igor Le Prince, Head of Middle East region at NSN and Dr Zeyad Thamer Al Otaibi, STC by ensuring 4G base stations always deliver their peak network expansion and Group CEO of Technical Operations. performance. modernisation provides a “This contract reiterates our commitment and 3G networks, while rapidly further boost to our partnership and will to further the adoption of 4G technology launching 4G services,” added Bandar help us deliver a differentiated globally,” said Bernard Najm, country Mohammed Al Qafari, vice president experience to our customers,” said Zeyad head for KSA at NSN. “we are delighted Network Sector at STC KSA. Thamer Al-Otaibi, STC Group chief to bring 4G services to STC subscribers in As part of the contract, NSN is executive officer for Technical Saudi Arabia. Our expertise in 4G modernising STC’s GSM and 3G networks Operations. technology and strong services support to its Single RAN (radio access network) “With more and more subscribers using helped STC deliver on its plans to platform based on the compact, energybandwidth-intensive applications for modernise its nationwide network and efficient Flexi Multiradio Base Station. smart phones and USB dongles, we roll out 4G services faster.”

The company is deploying its 4G radio needed to modernise our existing GSM

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Orange Jordan picks Ericsson to modernise 2G/3G networks ORANGE JORDAN HAS signed an agreement with Ericsson to expand and modernise its 2G and 3G networks across the kingdom.

"We are delighted to be continuing our successful relationship with Orange Jordan, and to have been awarded the modernisation and expansion contract of their 3G and 2G networks. We are committed to working with Orange to provide them with tailored and adaptable solutions that can help them meet the demands of their increasing subscriber base," said Tarek Saadi, president and head of Ericsson North Middle East.

Ericsson will also be supplying Orange with its latest RBS 6000 technology, an energy-efficient compact site solution that prepares the network for LTE/4G technology. The RBS 6000's deployment is cost-effective and allows for the development of new, high-speed mobile broadband services such as mobile TV and web applications. The base station will ensure a smooth transition to new technology for Orange in the future, while minimizsng operational expenses and reducing environmental impact.

The upgrades will allow Orange Jordan to meet the demands of its growing subscriber base and continue to provide customers with high quality connectivity throughout the kingdom.

"Now, with our increasing subscriber base and the resulting demands on our networks, it is essential that we work with the right partner to provide the most reliable and up-to-date services for our subscribers,"said Orange Jordan CEO Nayla Khawam.

The company also recently announced two new developments related to its mobile phone call centre; the launch of a new interactive voice response (IVR) system and the partial outsourcing of call centre traffic to Crystal Call. According to Khawam, customers will receive new and better telecom services and solutions that meet their Orange and Ericsson press conference different needs 24/7.

BRIEFLY ■ ZTE CORP, CHINA'S second largest telecommunications equipment maker, announced it is no longer seeking to expand in Iran.

"Due to local issues in Iran and its complicated relationship with the international community, ZTE has restricted its business practices in the country since 2011. ZTE no longer seeks new customers in Iran and limits business activities with existing customers," the company said in a statement. ZTE joins other telecom equipment providers, such as Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei Technologies in limiting its presence in Iran.

■ SAUDI ARABIA SAW internet subscriptions increase to 13.6mn by the end of 2011 up from 11.4mn a year earlier, the country’s telecommunications regulator said. The number of fixed-line phone subscribers reached 4.6mn by the end of December, reported the Saudi Gazette.

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No longer just a static device Today’s printer is both intuitive and intelligent, and Lexmark is at the forefront of new technology.

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OR MANY YEARS, the printer has been just that, a printer a device for reproducing documents onto paper. Although there have been variations in the printing technology with inkjets, lasers, multifunction and specialised devices, innovations have been few and far between. All of this is however changing as the world becomes increasingly connected, and printing is beginning to break the traditional boundaries of the static device of the past.

The printer of today is no longer just a printer, but an intelligent, intuitive device allowing for printing anytime, anywhere as well as many other functions. Connectivity has enabled printers to offer so much more than the standard technology of the past, and has opened up a whole new world for this environment. Following the technological trend curve of mobile devices, where a multitude of functionality has been incorporated into single devices, printers now enable users to access documents using smartphones and other devices and print from the cloud, on demand, from anywhere in the world.

Mobile devices like smartphones and tablet PCs have also given rise to the evolution of the touch screen and the app, and the printer too has followed this trend. Full colour touch screen interfaces deliver a far more intuitive printing experience for today’s user, but the innovation of the printer goes much further than this. Touch screens now provide the portal to access a range of smart applications directly from the printer itself, from business and printing related apps such as day planners, and legal printing formatting to social media apps to keep users connected.

Lexmark is at the forefront of these printer innovations with its new Smart Solutions Centre offering access to a world of apps designed to enhance productivity and usability, as well as the ability to create customised 1-touch apps that simplify routine tasks, increase productivity, allow users to print web content directly from the touch screen and more.

For business and for pleasure, apps have become the way of the future on so many devices. The Smart Solutions Centre is the app world of the printer environment, allowing Lexmark users with compatible devices to download applications directly to the network-ready printer via LAN or wireless. This provides access to a feature-rich printing environment that offers so much more to enhance the user’s experience, allowing users to complete common tasks with one touch, access information and manage documents on the Web, and more.

Enhancing the functionality of printers has never been easier.

There are many standard applications available to make the job easier, including scan to file, fax, PDF and email, print to file, duplex copy, black and white copy and eco copy to save on ink, as well as more specialised applications for business. From cloud printing to business card scanning, collaborative project

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management solutions, envelope wizards, form and template applications and even cloud storage for online document retention and sharing, there are hundreds of applications ready built to help enhance business productivity.

Users can also access Google Calendar and automatically print off a day planner every day for better scheduling, and print off the latest news headlines, stock prices or weather forecasts before they even walk into the office. For the more social user, Smart Solutions offers access to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. There are even fun apps such as Sudoku, which lets the user print off puzzles to complete directly from the printer, a variety of photo applications to let users upload, download and print photographs from a variety of tools such as Flickr, Photobucket and Picasa, and specialised applications designed to meet the needs of different industries, such as restaurants and healthcare providers.

One of the most useful speciality apps designed to help the busy modern business is a clever tool that monitors the level of ink in cartridges, notifying the user when ink is running low, and uses Google Maps to find the closest stockist along with directions as to the shortest route to the stockist.

Whether a user is looking for solutions to enhance efficiency, or to make the printer experience more interactive and intuitive, the world of apps delivers. With Lexmark’s innovative new Smart Solutions Centre, users need no longer think “if only my printer could do that”. By downloading one of the hundreds of existing applications, or by creating their own, these printers can do anything users need or want them to. ■

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Strong growth at Dubal will help create jobs Positive performance last year bodes well for new manufacturing industries.

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UBAI ALUMINIUM'S ANNOUNCEMENT of record growth in 2011 marks a positive step towards the diversification of the emirate's economy and the creation of jobs, analysts said recently.

They told Gulf News that Dubal's record 65 per cent leap in profits, clocking in at US$955mn in 2011 — as well as its 28.5 per cent year-on-year leap in gross sales revenue, bodes well for job creation for young Emiratis. Niju V., Deputy Director, Automation and Electronics Practice, South Asia and Middle East, Frost & Sullivan, said the country has traditionally focused on financial services, tourism and trading, but Dubal's results showed that industrial manufacturing had an increasing role to play.

"The overarching objective is to provide gainful employment to the local population. This is also a positive

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Positive results In a recent report on aluminium production, research firm Deloitte said that the benefits of the aluminium sector in the UAE would be beneficial in providing jobs for Emiratis. UAE nationals already hold 65 per cent of senior management positions in Dubal, with the overall proportional representation of nationals being 15.4 per cent.

"The region's aluminum industry as a whole is conducive to investment given the availability and affordability of power and labour," Deloitte said.

Dubal announced that it had produced 1,014,795 metric tonnes of hot metal in 2011, up from 135,000 metric tonnes per annum when it began production in 1979.

Abdullah J.M. Kalban, president and chief executive of Dubal, was also quick to stress the role of Emirates Aluminium in the positive results.

"Dubal's net profit was partly attributable to our company's share in

the profits of Emirates Aluminium (Emal), which amounted to US$169mn in 2011 during its first full year of production, whereas 2010 was still impacted by preoperating expenses and costs that could not be capitalised contributing to the loss of US$277mn," he said. Meanwhile, Abdulla Jassim Kalban, the president & CEO of Dubai Aluminium (Dubal), was honoured with the Industrial CEO Excellence Award at the recent Middle East CEO of the Year Awards in Dubai.

The awards were hosted by the Middle East Excellence Awards Institute. ■

A first-class solutions provider KANOO MACHINERY, PART of the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group of Companies has been one of the leading materials handling solutions providers in the Gulf region for over 60 years and prides itself on providing comprehensive solutions to all types of industrial sector.

The company has grown to become known as a first-class solutions provider for customers, providing equipment solutions either with or without maintenance contracts. The division offers a wide range of equipment - for purchase or rental - and consumables from the world’s leading manufacturers of materials handling, industrial and maintenance products – These include mobile cranes, forklift trucks, warehouse equipment, welding machines, repair and maintenance products from worldrenowned suppliers such as Grove, Hyster, Perkins and Hiab.

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require equipment without advanced functionality or attachments and where the trucks are only required to work for limited periods in the working week.

The UTILEV® UT15-18P and UT20-35P range of diesel, LPG and dual fuel forklift trucks has been designed to be easy to operate and maintain and is backed up by a standard warranty and comprehensive parts availability.

The ergonomically designed operator compartment features a familiar automotive layout, which means that drivers will be able to work comfortably during handling operations, preventing tiredness during handling operations. A range of standard features and options help to ensure that the truck is configured to the needs of the application.

Thanks to the simplicity of the components and specification, servicing can be carried out quickly and easily, even when PCs, laptops or diagnostic tools are not available.

The use of proven, high quality, robust components, efficient filtration and excellent cooling result in reliable operation and lower wear and tear. This together with the fast availability of costeffective replacement parts - helps to reduce service and maintenance

requirements and costs.

The world class products offered by Kanoo Machinery are backed up by the strong support and an efficient after sales operation, with branch offices in all the major commercial centres across the Gulf.

Its operations rely on the strength and knowledge of its highly-qualified, specialized sales and service staff throughout the region. Kanoo Machinery has fully equipped service facilities available at all of its branch locations, which are capable of taking on minor or major repairs, regular maintenance and servicing activities, as well as refurbishing and repainting equipment.

All branches have dedicated mobile service technicians with fully fitted service vehicles to attend to customer machines on site anywhere in the Gulf or for any specialized service jobs elsewhere in the region With a sizeable inventory of genuine spare parts and accessories, plus and a team of highly qualified staff – including factory trained technicians – Kanoo is dedicated to making sure that that customers' equipment is well maintained through its working life and target themselves to provide 100 per cent uptime.

Meeting local demand ACCORDING TO FROST & Sullivan, Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) had originally planned to have the sheet mill for can sheets only. The announcement of a joint venture with US firm Alcoa to add a new aluminium production line is expected to meet the local demand in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) which is currently met by local rolling mill Garmco, Bahrain. There is a big gap between the supply and market demand in the GCC for paint, foil stock, etc and the new mill planned will help to rectify the gap.

Further, the new line will instigate the development of various down stream industries from the envisaged products of Maaden’s

new mill line. Notable products that have good market in Saudi are foil, sheet coating, sign boards, slugs, chequered plate, boat and auto sheet body, electronic items and capacitors.

Hence, the new plan of products will increase value addition to aluminium sheet through foil products which have great demand of around 100,000 tonnes and most of it is catered by imports.

More downstream industries are expected to create additional local employment opportunities ensuring utilisation of the local natural abundant energy to value addition to the base metal and bring in new technologies to Saudi Arabia.

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Sweet success in Saudi Arabia for Mars MARS SAUDI ARABIA and King Abdullah Economic partnership further proves that King Abdullah City (KAEC) has announced that Mars is breaking Economic City has the ability to attract leading ground on its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing companies from diverse industries from across the globe. We are pleased to have Mars Incorporated facility in King Abdullah City, Saudi Arabia.

The facility will be the second factory Mars has establish their presence at KAEC’s Industrial Valley built in the region, with the first based in Dubai. as the world’s leading confectionary.”

The facility, which will begin operating by 2014 producing GALAXY® and GALAXY JEWELS®, will be one of the largest chocolate factories in the GCC region.

Mars Saudi Arabia has made an initial investment of US$60mn with an additional US$150mn planned over the next 10 years. The facility will be built to LEED Green Building standards and initially employ 60 Mars associates on the The new factory will be in operation by 2014 project team. A further 300-400 associates are anticipated to be brought onboard once the He added: “The Industrial Valley enjoys high factory is fully operational. Mars will be developing quality services and facilities that come together to and nurturing Saudi talent through offering deliver an ideal industrial and operational hub. training, internships and partnerships with local “However, the extraordinary government support of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King educational establishments.

The project will particularly open up opportunities Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, has not gone for Saudi women in fields such as marketing, unnoticed with the linking of KAEC to the sales, finance, engineering, as well as research Kingdom’s gas network, the commencement of Al and development. Fahd Al-Rasheed, Managing Haramain Railway project in KAEC, linking Makkah Director and CEO of KAEC, said: “Our long-term and Madina via Jeddah and KAEC.”

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BRIEFLY ■ THE US ADMINISTRATION has decided not to impose antidumping duties on Omani manufacturers suspected of selling steel pipes in the US at below-market prices, Oman Daily Observer reported. The decision follows an investigation by the US Department of Commerce on a petition filed by a consortium of American steel producers seeking ‘import relief’ against what they claimed was dumping by a number of international pipe manufacturers. Oman was named along with Vietnam, India and the UAE in the complaint submitted by four US pipe manufacturers alleging that imports of welded circular steel pipes were priced below cost.

■ CHROME ORE MINING firm, Gulf Mining Materials (GMM) has announced plans to develop facilities in Albania and Sohar this year worth US$40mn. GMM is to begin developing a ferrochrome plant in Sohar, with construction expected to begin by July.

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Addressing the Kingdom’s power needs Heavy electrical engineering will be the main focus of the forthcoming Saudi Energy show, but HVAC, Lighting, Renewables and Water products and services will be covered as well.

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FFERING A SERIES of complementary exhibitions Saudi Energy runs from 7-10 May at the RICE Center in Riyadh. Incorporated this year are Saudi Elenex (power engineering), Luminex (lighting), Aircon (HVAC), Watertech (water supply and conservation) and a special Electricity Efficiency Forum which will include exhibitor product coverage of various alternative energy issues.

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exhibitors from near and far are expected this year. The linked product and service exhibitions will address all the heavy engineering-focused energy needs of the region’s largest national construction and development sectors, including large industrial and commercial projects, massive infrastructure schemes, and the huge new-build housing programme, the largest in the Gulf. Burgeoning consumer issues and new-product needs will be covered as well.

The successful annual Saudi Energy series has established itself as one of the largest and most specialised energy exhibitions in the entire Gulf Cooperation Council region. It is once again being conveniently located in the largest single power-related product market of all.

The organisers point out that GCC member countries currently plan to spend more than US$250 billion in total on energy projects over the next decade, with the Kingdom alone accounting for well over a third of this huge sum. This regionwide programme is backed by Saudi Arabia itself having a huge and growing fiscal surplus, an ongoing institutional reform programme that continues to attract FDI from most sources - and thereby aids industrial diversification, and an established objective of becoming one of the world’s top 10 companies in terms of international competitiveness within the lifespan of just a single fast-expanding and power-hungry generation.

It is these circumstances that underlie the average eight-point annual percentage increase in power demand seen in recent years, a trend that is almost certain to continue, the experts say.

It is these circumstances that underlie the average eight-point annual percentage increase in power demand seen in recent years, a trend that is almost certain to continue, the experts say Economic growth of almost this same amount was seen on the back of generally rising energy prices worldwide last year, led by the oil trades in which Saudi Arabia of course excels. Total national demand is expected to reach well in excess of 60,000MW by 2020 and top twice this consumption just 10 years later. In 2010 the KSA’s total installed capacity was of the order of just 45,000 MW; the numbers of new consumers being planned and invested for now being registered in millions.

Individual large energy-related supply projects mentioned by REC in their promotional literature for the Saudi Energy 2012 series include: ■ the construction of no less than seven independent power generation plants (IPPs), including one mega plant rated at 850MW at Yanbu on the southern coast that will cost US$1.5 billion alone; completion of the world’s largest powerand-water plant at Ras Al Zor in the Eastern Region, installed with a nameplate capacity of a massive 2400MW (completion being due at the end of next year at a total investment cost of around US$6 billion); ■ expenditure of US$100 billion on construction and refurbishment of the Kingdom’s generation and distribution Demand for power in the region continues to increase exponentially

network generally; ■ expenditure of US$300mn on transmission infrastructure to link up the various brand-new and fastexpanding sector-specific (industry, healthcare, knowledge etc) Economic Cities; ■ expenditure of US$1.5 billion in total on transmission facilities for a new power sharing agreement with Egypt. This is of course in addition to the ongoing development of the GCCIA’s own interconnecting grid, of which Saudi facilities will be key components.

Exhibitor profiles of the four constituent exhibitions that will make up this year’s combined Saudi Energy event are described by the organisers as follows: Saudi Elenex: power generation stations, power plant and equipment, HV transmission, distribution network equipment, transformers and other substation equipment, monitoring and control equipment, electrical engineering in general, general supplies, power protection equipment.

Saudi Luminex: industrial and residential lighting, modern and ‘antique’ domestic and commercial fittings, private and commercial outdoor lighting, security lighting, ornamental fittings Saudi Aircon: heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment/systems of all types, instrumentation and controls, refrigeration and cooling equipment, mobile cold storage systems Saudi Watertech: desalination plant and water conservation technology.

In addition the renewables section including a technology-sharing discussion forum will focus principally on upcoming Saudi investment in solar equipment of all types - output of 5000 MW by this single almost-new means is planned within a decade - but tapping of wind energy, geothermal exploitation and development/use of biofuels will also be covered. ■

For complete details visit www.saudienergy.com or contact Riyadh Exhibitions Co on +966 1 229 5612 (info@recexpo.com)

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BRIEFLY ■ ALSTOM GRID HAS been selected by the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) to further modernize its grid operations and enhance the management of its network assets through the implementation of a fully integrated grid management solution. The project will include an upgrade of Kuwait town district control center's Energy Management System (EMS), a new Integrated Distribution Management System (IDMS) and an Asset Management System (AMS).

■ IRAN POWER PLANT Projects Management Company (MAPNA) will establish a power plant in Syria with the generation capacity of 470 MW, the company's managing director said. Abbas Aliabadi told IRNA news agency that the project would be completed in 28 months. Once the power plant comes on stream, the total generation capacity of Iranianmade power plants in Syria will increase to 1,300 MW, he added.

■ THE ENERGY AND Water Ministry will issue tenders in May for a US$1.2billion project to produce 700 additional MW of electricity, the National News Agency reported. According to a statement issued by the ministry, the project will boost power supply at the Zouk, Deir al-Ammar and Jiyeh plants. It said the World Bank had recently approved the tender, which was set in accordance with international standards and requirements.

■ THE JORDANIAN MINISTRY of Water and Irrigation is evaluating the technical and financial offers of two consortia competing to serve as the master developer of the Jordan Red Sea Project (JRSP). In the first phase of the project, announced during the World Economic Forum in 2009, water will be conveyed from the Red Sea through pipelines to a desalination facility that will be built in Aqaba. Water generated from the plant will be distributed to the port city and surrounding development projects.

Smart metering for Qatar FOR THE QATAR General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) headquartered in Doha, the capital of Qatar, Siemens Infrastructure & Cities is setting up a turnkey Smart Metering solution. With the deployment of the Siemens solution, Kahramaa intends to test (in the context of a Smart Grid project) how energy demand can be managed during peak load periods, and how the billing process with customers can be improved. The project is scheduled to run in three districts of Doha up to May 2013. With the help of this Meter Data Management (MDM) software, large volumes of data from Smart Meters in the power grid can be efficiently read, processed and submitted for billing. In the Doha project, EnergyIP will be configured for 100,000 metering points. For this Siemens will install 17,000 Smart Meters, equipped with consumption data recording modules for electricity and water as well as GPS modules for localizing the individual metering points. The order also includes a broadband powerline communication network, via which the core grid elements are connected to an existing fibre optic network for the 66 kilovolt transformer substations in the city area. To improve the billing process with the energy customers, Siemens will ensure that the Kahramaa IT back-office systems are integrated in the Smart Metering solution.

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BRIEFLY ■ THE SAUDI ELECTRICITY Co (SEC) has announced plans to meet the anticipated increase in demand for power during the summer season in the Makkah province, Arab News has reported. SEC has taken a number of measures including the operation of the first unit of the Independent Power Project (IPP) in Rabigh with a capacity of 600 MW, operation of a central transformer in north west Jeddah, an additional converter at Taif central transformer, and the operation of six main new transformers in the districts of Shamiya and Batha Quraish in Makkah, as well as in Andalus, Al-Salama and industrial area districts in Jeddah.

■ IRAQ'S ELECTRICITY MINISTRY has signed a contract with the UAE's Oilfield Services Co to buy 250 MW of electricity per day, to help reduce power shortages. The two-year contract is based on a price of 7.5 cents per kilowatt hour and includes two power plants.

Schneider rolls out regional growth plans SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, THE global specialist in energy management, highlighted a 12 per cent growth in new economies, as well as significant investment and expansion strategies that include the recruitment of up to 30 per cent more employees this year. The company has also put in place plans to tackle the growing energy challenge confronting Saudi Arabia.

The announcements were made at a media briefing in Riyadh that outlined Schneider Electric’s achievements in Saudi Arabia during 2011. Indicating strong positive growth, Saudi Arabia notched the highest sales in the Africa and Middle East region, accounting for 60 per cent of GCC sales and 30 per cent of Middle East sales.

Christophe Campagne, Country President, Schneider Electric, Saudi Arabia, said: “2011 has been a highly eventful year for Schneider Electric in Saudi Arabia. We have completed numerous projects and won significant high-profile assignments in addition to launching creative initiatives and expanding our footprint in the country. ‘You Deserve an Efficient Enterprise’ exhibition offers an evidence of our reach and position as a strategic energy management partner in Saudi Arabia.

Campagne spotlighted the integral wins in Saudi Arabia that complement Schneider Electric’s regional growth during 2011. These include the ambitious Information Technology and Communication Complex (ITCC) in Riyadh, one of Schneider Electric’s largest and most important on-going projects; King Saud University (KSU) Girls’ Campus electrical infrastructure solution, for which Schneider Electric received the Best Electricity Project of the Year Award at the Buildinfra Awards; Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Microsoft Innovation Centre (MIC) at Al Yamamah University, and the Arab National Bank (ANB) that saw Schneider Electric implementing Schneider highlighted a 12 per cent growth in new economies advanced mission critical data center solutions.

Saccal Industries expanding its generator business TECHNICAL REVIEW SPOKE to the managing director of Saccal Industries, Asaad Saccal, about his outlook for the genset industry in the region and the company’s expansion plans in Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Saccal Industries, which has been supplying diesel generators in Lebanon since 1944, has “the highest market share in Lebanon” according to Saccal.

The company is building upon its strong presence in the diesel generator rental sector in its home country by expanding into other markets such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Last year was very successful for Saccal Industries with the company posting an annual turnover of US$80mn and the company expects a 10 per cent increase in 2012, according to Saccal.

The company’s product range currently covers gensets from 5kVA to 3,000kVA enabling it to cover a wide range of the needs of small-to-medium size companies in the region.

Saccal Industries has a number of projects underway including providing power for Beirut City Center (24MW), the biggest mall in the Lebanese capital.

Other projects include Cascada Mall, Beirut Water Front (4MW) and the

extension of the power plant for The Beirut Souks to increase power from 13MW to 21MW, which was carried out by Saccal in 2008. Outside of Lebanon, Saccal Industries is working on a 27MW power plant in Baghdad for the Ministry of Electricity of Iraq to be commissioned in June 2012 and is also supporting a telecom project of 600 units of 20kVA in Angola. The company is also involved in a 6MW project involving a wastewater treatment facility in Jordan.

The company’s growth strategy is to maintain its strong market share in Lebanon as well as targeting opportunities in neighbouring markets.

The company aims to form close ties with its customers and works “hand in hand with them in growing their business,” explained Saccal.

Referring to the growing demand for energy and resulting increase in genset demand in the region, Saccal added that the company’s, “expansion plan is set to satisfy all energy needs in the region.”

A major factor in the push to expand the number of markets that Saccal Industries covers is Saccal’s belief that the Middle East diesel genset market is maturing and that stable regional growth rates will

be maintained for the industry during the next few years.

Saccal’s positive outlook is based upon the power shortages that are affecting the whole region, with growing demand far outstripping supply. Importantly, Saccal believes that this demand cannot be met solely by governments and that therefore the private sector will increasingly become a major supplier of energy.

Saccal has acted to serve this increased demand by expanding into the market in Saudi Arabia. The company opened a new office in Saudi Arabia at the end of 2011 and its warehouse, located in Riyadh, contains US$5mn worth of genset stocks.

Saccal Industries also has offices based in Riyadh and Dammam.

Saccal explained that the reason for the expansion of its operations in Saudi Arabia was to try and spread the company’s name across the kingdom and help maximise its sales growth. The company’s other main target markets are in Africa and Iraq.

Saccal ended by highlighting the importance of human capital and how Saccal Industries focuses on hiring highly qualified staff with a wealth of industry experience.

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Spotlight falls on Kingdom’s industrial hub The eighth Water, Electricity and Power Generation (WEPower) Forum will take place at the Dhahran International Exhibition Centre in Dammam, Saudi Arabia from May 13th-15th.

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HE EXHIBITION AND conference has become an important annual meeting place to discuss strategies and project opportunities within the Kingdom. The event will attract public and private sector industry professionals from the region and the rest of the world to the Eastern Province, which has become the industrial heartland of Saudi Arabia. The organisers have stated that the setting will ensure visitors are able to meet key decision makers from Saudi Arabia and overseas.

The forum is taking place with the full support of the Ministry of Water and Electricity, National Water Company, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) and the Electricity and Cogeneration Regulatory Authority. WEPower 2012 will be officially opened by the Ministry of Water and Electricity and Saudi Aramco will return as the principal sponsor for the second year running.

Support WEPower has become the largest water and power conference and exhibition in Saudi Arabia and one of the largest in the region, covering more than 5,600 sqm.

This year’s event will again see all stakeholder organisations strongly represented, including water and power project developers, the government, EPC contractors, sub-contractors, local and international water and power suppliers, financers and lawyers. WEPower has been designed to support networking, business development and debate between organisations that are either currently

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working in the burgeoning Saudi water and power sectors or are looking to move into the region in the near future.

Increase Last year, over 3,500 visitors from 20 different countries attended the three-day event, making it the largest gathering of public and private sector water and power professionals in Saudi Arabia. The 2011 exhibition also hosted over 100 international companies from the public and private sectors of Saudi Arabia and the international water and power community which showcased the latest water and power technologies and initiatives. Exhibitors ranged from major public sector bodies such as the Ministry of Water & Electricity and Saudi Electric Company as well as international private sector companies including Saudi Aramco, Metito, Megger and Siemens. The overall number of exhibitors represented a 20 per cent increase on the previous year.

Companies exhibiting this year will

include Gulf Batteries Company, NAFFCO, Saudi Water Technology Company (SWATCO), Schneider Electric and Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies. Other companies that specialise in the following areas of the water industry will also be exhibiting: central control systems, pumps and filters, water meters, desalination plants, remote sensing, waste water management, drainage systems, reverse osmosis units, water purification, effluent water treatment, valves and gauges, water reclamation, pipes and fittings, water analysis and testing, and water storage reservoirs.

Companies from the power industry that will be exhibiting include those specialising in: billing and utility technology, cogeneration/self-generation, power plant design, electrical cabling and substation technology, communication systems, state and private power generation, distribution automation, energy efficiency, transmission and distribution, MRI systems and turbines. â–

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Nuclear energy will power the UAE Despite safety challenges, it will supply economical and environment-friendly electricity, Hee-Yong Lee* told Gulf News.

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S THE WORLD faces up to the need for long-term sustainable energy development, we have to recognise that oil and gas are limited in reserves and unequally distributed around the globe. These significant constraints mean that nuclear power has strong advantages since it is both sustainable for a very long period, and can be developed in any country regardless of any domestic uranium reserves.

Nuclear technology has continuously been developed and upgraded to meet growing expectations and regulations.

Based on proven technology, if we add countermeasures for dealing with natural disasters, nuclear power will be able to strengthen its position as a major

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alternative for supplying large amounts of electricity.

The International Energy Agency forecasts that the global energy demand will climb 36 per cent and electricity consumption will rise more than 80 per cent from 2008 to 2030 due to economic growth and improving living standards in developing nations. Fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas which will be depleted in the not so distant future cannot keep up with the world's economic development.

Moreover, most developing/developed countries have no choice but to join the global rush in developing renewable energy sources such as wind power and

Nuclear technology has continuously been developed and upgraded to meet growing expectations and regulations

photovoltaic energy to reduce the carbon gas emissions generated from fossil fuels, which are accountable for 41 per cent of total carbon emissions. Despite this global need for renewable energy, any planning for long-term power development must include the right energy mix, security, economics and environmental protection. The heavily oildependent energy structure of the world economy during the 1970s should have been forced to restructure into a more diverse energy mix.

Some buzzwords that have maintained their status for quite some time are global warming and environment protection.

Based on the contribution of nuclear power generation with large energy capacities, the economic benefits and safe operation, the renaissance of nuclear power, a widely recognised alternative energy source, was foreseen by many, and will be introduced or resumed by not only several developed but also developing countries. Unfortunately, this rosy picture was affected again by the Fukushima accident of March 2011. The global nuclear industry including the International Atomic Energy Agency gathered to maintain the safety of the Fukushima nuclear power plants and to mitigate the impact. Most countries began to reconsider the option of nuclear power and its necessity.

In conclusion, even though many countries have hesitated to develop nuclear power since the 1970s (with some exceptions such as Korea, France, Japan and China), only the brave can overcome challenges. The UAE will become an icon within the Middle East and North Africa region for peaceful use of nuclear power.

Nuclear power will be an energy source for supplying stable, sustainable, economical and environment-friendly electricity to the UAE. â–

*Hee-Yong Lee used to be a Senior Vice President of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), and is responsible for the implementation of the nuclear power project in the UAE.

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UPPORTED BY LEADING trade associations overseas such as CONFAPI (Italy), UBIFRANCE, NUMOV (Germany) and UK Trade & Investment, the 9th International Construction, Building, Environmental Technology & Materials Exhibition opens in Doha on 30 April and runs through 3 May. The event will take place at the Doha Exhibition Centre (DEC) and is organised by ifp Qatar.

The event attracts key buyers and industry leaders looking for the most up-to-date technology and state-of-the art equipment available on the market.

Last year’s event was massively expanded by the pace of construction-orientated development, and Project Qatar 2012 – and a whole decade of subsequent events too of course – has received an enormous boost with last year’s award of venue status for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – soccer’s premier tournament.

“By winning the bid,” say organisers ifp Qatar, “Qatar has paved the way for more intensive nationwide development at an accelerated pace, creating endless opportunities, particularly in the construction sector.”

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Doha event reflects World Cup boost Concurrent Events

Last year’s event featured a massive threequarters increase in exhibitor numbers.

This year, with the coveted Towards Qatar 2022 World Cup logo/insignia newly attached, both these and visitor totals too are certain to rise They go on to point out that within 10 years Qatar’s US$35 billion rail line will have been completed, the number of hotel rooms on offer will top 90,000, no less than 12 stadiums will be ready [building on those constructed for 2006’s highly successful Asian Games, believed by many to be the gateway to 2022] and US$20 billion-plus will have been spent on the desert nation’s embryo road network. More than 40 per cent of the Emirate’s current budget is allocated to projects which come under the general heading of “infrastructure expansion” – golden opportunities for suppliers of construction equipment and building materials in other words. And mostly paid for by the earnings from burgeoning international gas sales of course.

The key product sectors being highlighted by exhibitors at this year’s show will be Building Materials, Environmental & Water Technology, and Green Technologies. A comprehensive list of all the individual product categories on display is included within the Project Qatar brochure which can be found on the website detailed above.

Subsidiary events being incorporated between the same dates this year are Qatar Stone-Tech 2012, which is held in association with Verona Fiere and Confindustria Marmomacchine, and Heavy Max 2012, the 5th international event dedicated to heavy construction equipment including lifting and mining machinery.

Qatar Stone-Tech 2012 will cover a range of technologies, equipment and products including: cutting, polishing & handling equipment, natural stones, quarrying, processing & installation equipment, stone blocks and finished products steel focus.

Heavy Max 2012 in turn will cover a large range of equipments and products such as: machinery technology & equipment, cranes, loaders, formwork & scaffolding and construction vehicles.

Last year saw 1,750 exhibitors from more than 40 countries and the number of visitors hit 44,000 The response to last year’s event was described as “overwhelming”, with some 1,750 exhibitors coming from near and far – more than 40 countries in all - to aid with “Sourcing the region’s construction needs”. The total number of visitors recorded was just under 44,000. A post-show survey revealed that 85 per cent of these said they had “a positive experience at Project Qatar 2011” - and 9 per cent more were “satisfied”.

In total well over three-quarters of the visitors were local Qatari nationals, reflecting the colossal impact of the estimated US$1

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billion worth of projects expected to be implemented over just the next four years. With plenty more to come after that, both before and after the high-earning football world cup.

“Seize opportunities in direct investment projects estimated at US$160 billion to develop infrastructure following Qatar’s winning bid to host the FIFA World Cup … An unprecedented trade opportunity at the axis of Qatar’s construction boom” say

the organisers of this year’s event, who concisely describe their pivotal role as once again “Shaping opportunities, delivering innovation.” ■

For more information on this year’s Project Qatar visit the website at www.ifpqatar.com or call the exhibition organisers on +974 4432 9900 (info@ifpqatar.com)

Feedback on Project Qatar 2011

Project Qatar impressed me this year with its increase in size … we hope to be here for several more editions Mr Monif Kilani, Economic & Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Belgium The event’s organisation is very good and visitors have a high calibre; we definitely wish to participate again Mr Johnny Rawwas, CEO, Idarat Business & Development, Qatar Our presence here allows us to introduce our company and products to many potential clients and gives us the opportunity to generate good business Doha Cables

The event is very good, the organisation meets international standards and everything is well planned and well laid out Tadmur Contracting Project Qatar has grown from a regional to a superregional importance for the whole Middle East if not for the whole MENA region Mr Georg Weingartner, Commercial Attache, Embassy of Austria, UAE

Jubaili Bros opens new branch in Doha JUBAILI BROS HAS opened a new branch in Doha as the company looks to take advantage of the growth potential in Qatar’s power sector. The company has supported Qatar’s power needs by supplying and developing power solutions for the country through its strong dealership network.

“It is always important for me to learn of our customer’s specific needs.

Furthermore, to deliver to each customer a unique turnkey power solution, that fulfills all their requirements and is completed with the utmost professionalism and attention to detail by our highly qualified teams of engineers and technicians,” said Mahmoud Soussi, Qatar’s branch manager.

The Company constantly aims to improve its communication, presence, and interaction with customers by exhibiting in various events worldwide. Jubaili Bros will be exhibiting at this year’s Project Qatar and will be located at Hall No. 1, Stand No. H93. Products on display will consist of JET Generator and Allmand Mobile Light Tower. A highly qualified team will be ready to answer all inquires, provide useful information, and assist with all future power projects. Jubaili Bros staff looks forward to welcoming all visitors.

“We offer two brands of diesel generators: Marapco and JET which are of international

The Jubaili Bros warehouse in Qatar

standards, delivering highest quality and supported by Jubaili Bros proven years of unsurpassed, reliable and consistence service. These products have set high benchmarks as preferred diesel generators to provide power solutions worldwide,” says Maher Jubaili, Regional Manger.

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BRIEFLY ■ ADLER TECHNOLOGIES WILL be exhibiting at Project Qatar 2012 in Hall 3 at stand D20.The company is specialised in the design and manufacture of concrete block-making machines, adaptable handling systems and turn-key factories for concrete products. It has over 2,000 installations worldwide.

■ CHAUVIN ARNOUX IS a French manufacturer of test & measuring instruments, and since 2002, has had its own subsidiary for the Middle East based in Lebanon. It will be exhibiting in Hall 3 at Stand E8 at Project Qatar 2012. The company has several brands in the group; Metrix are portable test & measuring instruments for electrical electronics (insulation testers etc). Enerdis are fixed measuring instrumentations, from production through to final distribution and from HV networks to LV network and finally Pyro-Controle are industrial temperature sensors and control systems.

■ FROMENT IS A leader and innovator in the design and production of Fall Arrest Solutions. The company will be exhibiting at Project Qatar 2012 (Hall 3 Stand E2). Its expertise is now associated to Allsafe’s leadership in the Middle East.

Based in Sharjah since 1997, Allsafe exports its production of Fall Arrest, Lifting Webbing Slings and Cargo Lashings to more than 35 countries around the World. Froment and Allsafe are ISO 9001:2000 certified.

■ QATAR STEEL WILL once again be exhibiting at Project Qatar 2012. The company’s participation is part of Qatar Steel’s keenness to attract ambitious Qatari young people, who are interested in professional work.

■ PROJECT QATAR 2012 will once again be host to a German Pavilion. It is an official Joint Company Participation from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) and the Association of Steel and Metal Processing Industry (WSM).

The German Pavilion features 78 small and medium-sized companies exhibiting the latest German construction technology. The Pavilion will be located in the Main Hall.

Concrete expertise on show KHALID CEMENT INDUSTRIES Complex (KCIC) will participate for the third year running at Project Qatar. KCIC will be located in the Main Exhibition Hall (Stand (M65) and will also have a stand outside (HM 35) in the Heavy Max Area 1.

Managers from Precast, Readymix, Materials, Sales, Marketing, Corporate Governance, and Group Commercial & Contracts Divisions will be on hand during the show to discuss and explain KCIC’s latest initiatives and achievements in terms of products, KCIC will have a strong showing at this year's show services and projects.

KCIC will share its experiences regarding completed projects and current projects, for example KCIC built the first Cricket Stadium in Precast concrete, it also signed the first football stadium contract in Precast concrete and manufactured the longest Hollow Core Slabs of 18m length and 500mm thickness. KCIC also recently finalised an acquisition of new machinery and other equipment.

The company will highlight the new services provided by its newly formed Customer Relationship Management Department.

Innovative Green Nano based paints and coatings SHAFIQ TRADING & Contracting Company is the Saudi Arabian agent for I-CAN NANO products and has made Nanotechnology based products available for the first time in Saudi Arabia.

The Nano technology based products are produced by Innovation Center for Nano Technology (I-CAN NANO), which is a pioneer in the field of Nanotechnology worldwide. ICAN NANO is the brain child of Dr. Arup Kumar Chatterjee, who is a global authority on Nanotechnology and Nano material. I-CanNano is one of the first Indian firms to come up with indigenously developed Nanotechnology enable products with the paint and coating industry chosen as the first area for commercialisation.

Nano technology is the precise and controlled fabrication or assembly of atoms and molecules at Nanometer (10-9m) dimension, into novel materials and devices with unique

properties. I-CanNano paints are Nanotechnology based and have robust properties like water repellency, UV resistance, antibacteria/fungus/algae, elastomeric, thermally insulating, water base breathable. They have also developed water based paints for building exterior & interior applications with similar properties. Developed non-polymer based various Nano-coating for plaster/brick wall, stones, ceramics and glass surfaces of permanent nature with properties like water/ dust repellency, anti-fungal/ algae and anti-corrosion.

I-CanNano products recently received British Standard Certification for the water base paints and a report showed the high performance (elongation 311 per cent - high stretch ability, water repellent, it is also fungus resistant and kills bacteria making it one of it’s kind in the world.

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BRIEFLY ■ AUSTRIA WILL HAVE a strong presence at Project Qatar 2012. It is Austria's ninth consecutive participation with the biggest ever Austrian Pavillion with 21 exhibitors who will showcase Austrian specialist companies such as Asamer, Ecotherm, Getzner Werkstoffe, MBT, Pfeifer, SBM, Unger Stahlbau or WaagnerBiro Stahlbau from the fields of plastic, recycling, timber, engineering, construction, logistics and other areas. The Commercial Section of the Austrian Embassy believes that Project Qatar will be the ideal place for networking and sharing information with Austrian manufacturers and suppliers.

■ AT A BUILD up event for Project Qatar, the Belgian Ambassador to Qatar, Luc Devolder, said that, "Belgian and Luxembourgian participation at Project Qatar this year is a sign of increasing interest in Qatar by our companies and firms.

We bring expertise that can help Qatar's local companies and this event gives us an opportunity to showcase these skills to the whole industry at one time."

■ TURKISH COMPANIES WILL combine to span the largest exhibition space at Project Qatar 2012, with over 1,500 sqm between them. Commenting on the increasing interest in Turkish companies' offerings, the Commercial Counsellor of Turkey to Qatar, Mr. Mustafa Gulec, stated that, "As Turkey moves towards production of complex equipment and niche service offerings, it is becoming an integral part of the GCC's development fabric. No longer do Turkish companies just produce low-tech solutions, rather they compete with international heavyweights to offer cutting-edge services at competitive prices. This is just one of many reasons Turkish companies are enjoyed increasing success in Qatar."

■ UK TRADE & Investment will be participating in Project Qatar 2012. Mark Ellam, Director of Trade and Investment at the British Embassy, said, “In the last 12 months trade and investment between the UK and Qatar has continued to increase. We look forward to welcoming even more UK businesses to Project Qatar 2012."

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Saudi companies target Qatar PROJECT QATAR 2012 will see increased interest from Saudi Arabian companies who are looking to target Qatar’s construction boom.

At a press conference held in the lead up to the show, Fadi Kaddoura, Group Vice President of the organiser IFP Group said Qatar’s construction industry will be given a big boost by US$125 billion worth of construction and Qatar’s construction sector set to boom energy projects being planned for the coming six years.

The press conference was attended by representatives from the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry. There are over 20 Saudi companies who will be present at this year’s Saudi Pavilion which is being organised by Riyadh Exhibitions Co. According to Fadi Kaddoura, Group Vice President of the organiser IFP Group, Saudi participants at Project Qatar 2012 in particular stand to benefit from the Kingdom’s proximity to Qatar, the flexible custom regulations they share which gives them a competitive edge over other foreign exhibitors at the event.

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HE GLOBAL STEEL market is dominated by countries such as China, India and Turkey but the steel market in the Middle East is growing and evolving.

“The prime driver of this phenomenon is the realistic infrastructure investment plans of the GCC governments, availability of inexpensive energy and skilled labour at a low cost to support the manufacturing of steel products,” stated Kumar Ramesh, Frost & Sullivan’s industry manager, environmental and building technologies practice for MENA and South Asia.

The increased spending in the GCC on infrastructure projects is due in large to increased revenues from higher oil prices that has resulted in a year-on-year increase of 4.1mn tonnes in the region's construction steel production capacity in

Demand for steel is forecast to increase

Steel growth in the region The Middle East is forecast to produce 35 per cent to 40 per cent of the world’s total steel production by 2015, according to a report by consulting firm Frost & Sullivan 2012, with the total capacity reaching 20.7mn tonnes, Ahmed Al-Ansari, commercial division manager of Qatar Steel was quoted as saying on the sidelines of a show.

Al-Ansari added that the total construction steel production capacity of the region is expected to reach 23.1mn tonnes by the end of 2015, including 17mn tonnes of rebar production capacity, 3.5mn tonnes of steel section production capacity and 2.6mn tonnes of wire rod capacity.

Burgeoning demand The annual demand for steel products in the GCC region stands at over 40mn tonnes, and is expected to grow at 5 per cent to 6 per cent over the next five years, according to Frost & Sullivan.

Al-Ansari said that annual rebar demand in the GCC in 2012 is expected to

come to 12.6 mn tonnes, with demand for wire rod reaching about 2.1mn tones.

While, rebar demand in the region is expected to reach 13.3mn tonnes next year, 14mn tonnes in 2014 and 14.7mn tonnes by the end of 2015.

Price flux Emirates Steel Mills and Qatar Steel Corporation dominate the regional supply chain, delivering a combined 175,000 tonnes (125,000 tonnes and 50,000 tonnes, respectively), to the UAE. Producers are optimistic of Oman's potential to become a major steel producer in the region, with the government taking substantial investments in developing its steel production capacity primarily to supply enough to the local market. National steel consumption is expected to double by 2015.

“Increasing demand, strong competition, increasing cost of raw materials and labour will lead to an increase in the price by 5 per cent to 7 per cent in the medium term of three to four years,” said Ramesh Gopal, general manager, Production, Sharq Sohar Steel Rolling Mills, reported the Oman Observer.

Oman’s Public Authority for Consumer Protection stated that there was no price increase of steel in

February. Its survey looked at the Omani, Turkish, UAE and Qatari steel markets and focused on the prices of four main companies; Bahwan, Al Ansari, Middle East Company and Oman Contracts and Construction Materials.

Steel prices in the UAE reached US$585 a tonne in March after increasing every month since last December. This growth has brightened prospects in terms of the capacity of mills to operate at full capacity, according to Danube Building Materials.

The steady price increase in the region, however, is not in tandem with the steep levels at which global steel prices are rising. This indicates that the regional steel market is becoming less sensitive to global market forces.

"The local steel market required up to 400,000 tonnes of steel per month in the years prior to the downturn, but this has declined to 250,000 tonnes after the global downturn," Rizwan Sajan, Chairman, Danube Building Materials, said.

UAE steel prices climbed from US$484 per tonne last November-December to US$503 in January, US$531 in February.

Comparatively, global steel (mill) prices have gone from US$490 (December 2009) to US$520 (January 2010) to US$535 (February 2010) to $570 (March 2010). ■

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ITHOUT A RELIABLE supply of compressed air the huge textile industries of MENA would not be able to function. Even the finishing, packaging and consignment-consolidation businesses located in Dubai’s ultra-modern textile enclave would find it difficult to make a decent profit, heavily reliant as they are on fabric imports from India and further east. Most of these are nowadays produced on high-capacity airjet looms.

“Textiles need compressed air” said leading manufacturer Kaeser Kompressoren of Coburg, Germany in a special feature in their 2/11 customers’ technology-based report, timed to coincide with the global industry’s most recent ITMA trade show, the industry’s largest (Barcelona, September 22-29 2011). “Common to all textile applications is a need for a powerful and dependable supply of compressed air…

“Almost more than any other industrial sector, the textile industry relies on efficient production of compressed air at all times...provision of this valuable energy source to power air jet looms often accounts for over 85 per cent of total system costs”.

Important The linked articles go on to point out that the general trend of using clean-air processes in the latest integrated plant is growing fast, especially in the huge weaving mills of China and the Indian sub-continent which now supply so many of the high-quality fabrics processed in Northwest Africa and Egypt.

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Compressed air keeps MENA manufacturing Compressed air is the hidden ingredient in textile production. We look at how significant cost savings can be achieved through the right choice of positivedisplacement, centrifugal or axial-flow compressor.

In addition to weaving, other uses of compressed air in today’s globalised and fiercely-competitive textile industries include cotton ginning, polyester yarn blowing, fabric texturing, the special spinning and weaving processes associated with denim production, drying, most stages of process integration, make-up operations, and packaging of final products.

Supply of ultra-clean oil-free air is particularly important for most of these, just as it is in the region’s thriving food processing and pharmaceutical industries. With their sophisticated lubrication-free processes today’s world-scale compressor manufacturers are all geared up to meet this burgeoning demand.

Describing compressed air as the ‘Fourth Utility”, another leading manufacturer Ingersoll Rand with its global headquarters in Ireland and major manufacturing operations nearby in India, where the domestic textile industry constitutes a huge national customer, points out that only 10-15 per cent of a modern compressor’s total life-cycle costs come from the initial investment (capital cost) and subsequent maintenance (operational cost).

Versatility Most of the rest comes from running costs arising directly from energy consumption. Compressors use a lot of energy, but the versatility and operator-safety they offer to industries like textiles and clothing increases productivity many times over. It’s through air-based processes that Asia has come to dominate the world’s supply of woven fabrics in particular, offering value-adding opportunities to businesses all over the world – and especially in North Africa - in the process.

Another major contribution to energy saving is achieved through the installation of adequate controls The principle way to save energy with a compressor is to size it correctly for the job in hand so that only the correct amount of air of the right quality (including temperature) is delivered, and the machine is rarely running under inherently inefficient part-load conditions. This is usually achieved by installing multi-stage equipment which progressively increases the pressure down the line. Inter-stage coolers reduce the energy required to progress through each stage.

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Major contribution Precisely how this cooling is achieved makes a significant contribution to the energy conservation programme. In the case of a modern large textile mill this is often based on a three-stage centrifugal or rotary screw compressor, rated at 1000hp or more.

Another major contribution to energy saving is achieved through the installation of adequate controls which match output to demand for air all the time through an automatic feedback system which matches optimisation with sequencing at the air end.

And a third is achieved by checking the entire system thoroughly and regularly for pressure losses resulting from leakages and energy wastage which of course increases as the pressure rises. It is estimated that more than one-third of the air supplied in a complete manufacturing system is often lost through inadequate attention being paid to eliminating this “artificial demand”.

Textile manufacturers are usually advised to have someone on the site whose job this is permanently to monitor and correct where necessary. Failing pipe couplings are the usual suspects.

Finally there are the issues of matching output (volume of air and its quality) to differing demand at the various take-off points in a typical integrated textile production system.

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Competitive Not all may need oil-free air, for example, and air-temperature requirements vary according to process. And of course the installation of an efficient waste-heat recovery system, readily achieved if water-based interstage cooling is employed, can make the difference between profit and loss in tight-margin

businesses like textile/clothing manufacturing and processing.

Without compressed air many of these operations would not be making any headway at all in the highly competitive post-Multi Fibre Arrangement world, a point that several exhibitors at last year’s ITMA exhibition were keen to make. ■

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Sustainable building in the region Widely adopted in both the Gulf and North Africa, the LEED principle encourages the design, construction and use of high performance ‘green’ buildings. A new version of its acclaimed ratings system appears later this year.

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HIS IS AN important period for the sustainable-building movement.

First, the US Green Building Council will be issuing the latest version of its ratings system in November.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) was launched in 2000, the first ‘holistic’ programme in the USA for certifying the sustainability of a new building’s design and construction.

Second, its UAE equivalent, the EGBC, will be extending its own remit into the preparation of technical guidelines covering the ‘greening’ of existing buildings, and also devising a workable financing scheme to support this. Like the US Council its first programme of assessments and certifications covered newbuild projects only.

Widely used around the world the LEED system helps integrate natural and human activities “through the way we design, build, manage and occupy buildings”, Scot Horst, Senior VP). LEED has become a “global benchmark for what it means to design, build, operate and maintain a green building”. Its guidelines have been regularly redrafted in order to keep them abreast of current ideas – materials, goals, energy issues and the like. This was last done comprehensively in 2011, and by the end of this year the practical observations it has received from members and its various technical advisory groups since (comment period ended 20 March) will have been considered and incorporated into what will be known as LEED 2012.

High performance ‘green’ buildings are becoming an increasingly common sight in the Gulf

On 13 February the US Council said: “The current draft of LEED has been refined to address technical stringency and rigour, measurement and performance tools …

“Additional performance-based management features will help projects measure and manage energy and water usage, site and building material selection, and indoor environmental quality.”

And for projects outside the USA: “LEED 2012 will offer a new global perspective … easier for the international community to engage.”

Added Horst: “LEED 2012 is the next step towards a global, performance-based application.” As he had observed on the 10th anniversary: “It is my sincere hope that in another 10 years we will have been so successful that we will not need LEED at all.”

Newbuild targets marked the movement’s launch, followed in the US by guidelines covering Existing Buildings and Commercial Interiors at the end of 2004.

Then came programmes covering Neighbourhood Development, Schools and individual Homes in the USA, all embodying the same principles of design and construction for optimal performance based on independent verification.

The effective adaptation and replication

that is taking place here is precisely the sort of global programme development that the founding fathers looked to when LEED was being shaped. As well as the Emirates Council there now exist matching organisations in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar and the KSA. Encouraging certification by newbuild operators has been the main local objective to date, but the move towards awarding the coveted plaques for existing buildings, including recognition of wider activities such as financing, human behaviour, facilities and purchasing management etc. is an important step towards completion of the programme. Adoption of Housing standards will be a big challenge.

Here in Dubai the EGBC’s website cites the example of a foreign contractor’s headquarters building on busy Sheikh Zayed Road, which was recently awarded Version 2.0 Certification for its Commercial Interiors implementation in accord with the standing LEED guidelines.

These included making maximum use of natural daylight and outlook, use of sustainable materials in furniture, savings of nearly a third in water consumption, intelligent lighting control, full-scale recycling, and siting in close proximity to public transport. ■

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BRIEFLY ■ KUWAIT IS POSITIONING itself as one of the region’s emerging construction markets with over 267 projects worth US$274 billion underway this year, according to a report from CPH World Media, a business research and intelligence firm. The report shows that key factors like high levels of population growth, a robust economy and surging oil prices will help drive in more development for the country’s construction segment. The CPH World Media report further points out that the Kuwaiti government is expected to invest US$3 billion in the construction industry in the next five years, while private sector investment is anticipated to reach US$8 billion. Major projects that have already started include US$14 billion Al-Zour refinery, the US$3.3 billion Failaka Island development, the US$2 billion planned expansion of Kuwait International Airport (KIA) and a major road development program.

Are sustainability-related regulations on the way?

AMID A MORE assertive drive from GCC governments to implement green building codes on all construction and infrastructure projects, industry experts foresee these output methods as a short-term reality that will complement growing economic opportunities, with the UAE leading the trend in the region. Holley Chant, Corporate Sustainability Director at KEO International Consultants, and a speaker at the Infrastructure ARABIA Summit, explains: “I am confident that within less than five years every market in the GCC will have sustainability-related regulations. This started in the UAE, then Qatar, and now all other GCC countries are showing signs of Regulations concerning sustainable building in the GCC could become standard

implementation of policies that can be classified as sustainable regulations.”

Chant discussed the extent to which these sustainable agendas have been transformed by recent economic conditions at the four-day Infrastructure ARABIA Summit at WORLD ecoConstruct, the pioneering construction and infrastructure event which took place from 22-25 April 2012 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

“Since mid-2009, nearly every building Request for Proposal (RFP) that KEO has responded to has some form of sustainability requirement scoped in it. During project design, an integrated design team can feasibly validate energy savings of 20 to 50 per cent over a baseline building of energy use, depending on how ambitious the project is.”

Chant believes that to achieve these benefits, sustainability goals must be embraced throughout design development and through to construction. “What is critical to maintain those savings is the sustainable energy strategy of the design during operation. The end user must also have well trained facilities management staff who understand how to make a building perform as it was designed and commissioned to.”

Paraslim makes Oman debut SUSTAINED SOCIAL AND economic development in Oman has led to the need for the redevelopment and extension of national infrastructure throughout the state.

Having developed and utilised Paraslim across the globe, particularly in the UK where it has transformed the marketplace for the construction of composite bridges, RMD Kwikform has introduced the system into the Omani market for the first time.

RMD Kwikform recognised the need for a falsework and formwork system that

specialised in the construction of composite bridges in a region of the world where an ever-evolving infrastructure demands an effective, safe and efficient method of bridge construction.

The introduction of Paraslim to the market effectively meets the needs of the market and the customer on the Athabia Flyover in Oman.

Faced with the task of widening the Athabia Flyover on the Sultan Qaboos Road, a major road in Oman’s capital city Muscat, building contractors Larsen & Toubro Oman LLC approached RMD

Kwikform for a solution that could meet the tight programme times and safety concerns of the project.

Commenting on the reasons for bringing Paraslim to the Middle East and its use on the Athabia Flyover project, Steve Phillips, Resident Director - Oman said: “Paraslim is ideal for this kind of bridge work where the existing flyover is widened to accommodate an additional lane to ease the traffic flow. There is live traffic over and under the bridge and it is practically impossible to close the traffic below to put up scaffolding.

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EBS invests in new machinery EMIRATES BUILDING SYSTEMS (EBS), a subsidiary of Dubai Investments Industries (DII) and a regional pioneer in the fabrication and construction of steel structures, has invested in a full line of technologically-advanced industrial laser cutting machines from Europe.

A laser cutting machine at EBS With the capacity to cut stainless steel, aluminum and carbon steel, the machines computing systems allow the machine to electronic drawings, thereby are extremely useful in structural applications download where the volume and precision of the metal eliminating human intervention and errors. We required for production is critical. Tubular have additionally installed the Flying Cut Off trusses and three dimensional structures are system and an intelligent discharge mechanism within the machine to increase overall also common products for the machines.

Samir Akra, General Manager, Emirates efficiency.”

EBS’ new range of industrial laser cutting Building Systems, said: “As pioneers in the UAE, EBS is continuously investing in new technology machines is linked through a computer to the for delivering quality metal products and manufacturer in Europe to allow experts at the services. The new state-of-art machines can producer’s end gain a full view of the machine simultaneously cut, bevel and achieve maximum and offer precise advice as and when needed.

Established in 1997, EBS has a proven track precision in length and inclination angles. High speed, pin point accuracy and increased record in providing end-to-end steel building tolerances are some of the added benefits of the solutions for several of the region’s prestigious steel structure landmarks such as Dubai Metro, new machines.

“The range is fitted out with self-diagnostic Al Maktoum International Airport and the Tripoli software to increase reliability. Embedded International Airport, Libya.

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BRIEFLY ■ INCREASED PUBLIC SPENDING is stoking business growth in Saudi Arabia and this has boosted cement demand, prompting factories to increase production.

Demand has been rising on the back of huge government and private sector projects, and an expected surge in public expenditure above budgeted levels will further fuel demand growth, National Commercial Bank (NCB) said.

■ IRAQ INTENDS TO build 2.5mn housing units in different provinces at a total cost of US$25 billion, in addition to another project linking Iraqi ports with Turkey, Syria and Jordan worth US$8 billion, the Iraqi housing minister said recently.

■ A PARTNERSHIP OF Oman United Engineering Services (OUES) and Portugal's Sociedade de Construções Soares da Costa has won a US$62mn contract to build road infrastructure linking the Muscat Expressway with the new Muscat International Airport.

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Project Profile

Building a better future in Beirut

The project is the largest single contract undertaken in the Lebanon to date

RMD Kwikform is helping Saudi contractor Al Saad General Contracting bring the popular Middle East City Centre Mall chain run by UAE based Majid al Futtaim to Beirut with the construction of the 125,000sqm Beriut City Centre Mall complex.

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OVERING AN AREA in excess of 60,000m2, the US$300mn, six- storey Beirut City Centre Mall will be Lebanon’s largest mall when completed in mid 2013. The construction of this 200 shop development has been fast tracked thanks in part to the contractor’s use of a range of formwork and shoring equipment from RMD Kwikform.

The main contractor Al Saad General Contracting, purchased in excess of 300 tonnes of RMD Kwikform’s Kwikstage propping systems, special adjustable bespoke column, straight and curved wall and lift core formwork.

The project further strengthens RMD Kwikform’s experience in Mall construction following significant success in the sector across the Middle East region.

Having proven its’ equipment capabilities and engineering expertise by being the sole formwork and shoring supplier on the construction of the worlds largest shopping mall, The Dubai Mall, RMD Kwikform was a natural choice for Al Saad, as Project Manager Eng. Nabil Abdallah commented: “Whenever you take on a large landmark

project of this kind, there is a great deal of expertise required in its delivery.

“Having won the project in a highly competitive tender process in early 2009, we ourselves put out a tender for the formwork and shoring requirements for the job and were looking at a sole supplier agreement. In addition to experience we wanted more than just the obvious criteria of price and availability of off the shelf equipment.

“In particular when we looked at the overall design of the mall, we recognised that there were potential savings to be achieved by opting for an adjustable column formwork solution. We liked RMD Kwikform’s approach in designing a simple system that could be adapted to our sites exact requirements. To speed up the slab construction we opted for an in-situ concrete beam system supporting pre-cast deck slabs with an in-situ concrete topping. RMD Kwikform’s Kwikstage propping systems provided an economical and quick to erect system for the support of the primary beams with the added benefit of being an excellent access system for use during the finishing stages of the works. Youssef Alouf, RMD Kwikform Lebanon Branch Manager was on hand on an almost daily basis on the project providing a level of personal support to my construction team which was invaluable during the early stages of equipment erection and striking”.

The project is a significant success for the RMD Kwikform operation in Beirut and represents the largest single contract undertaken in the country to date. The project came during a record year for the business following previous contract wins on the landmark Mdeirej Bridge redevelopment and a number of medium and large sized contract wins in the country’s booming commercial development sector.

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Meanwhile, RMD Kwikform’s heavy duty Megashor shoring system was used by Nass Contracting to support the construction of Bahrain’s largest every precast section flyover, measuring 1.8km. The complex structure known as the Isa Gate Flyover is being constructed for the Ministry of Works, using the combination of a specialist launcher system, supported by Megashor towers. Capable of lifting and moving the individually formed precast sections, each weighing up to 190 tonnes, the launcher system is configured to span three piers at any one time. Due to the sheer weight of the precast sections and the very complex camber, in order to ensure the safe erection of the flyover, Megashor towers were needed to support both the weight of the launcher system at each pier point and the additional weight of the precast sections.

Put into place in a series of three sections at any one time, the precast sections are initially lifted horizontally by the launcher, before being moved vertically to meet the previously secured sections. Once all three sections are in place, they are secured and glued together. In preparation for each of these sequence lifts, RMD Kwikform engineers operating from its Bahrain office, worked with engineers from contractor Nass Contracting to determine the exact forces and moments that would be potentially placed on the Megashor support towers by each precast section.

Armed with these figures and the general site knowledge gained from working with Nass Contracting since the start of the project, RMD

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Kwikform engineers provided Nass Contracting site staff with the technical information and drawings required for the erection of each of the Megashor tower systems.

Erected around the three piers to support the launcher, the tower systems are each made up of Megashor legs ranging in size from 0.5 to 2.7 metres. Interlaced with Superslim Soldiers for rigidity, the individual towers are connected together to form a rigid structure capable of supporting up to three precast sections. Megashor jacks are used at the base and the top of each tower to vary the height to accurately support two large primary steel beams and a secondary steel beam, mounted onto the top of the Megashor structure. In order to then meet the tight cm tolerances required for the project to support the precast sections, two hydraulic jacks are mounted onto the secondary steel beam, allowing the whole system to be altered to meet the camber of the flyover. ■

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Construction News

CCS hosts events in Oman and Qatar CONSTRUCTION COMPUTER SOFTWARE (Gulf) held two exclusive events for its existing and prospective clients in Doha and Muscat in March.

The events were held in order to encourage the current and prospective users of Candy Estimating & Project Control and BuildSmart Construction ERP software products to maximise the return on their investment in our products, hence the title and theme of the events: ‘Maximising the return on your CCS investment’.

Both shows included presentation from CCS on how to get the best out of their software products Candy and BuildSmart. The events both ended with an interactive Q&A. The events provided a unique opportunity for CCS to communicate with many of the leading construction companies and professionals in a single location.

Representatives from some of the most prominent construction companies in Qatar and Oman attended the shows and included the likes of Al Jaber, Gulf Contracting, QBC, Habtoor Leighton, Contrack, Voltas and Midmac in Qatar and Carillion Alawi, Douglas OHI, Larsen & Toubro, Target and Taylor Woodrow in Oman.

A number of clients provided testimonials during both shows that explained their experiences with Candy and BuildSmart.

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Arc & gas welding & cutting GCE Butbro is a market leader when it comes to cutting and welding and production of industrial regulators. The range consists of a wide span of products for different duties, designed according to the requirements of most international standards such as DIN, Afnor, BSI or Nordic, according to the company. The torch range includes products for heating, cutting, brazing and flame cleaning applications. Regulators, torches and other products are also increasingly put together in sets and sold to the customers in a package.

Lifting clamps for workshops & yards Lifting Clamps from Finat SrL, made of high impact alloy and tool steels, are a practical solution to widespread lifting operations requirements. Finat products integrate practical design and innovative safety features to make lifting operations user-friendly and financially rational.

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ADVERTISER INDEX ADVERTISER INDEX Company ........................................................Page Aggreko Middle East Limited ..................................4 AKSA Jenerator Sanayi A.S. ..................................28 Al Khorayef Group ................................................30 ALAA Industrial Equipment Factory ........................8 Arminox Gulf FZCO ..............................................73 British Offset ......................................................25 Brother International (Gulf) FZE ............................37 Central Power Research Institute ..........................20 Ceramic Pipes Company ......................................23 Charlotte Pipe and Foundry ..................................19 CompAir Middle East............................................67 Construction Computer Software Gulf LLC ..............74 DiPerk Power Solutions ........................................45 DMG World Media (BIG 5 Dubai) ............................77 DMG World Media (ADIPEC 2012) ..........................44 Doosan Infracore..................................................15 Euroblast Middle East ..........................................72 F G Wilson (Engineering) Ltd ..................................11

First Forever Co Ltd ..............................................63 Galva Coat for Galvanizing & Light Poles ..............48 Gersan Elektrik AS ..............................................39 Greaves Cotton Limited ..........................................7 Green Power Systems S.r.l. ..................................33 Himoinsa ............................................................47 International Exhibition Services S.r.l. ..................68 IronPlanet ..........................................................49 Jubaili Bros Sal ....................................................62 Kaeser Kompressoren FZE ....................................69 Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd ........................................9 Kohler Power Systems ..........................................35 LG Electronics Gulf ..............................................21 Liebherr Export AG ..............................................71 Luvata Italy s.r.l. ................................................38 Marelli Motori S.p.A. ..............................................2 NIPCO ................................................................62 Oriental Copper Co. Ltd. ......................................55 Peter Berghaus GmbH ........................................48

Prakash Steelage Ltd. ..........................................59 Raghadan Commercial Est ..................................60 Ramco Systems Limited ......................................61 RESCAB ..............................................................29 Rittal Middle East FZE ..........................................41 Royal Gulf LLC ....................................................61 Saudi Electric Industries Company Ltd. ................53 Saudi Leather Industries Company Ltd. ................14 Saudi Vetonit Co. (SAVETO) ..................................27 Schoeck ME FZE ..................................................79 SSAB ..................................................................42 Success Electronics & Transformer Manufacturer ..17 Tahany Technical Suppliers LLC ............................51 Valbruna Gulf FZE ................................................57 Volvo Penta International ......................................5 Yamuna Power & Infrastructure Ltd ......................13 Yash HiVoltage Insulators Pvt Ltd..........................43 Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo ......................................65 Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co Ltd ................87

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‫ﺷﺮﻛﺘﺎ ﺷﺤﻦ ﺳﻌﻮدﻳﺘﺎن ﺗﻌﻘﺪان اﺗﻔﺎﻗﺎ اﺳﺘﺮاﺗﻴﺠﻴﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﺪء اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ ﺧﻂ اﻟﻘﻄﺎرات اﻟﺨﻔﻴﻔﺔ‬ ‫واﻟﻤﺘﺮو ﻓﻲ أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ‬ ‫اﻓﺘﺘﺎح ﻣﻴﻨﺎء ﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺮﺑﻊ اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﺎم‬ ‫ﻗﻄﺮ ﺗﻤﻨﺢ ﻋﻘﺪا ﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬ أﻋﻤﺎل اﻟﺤﻔﺮ ﺑﻤﻴﻨﺎء اﻟﺪوﺣﺔ اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ‬ ‫ﺷﺮﻛﺔ أﺳﺒﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﺗﻔﻮز ﺑﻌﻘﺪ ﺳﻌﻮدي ﻟﺘﺼﻨﻴﻊ ﻗﻄﺎرات رﻛﺎب‬

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