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FRONT 9 UPC’S REED AIMS FOR TWO-FOLD SUSTAINABILITY Abu Dhabi’s landmark plans for its capital district will be driven by a dual effort towards both environmental and ‘cultural sustainability’.
10 DSO TENDERS FOR Q2 A senior official has revealed that Dubai Silicon Oasis is planning to float several important tenders for later in the year.
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CW lists the most influential construction suppliers and manufacturers in the region who offer products from BIM software to cement and steel.
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The latest news and projects from Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
A looks at innovations in wooden I-beam formwork systems at this year’s Bauma show
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BACK 58 SECTOR FOCUS Pipeline projects have been plentiful in the Middle East of late, as CW discovers.
64 DIALOGUE Salah Ameen, executive director for Limitless in the Middle East talks, about why a landscape is important and how the Metro will be an essential element of The Galleries. APRIL 24–30, 2010 CONSTRUCTION WEEK
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JOBS OF THE WEEK Sales executive, Sharjah Mechnical engineer, Abu Dhabi QA manager, Abu Dhabi
IN PICTURES: CONSTRUCTION AND THE IPAD The iPad has been launched, but for many, the key question is what’s it for? Part of the answer may lie in software such as Buro Happold’s goBIM App. The tool enables Building Information Modeling (BIM) to be viewed on iPhones and therefore in remote locations including on site. The launch of the iPad is set to radically increase the power of app since designers will be able to view models on a much larger scale, or so say Buro Happold. To read more visit www.ConstructionWeekOnline.com
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MAIL RE: PILING CONTRACTORS DIG DEEP IN TOUGH TIMES I do agree with Mr Mukundan. Most piling contractors and companies related to foundation work have been impacted and are suffering because they haven’t been paid by their clients. It has become very tough for these companies to survive and I hope we see the revival of the market again. VIRAT MEHTA RE: IPAD TO LAUNCH NEW ‘APP’ FOR BUILDING DESIGNERS I have a tablet PC, which is about four years old and runs on a BIM programme. It works just fine. This is another Apple flash with no bang. CHAD OISTAD It all sounds good, but reviewing BIM models on an iPhone and iTablet would not enhance productivity. Any decent project size requires model sizes, which would not be possible to load and view on an iPhone etc. Even Window 7 computers take time to load models. Get real. GEORGE TRACY RE: NEW FRENCH PAVEMENT GENERATES ELECTRICITY A similar system for power generated by cars was introduced in the UK last year. In Dubai, a simple way to gain energy from people would be to incorporate the technological devices in the stairs inside the metro stations. TONY MARSHALLSAY
Brilliant. Now we can further improve the technology, place it into Dubai’s freeways and generate enough electricity to light up the whole town at night. VINCENT RE: ALUMINIUM DEMAND SINKS AS PRICES ROCKET Less demand, high oil process and unstable conditions will directly lead to materials price increases. MAHMOUD RE: GOING FOR GOLD I find it quite surprising that this building is going for a LEED certification, I hope that this does not include the parking areas as, I feel that the lighting in this area has been over specified as most of the parking lot has a lux level of at least 600-700 at floor level, which is even more than work desk areas in the industry. Another thing is that the temperature in the mall common areas doesn’t seem to be regulated as the temperature is approximately 20 degrees in the evening. A setting of 2-3 degrees higher would have saved a significant amount of energy. This is especially visible on weeknights when the mall is not crowded and you see people in sweaters walking about since it’s too cold inside. I have been told by some visitors that the refrigerator sections aisles in Carrefour are warmer than the mall common areas; what a waste of cooling energy! MAHMOUD
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Who knew that a volcano in Iceland would have an impact on the local construction industry? Anyone planning a trip to Munich’s Bauma trade show found out just how much impact last Saturday, when flights to Europe were grounded. There are plenty of sizeable suppliers and contractors working in the GCC that call Europe their home market, so the event is a big one for them. The fact that key buyers from an important construction market – that’s here by the way – wouldn’t be on hand to spend a few dollars means Bauma and its exhibitors may have missed out because of the ash. One man that did make it to the show was Greg Whitaker, editor of PMV Middle East, who had been invited by Doka. Already in Ireland for a machinery event, he managed to make it to Munich overland, via Dublin, London, Norfolk, Paris, Strasbourg, Stuttgart and Zurich. What was his purpose? In part it’s an opportunity to see new technology and cool kit up close. But it’s also a chance to get face-to-face with the critical suppliers who keep industry innovation ticking over. The influence these suppliers, their tools, technology and ideas have is difficult to measure, but is certainly significant. It usually comes down to money. Clever ideas save time and thus cash. Core materials such as steel, cement, copper and aluminium, always seem to cost more. New, efficient machinery can save money in the long run, but needs cash up front. Fixtures, fittings and finishing touches can have a huge impact on the operational cost of the finished product, but again require up front investment. In our first ‘power list’ we’ve ranked the top 50 suppliers who we think are most influential in Gulf construction. Not everyone will agree, least of all some on the list, but it will certainly give you something to talk about. Oh, and if anyone can give Greg a ride back from Munich he’ll really appreciate it.
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JAMES REED, A DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR ABU DHABI’S CAPITAL DISTRICT, SAYS THE PROJECT IS AIMING FOR CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY.
UPC’S REED AIMS FOR TWO-FOLD SUSTAINABILITY By Ben Roberts
Abu Dhabi’s landmark plans for its capital district will be driven by a dual effort towards both environmental and ‘cultural sustainability’, combining local and international knowledge, a senior planner for the Urban Planning Council (UPC) told ConstructionWeek. James Reed, development manager for the 45km2 district, said on the second day of Cityscape Abu Dhabi that the UPC’s efforts will provide a ‘model for how master plans are executed’. “The basic project assembly, land, money and buildings are the same [as the US],” the Texan-bred manager said. “Then at the next level it becomes ‘real estate’ – from non-market issues to market issues. Then you are asking ‘will this building do what we want it to do?’
“We’re combining all these things through the UPC and the Abu Dhabi government. We’re taking the energy, money and leadership of the government, of where it wants to go, to create a sustainable city that is also culturally sustainable.” He added that although the drive to be green ‘will always be a big part’, the project must keep its focus on the end users. This is what is meant by culturally sustainable. “If people don’t want to be there, if no-one lives there, then it’s just a series of buildings.” The UPC forecasts that the current 1.4 million population will swell to around three million by 2030. It will have approximately 3,000 villas on plots, single family plots, adjacent to the Khalifa ‘A’ neighbourhood. “Many homes will be for first time
buyers,” he said. The infrastructure is to be completed by the end of 2015. The development will be subjected to the Estidama system, which Reed says is more detailed than LEED. He added that the UPC continues to push for Estidama to be mandatory. “We’ll have requirements for investors and governments and encourage the utilization of Pearl as much as possible. The UPC is taking sustainability as far as we can take it,” he said, and added that it would also endeavour to source materials such as concrete locally. Sustainability will also be represented at a human level. Eventually, Emirati building expertise will be a key export. “What’s happening among the Emiratis is a concerted effort to have an impact at all levels.” APRIL 24-30, 2010 CONSTRUCTION WEEK
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FRONT CONTRACTORS ALERTED TO Q2 DSO TENDERS By CW Staff As Dubai Silicon Oasis prepares to hand over the second phase of its Cedre Villas project in mid-May, a senior official has revealed that it is planning to float several important tenders for later in the year. “We are planning for 189 warehouses to be built, and also for the Silicon Residences 4, 5 and 6, which are apartments,” Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) senior vice president for engineering management Muammar Khaled Al Khadeeri told Arabian Business at Cityscape Abu Dhabi last Monday. “We hope that these tenders will be floated at the end of the second quarter.” Al Khadeeri said that the 668 units in the Cedre Villas second phase were effectively completed, with landscaping and power connections being completed. He added that the project’s community centre would be finished by August. Another project that flagged tenders last week was The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, which will invite interest for the construction of its super-structure nearer the end of this year after the design scheduled for the end of this month is finished. The art museum is part of the extensive US $32.66 billion (AED120 billion) portfolio of projects conceived by the Emirate’s Tourism Development & Investment Company that are at various stages of design and development.
HIGH PRAISE FOR WORLD’S TALLEST TOWER By Orlando Crowcroft
DSOA IS PREPARING TO HANDOVER TENDERS.
‘BUILD IT AND THEY WILL BUY’ DAYS ARE OVER By CW Staff
Burj Khalifa scooped the top accolade at Cityscape Abu Dhabi, with judges praising the 828m tower in downtown Dubai as ‘truly iconic’. The Burj, designed by SOM architects for developers Emaar, won best mixed use category just weeks after re-opening to the public following problems with its lifts. As well as praising the world’s tallest tower, the judges also commended the development of downtown Dubai, which includes Dubai Mall and a range of commercial and residential units. “This development encompasses everything good in a mixed use development - a pleasant commercial working environment, a range of excellent hospitality venues and a beautiful residential integration,” they said. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Gardens, in downtown Riyadh, picked up the award for sustainability, with judges anticipating the development’s influence on a generation of Saudis. Meanwhile, Emaar received the Cityscape architecture award for Best Urban Design and Master Planning for their framework plan for the Eastern Harbor in Alexandria, Egypt. Judges praised Emaar for its “integrated and coordinated approach”.
GERMANY SIGNS UAE RAIL DEAL By Conrad Egbert
Developers in the UAE are being warned to pay closer attention to consumer demand if they hope to sell or rent off the space in the multitude of new projects coming online in the country, industry observers say.
CONSUMERS NOW PREFER TO BUY FITTED OUT UNITS.
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“Developers have been building ‘outside in’ - that is, for the look of the property rather than the efficient use of the interior floorspace,” Cluttons Abu Dhabi associate director Harry Goodson Wickes said at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2010. “This was all fine when supply is limited and demand is high, but as more discerning occupiers look at the new supply line in the market, they will be attracted by more functional usage.” The Cluttons director added that if a building has been built more efficiently, the service charge is likely to be lower, which is again an attractive proposition for occupiers.
Last week German national rail operator Deutsche Bahn said in a statement that it has signed a memorandum of understanding in Abu Dhabi laying out a strategic partnership between the rail giant and UAE-based Al Masaood Group for the planning, construction and operation of rail systems. “What is being planned involves projects in the double-digit billions range,” a Bahn spokesman said. The operator said that billion dollar rail systems are set to be built in the UAE capital.
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elcome to the first ever Construction Week power list – our exclusive countdown of the most influential construction suppliers in the construction industry. Over the past six months, we have been when it comes to price, few people can examining in detail the work of construction doubt the contribution that Ducab has suppliers all across the industry – from raw made to the industry since it was formed materials such as chemicals, to construction 31 years ago. In recent times it has supplied products such as formwork, and finished cables for some of the world’s prestigious products, such as fittings. projects the including the Burj Khalifa, These are the companies which we believe Palm Jumeirah, Grand Mosque, Burj Al are truly shaping the industry. While the big Arab and Emirates Palace. More recently, name developers, contractors, engineers, it also worked on the brand new Mirdiff designer and architects usually steel the City Centre project. glory and the limelight, these are the comWhile our list as been based on contribupanies without whom there would be no tions to GCC projects, the strong presence industry. These are the unsung heroes, who of foreign suppliers is notable. At Number 14 between them have already left their mark on the list is China-based LiuGong, which during the past year has been recognized as in the construction history books. From an initial list of over 200 companies, an emerging leader in global construction our editors have picked out what we believe equipment. With nine product lines in 80 to be the definitive list of the 50 most influ- countries it is now the largest global manufacturer of wheel ential suppliers. To rank the compa“THESE ARE THE loaders. COMPANIES WITHOUT nies, we have a looked Our list contains WHOM THERE WOULD 14 companies from at a variety of criteria: BE NO INDUSTRY. the projects the compaUAE and eight from nies have worked on, the Saudi Arabia, but also technology used, innovation, historical record touches on Germany, the UK, the US, plus other European and Asian nations. and financial performance. As mentioned, our research began So who is on the list? Topping the charts is the Saudi based Zamil Group. And they six months ago as we studied closely don’t come much bigger than the diverse the work of over 200 suppliers from operation run by the family company, which across the region. Having filtered the spans air-conditioning manufacturing to list down to 50 companies in late March architectural glass processing, plastics to this year, our team of 8 researchers and steel fabrication and paints and cranes to editors ranked positions 11 - 50 following heavy process equipment. With 12,000 staff a series of meetings. in 60 countries, its influence in construction Having agreed on the companies that we supply has been second to none. felt deserved to be in the top ten, we then used In second place is the Corus Group, Europe’s a voting system to decide the final placing: second largest steel producer with annual each of our team ranked the top ten comparevenues of around $18 billion and a crude nies with between 1-10 points (10 points for steel production of over 20 million tonnes. maximum score) – the top ten list was then From roofs to floors and foundations, there compiled according to the most number is no part of the construction process that of points attained by Corus is not involved in. Its main steel- each company. making operations are in Europe and The Netherlands. Closely behind in third place is Ducab. With copper being the most volatile product
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ZAMIL GROUP STEEL, GLASS
Zamil Group Holding Company is a Saudi company that has always set its sights on the global plan. From its beginnings buying in the plastic industry, it has built a reputation for high quality and price competitive products and services as well as investment opportunities for investors. Zamil Steel, one subsidiary, has a powerful offering in the Middle East, having already won top contracts in New Zealand and India and with a footprint in Vietnam. Zamil Glass is another force in GCC, a processor of architectural glass serving contractors and end users in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the GCC region. Three years ago it created a robotic line to boost efficiency and allow it to compete in new markets. The company covers more than 60 sectors. It has a 12,000-strong workforce in more than 60 countries,
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ZAMIL HAS A 12,000 STRONG WORKFORCE IN OVER 60 COUNTRIES AND VAST MANUFACTURING FACILITIES.
vast manufacturing facilities and strong affiliations with international partners. Its growth allowed it to branch into capital intensive chemical and petrochemical projects in the early 1990s, and they remain areas of strong
returns. Zamil Group continues to build ventures with technology and market leaders, as well as with regional private companies – making it one of the most diverse and influential groups in the GCC market.
powerhouse is gaining more traction, and threatening to dominate the spectrum of sectors that Corus sells into – which includes clients in rail, energy and power generation and engineering. It is also environmentconscious too. Earlier this year it co-
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Corus – a subsidiary of Tata Steel - is Europe’s second largest steel producer with annual revenues of around GBP12 billion and a crude steel production of over 20 million tonnes. It now has its sights on the GCC market. It covers seven major areas in the construction sector. From structured steel, roofing, walling and flooring to housing and highway engineering, its expansion in the GCC region for its construction offering has told a very interesting story for this company. And it is not short of innovations. Its wall systems, for example, include a Coruspatented construction material, BiSteel, which comprises two steel plates that are connected together to form panels by an array of friction welded transverse bars. The void between these panels is then filled with readymixed concrete to create a composite material with outstanding strength. Now the construction part of this 14
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DUCAB CABLES
Dubai Cable Company is a technologically advanced cable manufacturing company that was established in 1979 by the government of Dubai as a joint venture with BICC Cables. Today, it is equally owned by the governments of Abu Dhabi and Dubai supplying a range of high quality power cables and accessories to customers across the world in 40 countries. With three cable manufacturing factories, a Copper Rod Plant, and PVC compounding facility across the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the company has a manufacturing capability of over 110,000 metal tonnes of high, medium and low voltage cables and wires per annum, with a sales network spread across the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa. At the local level, Ducab has a market share over 50% in the UAE with plans to reach a GCC market share of 25% in the near future. Total annual sales have doubled several times over since the company’s launch in 1979, reaching AED3.3 billion by 2008 and 2.4 in 2009. Since its founding, Ducab has supplied cables and wires for a number of landmark projects within the UAE
ALUMCO GROUP CEMENT
Alumco has secured itself as one of the market leaders in the aluminium façades, and the prime business and specialty is the design, engineering, manufacturing, and installation of all types of facade systems. The services span across all types of products from advanced to traditional curtain wall systems, as well as cladding systems. The company is innovative in trying to make the most of local and international systems and solutions - thereby offering the most up-to-date technologies and meeting global standards. The corporate offices and factories are located in the Dubai Investments Park industrial area and the branch office is
and internationally. Some of Ducab’s biggest projects in the UAE include Burj Khalifa, Dubai Metro, Emirates Palace, Burj Al Arab, Atlantis, The Palm, and Yas Marina Circuit. In the greater GCC, Ducab has also supplied power cables to projects like the Ras Gas Project, Lulu Centre and the Dasman Hypermarket (Qatar), Central Bank of Oman, Al Manah Power Station and the Oman Culture Centre (Oman), Sur Hospital Bahrain, Gulf Air
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located in Abu Dhabi in Al Mussaffah Zone. The facility covers a total land area of 33,000 m2 and houses the corporate offices, the aluminium factory, the glass factory, the unitise curtain wall factory and the metal and coating factory. The company’s scope of work includes curtain wall systems, skylights, cladding, doors and windows, double glazing, tempering, powder coating and stainless steel fabrication. Alumco Glass Division, another key division, is one of the largest glass processors in Dubai, continues to specialize in the supply and delivery of the entire range of glass products, assuring highest quality and total customer satisfaction. Alumco also has a dedicated team of experienced engineers and technicians in the areas of design and engineering and metal and cladding.
Headquarters, Bahrain City Centre, Bahrain Financial Harbour (Bahrain), Kuwait Oil Company and Kuwait National Petroleum Company (Kuwait). Further abroad in Asia, the company’s milestone contributions include working on the Public Utility Board (Singapore), ICC Tower (Hong Kong), HSBC Corporate Office (Hong Kong), the Delhi Metro (India) and Shiraz Metro (Iran). Ducab prides itself on setting and maintaining the highest qualitystandards of power cables while employing skilled workers to operate state-of-the-art equipment and conduct extensive testing at every phase of production. In the last few years, Ducab has witnessed tremendous growth of its capacity and facilities. The company partnered with UAE utility providers Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) in 2009 to establish the joint-venture company Ducab HV; the region’s first dedicated high-voltage manufacturing facility. Overall, Ducab strives to be the highest-quality cable manufacturer in the world, satisfying the aims and aspirations of the company’s shareholders, employees and the communities in which it operates.
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SAUDI CEMENT COMPANY CEMENT
Saudi Cement Company (SCC) is a Dammam-based joint stock company engaged in the manufacture of cement and cement products, as well as investing in cement related sectors. Its products feature ordinary Portland cement, sulphateresistant cement and oil well cement, in addition to other types of cement distributed domestically. It has two cement plants located in the eastern province of the Kingdom: Hofuf plant and Ain Dar plant. Its export market includes the Gulf countries - including Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar - as well as the United States and other countries in Europe and Africa. The company owns and operates an export terminal at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. Even against a government ban on the export of cement, its net profit announced for the first quarter of 2010 was US $47 million (SR 176.6 million), an increase of 16%. Net income rose to SR176.6 million, or SR 1.73 a share, from SR152 million, or SR1.49 per share in the year-earlier period, according to Bloomberg. It has a market capitalization of SR 7.5 billion, and since December – despite pressures on the cement industry following national export bans – the company’s stock has risen, from around SR55 to SR74.25 on 18th April.
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EMIRATES STEEL INDUSTRIES STEEL
Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) is a wholly owned government factory strategically located at the recently developed Industrial City of Abu Dhabi. The factory is the largest steel plant in the UAE, utilising the latest rolling mill technology to produce reinforcing bars for the construction industry. Now nine years old, the company has since met the growing demand for quality steel products for the UAE’s construction sector, and is the only significant domestic supplier of deformed reinforcing steel bars. The rolling mill has a design capacity of 600,000 tonnes of rebar per year and the company is currently running at full capacity. Using the latest steel rolling mill technology and equipment, it produces rebar conforming to British Standard BS4449/97 Grade 60 in sizes from 10m to 32mm. ESI has been involved in prestigious projects such as the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, the Corniche Development project, the Dubai Marina Towers, Shangri La Hotel in Dubai, the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, Qatar and water and power projects in Sharjah and Fujairah EMI HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR NINE YEARS. amongst many others. 16
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KANOO MACHINERY PMV
For a long time now Kanoo that helped place pipes into Machinery has established the desert to the earth moving itself into the heart of GCC construction. machines that paved the ways, It has stayed ahead of the competition Kanoo Machinery and by the breadth of its products – for Commercial Division whichever part of the project is being has worked on worked on onsite, there’s a good chance some of the most it is a Kanoo machine in operation. The extensive projects. company has helped the region grow to The Kanoo what we see today. Machinery and A family business, Kanoo’s range Commercial Division includes general application represents a wide range machines such as Grove of leading international cranes and Hyster forklifts equipment manufacturers Kanoo win s to more specific machines Saudi Arabia, ‘G lo b a Distribut l throughout o such as Lincoln arcBahrain, the Arab r Year’ awa of the Emirates andUnited welding machines and Oman within rd fro Tennant road sweepers and Perkins m such areas as maintenance scrubbers. From the cranes and construction, earth-
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ARABIAN PIPE COMPANY PIPES
Arabian Pipe Company, a Saudi joint stock company, is the largest manufacturer of medium range High Frequency Welded (HFW) steel pipes in the Middle East. It has a market capitalisation of almost US 15.7 million (SR59 million). Its facility, within an investment exceeding $199.98 million, is centrally located in the Riyadh Second Industrial City and specialises in the manufacture and anti-corrosion coating HFW pipe for the construction industry,
as well as the hydrocarbon sectors. Its annual production capacity is 160,000 metric tonnes per year. The operation incorporates state-of-theart technology exceeding the stringent requirements of companies working in the oil and gas field. It has major export markets, as well as working on local projects, including some for Saudi Aramco. Respectively, these projects include crude onshore pipelines for clients KOC and Saudi Texaco; a 463km pipeline onshore for the Dahran-to-Riyadh product pipeline; as well as products onshore for ABV Rock and Al Joaib.
moving machinery, cranes and material handling Last year, its export department won a major contract from Pexi Gulf to supply 12 Bobcat telehandlers for re-export. The AED4.2 million deal was a result of the department’s expansion into not just the Middle East, but Africa and Asia. Kanoo is one of the region’s most well-known entrepreneurs, with a keen eye for joint ventures.
THE COMPANY’S PIPES ARE PRODUCED IN SAUDI.
STEEL Material prices have been fluctuating greatly so far in 2010, providing a challenge to suppliers and developers alike as they struggle to meet deadlines and keep expenditure down. Steel is one such headache. Contract price restructuring by some of the biggest iron ore miners in the world – including BHP Billiton – has in turn pushed up the price of the metal that is ubiquitous for some types of projects. Increases of up to US $272 (AED1000) per metric tonne at the beginning of April on the back of changes in pricing have disrupted building projects and created an imbalance in supply and demand for local steel companies. Prices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi rose to $898 and $816, up from around $517. “We have to accept the fact that steel prices will stay high for some time. Here it can be as much as AED3000 per tonne, where in China it is between AED690 and AED720,” said one trader.
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ALUMIL ALUMINIUM EXTRUSIONS
Alumil is the largest private aluminium extrusion group in South Eastern Europe and the largest aluminium extruder in Greece. The company’s success has been built over the last 30 years through systematic investments in production facilities, wide spread and expanding geographical coverage, a strong research and development division, and its expanding range of aluminium systems. With more than 30 years of experience, Alumil is one of the most advanced companies in the design and production of extrusion products, with state of the art production lines and expertise. Alumil produces aluminium systems for various applications, which are all designed, developed and tested in the group’s research and development department and then tested and certified by internationally accredited certification institutes, such as IFT Rosenheim in Germany and the AAMA in the US. Furthermore, Alu-
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plants and three aluminium smelting plants, as well as a host of other coating and manufacturing lines. Alumil products are available to the Middle East, Near East and Asian markets through the Alumil Gulf.
QATAR NATIONAL CEMENT COMPANY CEMENT
NATIONAL CEMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1965.
Forty-five year-old Qatar National Cement Company is a major producer of cement in Qatar and counts ordinary portland cement and sulphate resistant cement among its product line. A joint stock company, its manufacturing units are situated at Umm Bab, close to rich raw material deposits, 82km away from the Doha, the western coast of Qatar and Al-Boaadiat for the washed sand. National Cement Company was established in 1965 to produce Ordinary Portland Cement in sufficient quantity to meet the demand of cement in Qatar. A surge in construction activity in the state, combined with a growing interest in protecting the environment, have led the company to place environmental concerns at the forefront of its production. With this goal, the three kilns of Plant 1 were connected to a gaint electrostatic fitter – complying with the international emission standards. Meanwhile plants two and four dedusting systems were equipped with modern technology to minimize emissions, to comply with Qatari government regulations.
COPPER Copper prices have alarmed the commodities markets and the construction industry for some time with a 20-month high. Since a year ago its price has increased more than 50% (58.42%), up to 350.75 for US copper contracts from around 211 12 months ago. By the end of April investors had returned to trading this metal after
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a three-week dip. This has posed a particular challenge for wire and cable manufacturers. “Commodities prices have been particularly volatile after the huge spurt earlier this decade,” Cavendish fund manager Paul Mumford told The Guardian. “You only have to see signs of growth slowing and commodity prices can get hit.”
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CATERPILLAR MACINERY
In at number 11 is one of the most recognisable brands in the world of construction and beyond. Caterpillar has built its reputation on some of the toughest pieces of kit in the market and then capitalised on this reputation when its name crept into the popular consciousness, via a branded a clothes line. Represented locally by well known names such as Al Bahar and Zahid Tractor, the equipment’s yellow and black markings are a distinctive and oft-copied signature seen on many sites around the Gulf. The company’s equipment has held a host of records, usually of the ‘world’s biggest’ variety, particularly in the area of mining and earthmoving equipment. Size isn’t everything though and despite being one of the world’s largest machinery and engine manufacturers, the company was hard hit by the economic downturn and the recession in the US economy.
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SAUDI CERAMIC COMPANY CERAMICS
Tiles are big business in a region where fixed interior carpets are not the norm and nearly every bedroom has a bathroom attached. The obvious opportunity this presents was first spotted by the group behind the Saudi Ceramic Company in 1977. Back then a group of prominent business men in Riyadh sought financial backing to set up a manufacturer and marketer of
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At the beginning of last year it announced significant redundancies in the US and elsewhere. It’s eagerly-awaited first quarter results for 2010 are due on April 26 and could influence the fortunes of others in the same line of business, including Japanese competitors.
ceramic wall and floor tiles, vitreous china sanitary wares, ceramic road markers and electric water heaters. Today the company has a production capacity of 32 million m2 porcelain and ceramic tiles, 1.8 million pieces of sanitary ware, 900,000 electric water heaters and 1.2 million ceramic road markers per annum. In 2008 sales turnover was a solid $228.49 million (SR857 million). The company claims to have been the first Saudi Arabian tile manufacturer to produce high quality porcelain tiles. Headquartered in Riyadh, the company has five offices spread across Saudi Arabia, as well as
ARABIAN CEMENT COMPANY IS BASED IN JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA.
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ARABIAN CEMENT COMPANY CEMENT
Arabian Cement Company is a cement manufacturer based in Jeddah. The company’s products include ordinary Portland cement, sulfate-resistant cement, Portland pozzolan cement. Its plant is located in Rabigh area of Saudi Arabia with clinker capacity kilns of 2.5 million tonnes per annum and grinding capacity of around three million tonnes per annum. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary is Arabian Cement Company, Bahrain; it also has stakes in Qatrana Cement Company (85%), Jordan. Although the company’s first quarter profit announcement of US $21.78 million (SR81.7 million) was down on last year, its expansion plans in Jordan and reach in Bahrain, mean its influence will continue to be felt around the region.
THE CHINESE COMPANY’S PRESENCE IS GROWING IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
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LIUGONG MACHINERY
Chinese machinery giant Liugong has a growing presence on building sites around the region. With a bold claim of being the world’s largest manufacturer of wheel loaders, the massive Chinese construction market is not enough for this industrial power house. It’s push into the Middle East has had an impact that is not just measured in machinery sales. By flying the flag for Chinese machinery, the wider construction industry has been exposed to a new meaning for Chinese quality at Chinese prices, a factor which has made the local machinery market a more competitive
place to be. The company’s international ambitions haven’t stopped at sales either. Late in 2009 it opened its first manufacturing facility outside of its home market, with a plant in India. Once development of the plant is complete the company expects to be able to add another 10,000 units a year to its already significant 36,000 unitsa-year production capacity. With more than US $1.6 billion in sales in 2008, the company has continued to push its brand throughout the tough months of 2009 with a strong presence at trade shows. The company was planning a big presence at Bauma, a massive equipment show in Munich, and will certainly hope that the disruptions in travel, caused by volcanic ash, won’t stand in the way of more growth.
ALUMINIUM The recovery of the construction and transport industries will be very influential on the fate of the aluminium industry this year. Gulf Aluminium Council chairman Abdulla Kalban, is optimistic about the prospects for the construction sector. “There are positive signs coming from local regions, especially large economies such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE,” he said. “The value of aluminium in the commodities sector of the global economy was clearly demonstrated in 2009, when the price of aluminium recovered remarkably quickly and strongly compared to market expectations and other commodities.” Analyst Mark Georgiou predicts demand for aluminium in the Middle East will return to 2008 levels in 2010; a much quicker recovery than that expected for Europe and the US. “Since September/October last year there has been a recovery led by China,” he says.
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LOOTAH GROUP READY MIX AND MATERIALS
The Lootah Group is one of those massive collections of companies that has its origins in a diverse family business. As well as its extensive contracting operations, it has significant ready mix interests in the form of National Ready Mix Concrete Company. The company has been operating for the last 32 years and employs more than 4000 people. The company claims to have supplied more than 15 million m3 of concrete to jobs across all of the UAE. It supplies these jobs from plants scattered around Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and elsewhere. Combined it has a total production capacity of more than 1200 m3 per hour, which it distributes using more than 165 transit mixers, 29 concrete pumps and 11 placer booms. The company even operates its own quarry. Under the Lootah Industries banner the company operates factories working to produce steel, fiber glass, aluminium, marble and a host of other construction materials.
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ALAM STEEL STEEL
Alam Steel is a regional leader in the steel distribution and processing industry, maintaining strong relationships with many of the largest contracting and engineering firms in the region. The company has established itself as a key supplier that can deliver high quality products at competitive prices, on time. Alam Steel was founded in the UAE in 1979 and its headquarters are in the Jebel Ali Free Zone. Alam is an ISO certified establishment. Alam Steel stocks and distributes the full range of steel products to construction, engineering, and fabrication firms in the region. The company maintains substantial inventory of material in its logistics facilities around the region. Investments in warehousing and transport have created a streamlined supply chain
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UNIBETON CONCRETE
The importance of cement to the construction industry, and the influence its price can wield on the market as a whole, was made clear during the construction boom. Demand
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allowing Alam Steel to meet clients’ needs for material to be delivered on a just-in-time basis. With 300 employees, Alam is one the largest steel distribution firms in the region selling over 600,000 tons per annum. Alam Steel Industries (ASI) processes reinforcement bars in a 20,000 square meter facility located in the Dubai Investment Park. The factory is one of the largest of its kind with an annual capacity of almost 360,000 tons. ASI became the first rebar processing factory in the Middle East to be awarded the prestigious UK based CARES certification in October 2007. The group has also entered into a 50-50 JV with Macsteel to set up a steel service centre that will process plate and sections for the hydrocarbon and other related industries. The factory will be based in the Jebel Ali Free Zone and is expected to begin operations by 2011. Alam Steel International is responsible for leveraging the group’s sourcing, logistics, and financial strength to conduct direct mill to customer trading into the MENA, and South East Asian markets.
for ready mix cement was massive and its availability dictated the times a site could be working at full capacity. One of the biggest players in the UAE market is Unibeton Ready Mix, a part of the massive Al Fara’a Group, which goes so far to describe itself as one of the ‘major league’ concrete suppliers in a country with a voracious appetite for the stuff. While the company has supplied to many big name projects in the UAE, perhaps its most interesting was Dubai’s floating bridge. Back in 2007 the bridge brought relief to motorists desperate for an alternative to Dubai Creek’s heavily congested bridges. Clever design using hollow concrete blocks and swift execution caught the public’s imagination when the bridge was completed in just a few months. It is also at work on a future famous icon, the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi. An ‘armada’ of 500 transit mixers move the company’s essential product to sites around the country and their striped livery makes them easy to spot.
PROJECTS ALAM HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH INCLUDE: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Palm Jumeriah Dubai Marina RTA infrastructure Projects Dubai Land (various projects) Arabian Ranches Knowledge Village Madinat Jumeriah Burj Downtown (various towers) Qatar Rasgas Dolphin Energy (Pipeline) Saudi Aramco Projects ADGAS Projects ADNOC/GASCO projects Business Bay (various towers) Ajman Cornice Dubai Investment Park (various residential and commercial buildings) Jebel Ali Airport Reem Island Sadiyat Island Al Dar (various Abu Dhabi Projects) Sorouh (various Abu Dhabi Projects)
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FAMCO CONCRETE
Al Futtaim Auto and Machinery Company is a part of the Al Futtaim Group, another of the large privatelyowned business houses in the Gulf region. The company has made its name as a supplier of well-known brands of heavy vehicles and machinery including trucks, buses, construction machinery, marine engines, air compressors, diesel generators and material handling equipment.
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CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS
Coming in at 19 on the list is a global brand with a long history of turning scientific endeavour into practical application. In the Gulf region BASF’s Construction Chemical’s division has been involved in some of the most high-profile projects of the last few years. Whether we’re talking about the towering Burj Khalifa, or the publicly-popular Dubai Metro, BASF’s contribution is part of an important supply chain that makes these projects possible. The company offers the construction industry a broad portfolio of raw materials, formulations and systems for energy-efficient, sustainable construction. The company adds value at major steps of the construction value chain and can customise its technologies to the specific needs and conditions of
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CPC MACHINERY
Construction Products Holding Company, (CPC) had the privilege to supply construction materials to King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST), located north of Jeddah. Dr. Faysal Alaquil, CPC’s director of Business Development and Administration Affairs told Construction Week: “CPC is proud to be the extended industrial arm of the Saudi Binladin Group, and through CPC’s subsidiaries, major works took place at KAUST.” These works included United Arab Aluminum Company, a subsidiary of CPC, signing a SR 120 million contract to supply and install aluminum and glass facades at KAUST, which was completed within just nine months, a record time according to Saudi Aramco’s schedule. PREMCO Ready-Mix Co. another subsidiary of CPC also supplied 200,000 m3 of concrete worth SR 28
different climatic zones and construction segments. As a founding member of the Emirates Green Building Council, the company prides itself on the work it has put into creating energy efficient and environmentally sound products. By providing its know-how on measuring construction products’ sustainability, as well as by providing scientific information on its products’ life-cycle performance, the company aims to enhance the development of sustainable regulatory standards. BASF’s broad technological expertise and construction experience from around the world enables the company to solve the most challenging customer problems. Its eco-efficiency analysis is just one example of how the company uses science to address construction needs in a proven and sustainable way. The results are clearly measurable as well. With the construction sector able to play
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52 million to KAUST. In order to accommodate to the increase of project demands, Premco Ready-Mix recently purchased new and advanced equipment worth SR285 million. The new equipment included a modern concrete treatment plant, mobile concrete mixers,
a decisive role for climate protection today it contributes about 22% of the global green-house gas emissions – by reducing its impact significantly, mainly by increasing the energy efficiency of buildings. BASF’s corporate carbon footprint shows that the company’s products, such as insulation materials, account for the reduction of more than 270 million tons of CO2-equivalents in the construction sector per year.
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crushers, concrete pumps, trucks and transport vehicles. In addition Saudi Company for Development of Construction and Trading, the interior and exterior finishing and decoration factories of CPC, signed a contract worth SR150 million for internal and external finishing works throughout KAUST. Dr. Alaquil said: “CPC trains Saudi engineers and technicians at its factories and training centers to prepare them for various management and operation jobs, thus creating more job opportunities for Saudis to cope with the renaissance in all areas of Saudi Arabia.” None of the above works and logistics could have been possible without CPC’s WARED transportation Company. Dr. Alaquil commented: “Our contribution to KAUST was of great significance to us considering the importance of the establishment of such an advanced educational institution. CPC is not only a name for today…. But a source responsible for all the needs of construction materials.”
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DOKA FORMWORK
Austrian formwork company Doka has offered services to its customers since its launch in 1958. The company identifies each customer’s and project’s needs to provide an appropriate solution. It manufactures safety solutions that minimise accident risk and make for a fast and costefficient workflow. Working platforms contribute towards enhancing workplace safety during forming operations and the pre-assembled systems are ready for immediate use on the site. The group currently has 150 sales locations and logistics centres in
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more than 65 countries. In the Middle East, the company’s subsidiaries are located throughout the GCC, as well as Iran, Lebanon and Jordan. Major milestones in Doka’s history include work the Burj Dubai, for which the company produced a selfclimbing system, Xclimb 60, for the wing-walled structure core of the building. The firm also supplied around six platform levels within the climbing system to enable optimal access of all trades e.g. installation of pre-assembled two-storey high rebar cages, MEP installation and pouring of concrete. Other projects include the Dancing Towers, located in Qatar’s West Bay Lagoon Plaza in Doha and the Jaber Al Ahmed International Stadium in Kuwait.
UTS CARRIER AIR CONDITIONING
Air conditioning is one of the biggest influences on a building’s design and its resulting operating costs. Getting a system’s design and installation right can keep operating costs down and is essential in the demanding environment of the Middle East. United Technical Services formed a joint venture with Carrier in the UAE back in 1983 with the objective of distributing and servicing Carrier airconditioning systems. The company has divided itself into business units that deal with specific sectors of the market. For instance, its Commercial Systems Business Unit handles Carrier’s chillers, packages and ducted splits (over 5 tonnes) for medium to large size buildings. The brand’s presence in the market is given a boost by the service business unit, which has invested in man-power, technology and training.
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EMIRATES GLASS GLASS
Emirates Glass is a leading processor of architectural flat glass in the Middle East. It is a subsidiary of Glass LLC, which is wholly owned by Dubai Investments. The company processes glass by cutting it to size, heat strengthening or tempering it, and then applying solar control and low emissivity coatings through a magnetic vacuum sputtering deposition process, to provide clients with finished glass in their choice of colour and reflective and insulating properties. Emirates Glass has supplied its products and systems to projects such as Dubai International Airport Concourse 1 and 2, Emirates Towers, Dusit Hotel, Burj Khalifa, Burj Residences, Jumeirah Beach Residences, Al Fattan towers, Marina Terrace and Madinat Jumeirah. Recognising early on the need for greater emphasis on sustainability in the UAE built environment, and the potential contribution to be made through energy-efficient glazing, Emirates Glass was one of the founding members of the Emirates Green Building Council. The company prides itself on offering a number of products that can reduce long-term energy costs in a building, such as EmiCoolPlus, a low-emissivity (low-e) glass, which has a nominal light transmission of 70% when applied onto clear glass. The product is suitable for applications that need subdued colours, low reflectance and a lot of daylight. Meanwhile, the glass firm’s EmiTherm insulated glass units are made by the dual-seal principle, having two or more panes of glass separated by a dehydrated air space at ambient barometric pressure. APRIL 24–30, 2010 CONSTRUCTION WEEK
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RAK CERAMICS TILE AND SANITARYWARE
Ras Al Khaimah is home to one of the UAE’s best-known success stories. RAK Ceramics, one of the Gulf ’s homegrown manufacturers produces tiles and sanitary ware that is used world wide. The company started out in 1991 and has managed a heady pace of growth since then. Starting from scratch, the company has grown to employ more than 3000 people in a plant that has expanded to cover two million m2. With exports to 150 countries worldwide and an appetite for extending its product ranges into other areas of the industry, RAK Ceramics has had to expand its production capacity onto the international stage. Manufacturing plants in China, Bangladesh and Sudan help satisfy the demands of these localised markets. The Ras Al Khaimah plants alone produce around 227,000 m2 of tiles and more than 8500 pieces of sanitary ware per day. Global production of tiles exceeds 360,000 m2 of tiles and 11,500 pieces of sanitary ware per day, making RAK Ceramics’ one of the largest multinationals in the world manufacturing ceramic and porcelain tiles, and sanitary ware.
RAK CERAMICS BEGAN ITS OPERATIONS IN 1991 AND NOW EMPLOYS 3000 PEOPLE.
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who work closely with customers to meet individual needs. The Millau viaduct FORMWORK in southwest France and Qatar’s Barwa Commercial Avenue are some of the Formwork developments in the company’s project and scaffolding manufacturer Peri was portfolio. The company also provided a founded in Germany in 1969 and has since formwork and scaffolding solution for the expanded its presence all over the world. 1445m-long Saadiyat Bridge in Abu Dhabi. The company now has 48 subsidiaries in The systems included two sets of VARIO over 65 countries including Saudi Arabia, GT 24 side formwork (wall formwork the UAE, India and Australia. The range with adjustable connections), a 7.76 wide, of equipment offered by the firm includes forward inclined VARIO formwork formwork girders, panel and wall element with integrated working formwork, column formwork, platforms, as well as a reverseslab formwork, climbing inclined raised formwork scaffold, platform systems, specialis unit. The high concrete loads self-climbing formwork, e d engineer were carried on the externally shoring, slab props, as well s based all over th positioned reverse-inclined as anchoring systems. In e formwork mounted on a addition, the company has world shoring system. 850 engineers worldwide
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MAPEI ADHESIVES & CHEMICALS
Founded in Milan in 1937, Mapei is a manufacturer of adhesives and complementary products for the installation of all types of floor and wall coverings. The company is also specialised in other chemical products for building; from waterproofers, and special mortars to admixtures for concrete, products for the restoration of buildings and the preparation of all substrates used in construction. Mapei also strives to produce environmentally friendly products. Today, around 5% of the company’s turnover goes into research and development and 70% of that 5% goes onto research of green products alone. Mapei has built its strategy along three principal guidelines including specialisation, research and development and internationalisation. The group has 57 subsidiaries with 56 plants in 24 countries over five continents. Furthermore, Mapei has developed a sales and technical service network with offices all over the world. Last month, the company acquired a ceramic tile adhesives and insulation systems production plant in Ruse, Bulgaria. The company signed the agreement to obtain the 15,000m2 facility from Orgachim, a manufacturer of varnishes and paints. The acquisition is part of a series of growth initiatives being implemented by Mapei.
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CONMIX LTD. was established in the year 1975. With Head Quarter in Sharjah, it has eight production facilities at various locations across U.A.E. and other countries. The company follows a quality management system certified to ISO 9001, maintaining quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and service. The company’s products meet the relevant international standards and are currently being exported to more than 30 countries. Ready Mix Concrete CONMIX designs and supplies Ready Mix Concrete meeting the exact requirements of specifiers. Through its team of experienced engineers and concrete technologists, the company can supply high performance durable concrete.
Pre Mix Plasters With state-of-the-art dry mortar located at Sharjah, Jebel Ali and Khaimah, CONMIX is one of the manufacturers of Pre Mix Plaster Middle East.
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Construction Chemicals CONMIX manufactures a wide range of Construction Chemicals enabling the organization to fulfill most requirements from the construction Industry.
Piling With a team of experienced and technically sound personnel, modern and state-of-art equipments, CONMIX aims to provide their clients with quality solution for their foundation works.
P.O. Box 5936, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 6 5314155 • Fax: +971 6 5314332 e-mail: conmix@conmix.com • website: www.conmix.com
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DEWALT TOOLS
DeWALT has earned a worldwide reputation for innovative product design, quality, and value with a focus on the needs of the end-user. In 1994 DeWALT launched the revolutionary concept of cordless tools, including the most powerful cordless tool at that time, the 14.4 volt cordless drill/driver and 5 3/8” cordless saw. DeWALT cordless system includes drill/ drivers, screwdrivers, impact drivers, impact wrench, saws, flashlights, and the combination drill/driver/hammer drill. Today, DeWALT spans the globe with its presence across all continents with products and services marketed in more than 100 countries. They are a leading manufacturer of industrial power tools with more than 300 power tool and equipment products as well as 800 power tool accessories. Dedicated to innovation in its product engineering, DeWALT has invested heavily in R&D with over 500 engineers working from five state of the
art design centre’s worldwide and with an overall annual R&D expenditure in excess of US $100 million. The innovation in the cordless category given by DeWALT is the 18V NANO Phosphate Lithium Ion battery technology. NANO Technology is a proprietary technology from DeWALT that delivers to the user longer cycle life, lighter weight, and greater performance. These benefits encompass the DeWALT commitment to
THE FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIAL POWER TOOL BRAND.
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DOOR & PARTITION TECHNOLOGIES
DORMA PRODUCTS FEATURE IN FAMOUS PROJECTS.
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With a century old tradition behind it, DORMA has continued to globally supply the construction industry with high end products from its five divisions, covering; door controls, automatics, glass fittings and accessories, STA (security, time and access) and moveable walls. The company’s product divisions are ideally matched to one another, affording a maximum of design scope in project planning and implementation and all backed by a service and maintenance team. Having started in Germany in the early 1900’s, DORMA now operates from 47 different countries through 71 wholly owned companies and the manpower of approximately 6600 international employees. DORMA Gulf FZE, the company’s headquarters located in Dubai, oversees the control of Middle East
providing professional contractors with a breadth of tool offerings that deliver performance and productivity gains. DeWALT has received accolades for its innovative product design by winning the IF Award 2007 for Industrial Products Design category for the Cordless Hammer Range and recently achieved the IF Award 2010 for the new compact hammers. In a study commissioned by Fortune magazine in 2007, DeWALT was identified as the “2005 Breakaway Brand” for their superior brand strategy. DeWALT has been in operation for over 30 years with warehousing facilities in Jebel Ali spanning over 20,000 m2. This training facility simulates over 250 job sites applications covering all areas of construction, ranging from civil to MEP work. DeWALT is also a non-signatory active member of Build Safe UAE, an organization aimed at improving the health, safety and welfare of all construction industry stakeholders. With annual sales closing in on $3 billion, the DeWALT brand commands a worldwide market leader status.
operations, while providing support to local offices in Abu Dhabi, KSA, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar. DORMA provides solutions for literally every opening in a building. This year its projects in the region included the UAE’s Burj Khalifa and Meydan Racecourse, where the company supplied products from all its divisions. It also worked on Princess Noora University in Saudi Arabia; where it supplied Modernfold operable partitions and European range of door hardware, the Qatar Education City Convention Centre, which it equipped with products from four of its five divisions, and the Ministry of Higher Education offices all over Saudi Arabia, where it fitted the ANSI range of door hardware. The company’s latest products include the MOVEO & HSW Comfortdrive fully automatic partition system, KTV-Secure automatic revolving doors, DORMA TA Series door accessories, CS80 Magneo automatic sliding door operator, with ‘SoftMotion’ safety for interior applications and Agile 150 Dormotion sliding door system.
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BERGER PAINTS PAINT
Berger Paints is among the fastest growing paint companies in the Middle East and has established a solid presence across UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. With state-of-the-art and ISO certified manufacturing facilities in Dubai, Bahrain and Muscat, Berger Paints is well placed to serve the growing requirements of the regional market. Berger Paints is a leader in the institutional segment, bagging key projects like Jumeirah Islands, International City, Dubai Healthcare City, Jumeirah Village, Dubai Sports City, JBR, Baniyas Mall, Ibn Batuta, JAFZA Convention Centre and the Ibn Batuta Gate project. Berger Paints has a wide range of specialty products that are much sought after in this dynamic and ever-changing market. Berger Vintage, an exterior paint giving antique finish has been successful in capturing the imagination of many
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SIKA GROUP CHEMICALS
The Sika Group is a manufacturer of speciality chemicals for the construction industry and provides products that help the sector gain LEED points. Sika’s product range features concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring, as well as roofing and waterproofing systems. In terms of eco-friendly products, Sika produces Sarnafil, a light reflecting membrane used for roofs. Made from trafficwhite PVC material, the product breaks down UV rays to protect a building from heat gain. Sarnafil can demonstrate a life expectancy beyond the bulk roofing materials and wastage on this material is minimal. Another product offered by Sika is the vegetated roof, which protects surfaces from UV 34
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consumers. Stone Shield, with a finish resembling natural stone, is a product that continues to have a loyal clientele, while the recently launched Xpressions Glaze designer finishes have been appreciated for its superior aesthetic appeal. The Berger Weatherflex range of coatings offer superb crack-bridging and anti-carbonation properties and have become the brand of choice in the region. Yet again, Berger Insuflex has succeeding in setting the green standards for exterior paints, with up to 25% savings in energy bills. Berger’s wide selection of paints is available to end-consumers through their upscale Colourworld showrooms across the GCC. The Colourworld promise is to offer a one stop experience of product information, consultancy and colour matching services through unique tools and software. Berger Paints is also one of the most recognized brands in the protective and wood coatings businesses. Besides a separate and specialized product range, these segments also require
rays and filters pollutants by absorbing rainwater. The company relatively new to the Middle East, but this year it will celebrate 100 years of developing products and solutions for the building industry. It now has a presence in over 70 countries and employs over 12,000 staff.
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technical service expertise and Berger Paints has successfully met customer expectations in this regard. Berger Paints also services the CIS and African countries from Dubai. Berger Paints has always placed a premium on innovation, product quality, range and service – factors which have made the brand truly a single source solution for a variety of painting needs.
SAND Saudi Arabia’s ban on cement exports was followed up later last year by a similar ban on sand. This caused concern in Bahrain, whose concrete suppliers argued that it would force them to use marine sand, which is not ecologically sustainable. Local ready-mix supplier and head of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce contractor’s committee Samir Nass said the decision will have a flow-on negative impact on Bahrain’s environment. “We try to reduce our reliability on marine sand because of the damaging effect that dredging has on our fisheries and the environment,” he said. Last month, however, it hit the headlines for a different reason. Bloom Energy unveiled a fuel-cell technology uses low-cost materials such as sand, and can power everything from small office complexes to apartment buildings and housing developments. The Silicon Valley start-up launched the Bloom Box accompany CEO KR Sridhar’s expectations that home models within a decade could cost less than US $3000.
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THOMAS BELLWRIGHT INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants provides independent quality assurance services for glass, aluminium and other exterior cladding systems on high rise buildings, plus resistance-tofire testing of building elements. Services are broadly divided between consult-
ing and testing and since establishing in the UAE in 1995 the company has been involved in nearly 300 major projects in the region. Its curtain wall-mock-up testing laboratory can accommodate up to 10 multi-story mock-ups, including those of extreme sizes and to extreme pressures. Accredited by ENAS under ISO 17025 for air, water and structural load testing, the company meets all international standards and conducts all of the standard tests. These include seismic,
dynamic water penetration and thermal cycling, plus the company is unique in offering acoustic testing on the same mock-up. Fire testing of doors, walls etc is conducted in a state-of-the-art 3m x 3m furnace. Tests are conducted under BS, EN, ISO, UL, ASTM and NFPA, and it is fully accredited by both UKAS and ENAS. The economic risk of premature curtain wall failure or failure to contain a fire is the reason that clients go to the company to help protect their building investment.
THOMAS BELL-WRIGHT INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS PROVIDES QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES FOR GLASS, ALUMINIUM AND OTHER CLADDING SYSTEMS.
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QATAR STEEL STEEL
Qatar Steel was formed in 1974 as one of the first integrated steel plants in the Gulf. Commercial production began in 1978 and the company became wholly owned by Industries Qatar in 2003. Today the Qatar plant and offices, located in Doha, occupies an area of 707,000m2, adjacent to a further 375,000m2 plot reserved for future developments. The company also operates a UAE based subsidiary – Qatar Steel Company FZE in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. This was established in August 2003 to meet the growing demand for high-quality steel wire-rod products within the GCC, as well as in the international markets.
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DAIKIN MCQUAY AIR CONDITIONING
McQuay International, a manufacturer and distributor of the air conditioning equipment for industrial, commercial and residential sectors, became part of Daikin Group in 2006, which placed the company as a dominant worldwide player in HVAC systems. Today, the company has around 12 manufacturing plants on three continents – Asia, America and Europe – dedicated to producing air handling units, air cooled chillers and fan coils. Daikin, the parent company, is a Japanese air conditioning leader and has strong global market positions in ductless residential and commercial air conditioners, as well as small chillers. The firm opened a Middle East branch in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone, which has been operational since March 2006. The branch serves Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Sudan. In the long-term, it will also serve Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran and Iraq. In June last year, the Daikin McQuay Pathfinder air-cooled chiller, the first in the Daikin McQuay family of product, was launched. It was designed to exceed HVAC industry standards for operating efficiency and low sound levels.
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QATAR STEEL’S DOHA BRANCH OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 707,000M2.
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REEM EMIRATES ALUMINUM ALUMINIUM
Reem Emirates Aluminum (REA) was established in May 2006 to provide innovative and cuttingedge solutions to the fast-growing construction industry in the UAE and the Gulf. At its inception, its main focus was
REEM SUPPLIED ALUMINIUM TO THE DANET MALL PROJECT IN ABU DHABI.
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RMD KWIKFORM FORMWORK
Having initially opened a branch in the late 1970s in Iraq, RMD Kwikform expanded its focus to encompass Jordan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Egypt. Today it operates through 11 locations in the region. RMD Kwikform is involved at every stage of the project, consulting with its
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customers in order to understand their requirements fully, develop tailored design solutions, assist with planning and implementation, and offer dedicated technical site service to support the project. By combining design and engineering expertise, world-leading systems and unmatched service levels, RMD Kwikform has become a leader in the formwork and falsework market. By focusing on continuous business improvement and the adoption of the very latest in operational best practices, RMD Kwikform’s operational systems and health and safety management system are
LIEBHERR CRANES
The Liebherr family business was established in 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The great success of his first mobile, easy-to-assemble and affordable tower crane was the foundation on which the company flourished. Today Liebherr is not only one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction machinery, but is also an acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented products and services in numerous other fields. In the UAE, the world’s largest boom telescopic mobile crane, a Liebherr LTM11200-9.1, was used for moving parts in the fabrication of a self-propelled rig known as a 38
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architectural finishing and metalwork, while it has now branched out into specialised architectural curtain-wall and cladding for buildings. In addition to its head office in Abu Dhabi, REA now has offices in the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. REA strives to become involved during the earliest stages of a project, giving technical advice and scheduling information. This guarantees and improves the quality of its architectural claddings, thereby meeting the needs of the customer and allowing for the architect’s vision to become a reality in the most cost-effective and timely method. REA reputation for reliability and dependability is wellproven, making it the obvious choice for curtain walling expertise for architectural firms. Its latest projects include signing an agreement with Hydra Properties for the cladding design and manufacturing of the Danet Mall in Abu Dhabi on Air Port Road. On Al Reem Island, its scope of works included engineering design, manufacturing, supply, delivery and installation of a unitised system curtain wall façade, stick system façade and spider fitting fixing system.
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accredited to the highest levels. RMD esta Its latest first Middblished involvement in le East the Middle East b r a n c h included delivering unique formwork and shoring solutions for the vital 1620 m taxiway tunnel project at the New Doha International Airport in Qatar. For RMD Kwikform, the challenge was to provide a formwork and shoring systems to facilitate the construction of the cross-taxiway tunnel, 680m of which is to be covered to allow the construction above of the main runway.
seajack at Port Rashid, Dubai in August 2009. Specialist builder Lamprell needed to lift and place the top two segments on the rig, named Leviathan. The four legs, each 86.46m-high, incorporated eight segments. For the seventh and eighth segments, each weighing 52 tonnes, the crane was positioned alongside the seajack to provide a 26m radius and capitalise on the cranes telescopic boom, capable of reaching up to 100m, to ensure fast lifts and speedier erection times for each of the legs. Liebherr equipment also played a prominent role on the Dubai Metro project, with a LTM1250-6.1 used to perform a twin lift of the 32m-long by 10m-wide by 6m-high steel gantry that, once fitted out, was destined to become the pedestrian bridge spanning the four lanes of the Sheikh Zayed Road at Jumeirah Lake Towers Metro Station.
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AL SHIRAWI US CHILLERS AIR CONDITIONING
US Chiller Services International is an independent, large-tonnage chiller service organisation that specialises in the service, repair, retrofit and modernisation of liquid chillers. US Chiller Services was established in 1975 by a group of industry experts from Carrier, Trane, York, McQuay, Honeywell, Siemens and the Bechtel Construction Company. These industry professionals formed a nationwide service organisation with technical capabilities and synergies that were superior to the service offerings by any of the manufacturers. In 2001, US Chillers made a strategic decision and agreed to bring its expertise and resources to the Middle
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AL SHIRAWI IS A CHILLER SERVICE ORGANISATION REPRESENTING THE MIDDLE EAST.
East and Gulf to fill the service void. The company is called Al Shirawi US Chillers LLC. This meant that, for the first time in the Middle East, professional largetonnage chiller specialist services were available, all performed and supervised by US and British service engineers who are industry- and factory-certified
RITCHIE BROTHERS AUCTIONEERS
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, selling more equipment to on-site and on-line bidders than any other company in the world. In June 2009 it generated US $35.93 million (AED132 million) in sales in Dubai, with an average 15% to 20% increase in turnover year-on-year. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sells through unreserved public auctions a broad range of used and unused equipment for the construction, transportation, agricultural, materials-handling, mining, forestry, petroleum and marine industries. The company maintains a website at rbauction.com and sponsors an equipment wiki at RitchieWiki.com. It was established in 1958 in Canada, holding its first unreserved auction in 1958 and its first unreserved industrial auction in 1963. Headquartered in Vancouver, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has more than 110 locations worldwide, including 40 auction sites in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. It has more than 1100 full-time employees around the world. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is a public 40
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by all the major chiller manufacturers. Customers have the benefit of knowing the company’s engineers are certified, and this is a real value. Its engineers also carry the service tool which allows the company to upload all chiller operating parameters, and e-mail these off to other engineers for analysis and peer-review diagnosis.
company. Its common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the trading symbol rba. Robert Murdoch is the current chairman of the board, while Peter Blake is the current CEO. Every auction is unreserved, which means there are no minimum bids or reserve prices. Every item is sold to the highest bidder on auction day, regardless of price. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers also forbids owners from bidding on their own items, thereby ensuring that bidders set the ultimate prices, and not the sellers.
RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS HAS MORE THAN 110 LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE.
PERFORMANCE CEILINGS More scope for innovation
Knauf AMF develops and produces innovative performance ceilings at its state-of-the-art production facility in Grafenau, Germany. New extended functions make their application increasingly inevitable, for the security and well-being of people. AMF Dubai offers technical training and local project support.
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CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL CHEMICAL COMPANY CHEMICALS
Construction Material Chemical Industrial (CMCI) was established in 1984 in Dammam. The firm manufactures a range of concrete chemicals to service the Saudi Arabian construction industry. The company developed and grew in capacity as a producer of construction chemicals. Its products range from new generation concrete admixtures, high performance waterproofing systems, superior epoxy mortars, adhesives and coatings, advanced grouting systems for equipment and machinery, concrete repair systems and a range of curing and sealing products. Working in a competitive sector, with a strong international competition, CMCI makes the most of its proximity to chemical feedstocks and the resulting centres of expertise. The company has a team of chemists and civil engineers, working together in research and development, to fine tune international products to the needs of the demanding regional conditions. As such, it is playing an important role in developing the knowledge base of the regional construction industry. The company says it has supplied over 3000 projects across KSA and the Middle East. It has branch offices in Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah, Yanbu, Jubail, Al Hassa and Khamis Mushayt and a network of distributors in the Middle East and Asia.
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JEHAN GREEN WALLS PANELS
require lighter foundations to support them. The panels are manufactured with Jehan Green a standard width of 1.2 m, and of varying Walls, established in Sharjah less than heights up to 6m. The thickness of the a year ago, manufactures and supplies EPS core varies from 40mm to 150mm, 3D panels. The panels are made out as per customer requirements. of expanded polystyrene (EPS) Gypsum precast walls are board with a galvanised Gypsum (coated with zinc to prevent walls manufactured by applying gypsum on either side of the corrosion) steel mesh on are 3D panel. Being just 25% either side. weight of the the weight of normal hollow MEP works can then be ho blockwork, they are ideal applied before concrete blockwor llow k for partition walls. Gypsum or gypsum is spayed onto precast walls offer excellent the panels to form a ‘skin’. finishes, are water-resistant, and These walls are much lighter than provide a high degree of fire-resistance. traditional partitions, and hence they Concrete precast walls are reduce the weight of the building and manufactured by applying concrete to either side of the 3D panel in the precast yard. They are available for a wide variety of applications, including fullsized walls, segmented partitions and boundary walls. Some current projects using products from Jehan Green Walls include Nurai Islands, comprising exclusive luxury villas built on an uninhabited island off the coast of Abu Dhabi, in the UAE. The superstructure of a built-up area of 1250m2 was completed in 30 JEHAN SUPPLIED 3D PANELS TO A MEYDAN PLANT. working days.
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JOTUN PAINTS COATINGS
A leading supplier of high-performance coatings, Jotun specialises in corrosion protection and passive fire protection of steel, as well as protection and decoration of concrete. The company has been responsible for coating some of the region’s largest, and most iconic projects. Some 500,000 litres of paint and protective coatings were supplied to the Meydan City development, while a total of 122,000kg of powder coatings and 487,000 litres of paint were used to decorate and protect Burj Khalifa. The company has pursued a course of rapid regional expansion over the last ten years and recently completed a $26.6 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The new 34000m² factory brings Jotun Saudia’s combined production outcome to 110 million litres. The company plans to establish a further 1500 Multicolor Centres in the region by 2011. Jotun also continues to develop innovative and progressive products, and recently launched the first nanotechnology-based floor coating, Jotafloor Rapid Dry WB, a high-end, water borne, semi-gloss floor coating. It is a fast-drying, 100% pure nano acrylic coating solution that offers durability and UV protection, and is more abrasion resistant than normal acrylic products. It also features antibacterial properties that prevent fungus and bacteria build-up on surfaces.
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AL RASHED BUILDING MATERIALS MATERIALS
Al Rashed Building Materials is a division of Rashed Al Rashed and Sons Group, an organisation specialised in trading, manufacturing, contracting, property and investment. Its materials division (BMD) is a wholesale provider of products including wood, cement, steel and other construction related items to the Saudi Arabia. The company sells the products to its customers through a distribution network consisting of 40 branches across KSA and the Middle East. BMD also imports products from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and America. The Rashed Al Rashed and Sons Group was founded as a building materials trading business in 1950 and soon diversified into a multifaceted conglomerate. The group has also branched out into the PMV sector with the establishment of Sascom, a provider of spare parts for heavy duty
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construction machinery, trucks and oil and gas drilling equipment. The company stocks in excess of 50,000 spare part items for well known brands, such as Caterpillar, Kemper, Midking and Donalson.
CEMENT Changes in the regulatory landscape have provided testing times for pricing and sourcing of cement. Last June Saudi Arabia imposed a ban on cement exports, and it has had varied effects on its home markets. By the third quarter of 2009 firms such as Southern Province Cement Company saw the ban eat into profits. But by the end of January 2010, Sales of cement in Saudi Arabia had risen by 31% compared to the same month in 2009. According to data from Argaam Business Information, sales totaled 3.75 million tonnes in the first month of this year, compared to 2.87 million tonnes in January 2009. Information collated by the company included individual figures from 12 key cement producers in the Kingdom. Najran Cement was the biggest mover, enjoying a 159% increase in year-on-year sales. Madinah Cement and Northern Cement had the next biggest gains, with sales increasing 91% and 76% respectively.
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KOHLER SANITARY WARE
Founded in 1873 and headquartered in Kohler, Wisconsin, Kohler is one of America’s oldest and largest privately held companies. Kohler is a global leader in the manufacture of kitchen and bath products, engines and power generation systems, cabinetry, tile and home interiors, and is international host to award-winning hospitality and world-class golf destinations. Kohler employs more than 31,000 associates on six continents, operates plants in 49 worldwide locations, and has dozens of sales offices around the globe. The firm is the recognised leader in kitchen and bath design and offers diversity of products and a powerful portfolio of brands that continually sets new standards in design, craftsmanship and innovation – all knit together by a single level of quality over a broad range of price points. The Kohler Kitchen & Bath Group encompasses an extensive family of businesses around the world.
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six contines on e employednts In the Middle East, Kohler’s Kitchen & Bath Group is present across the GCC, along with Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, with 16 sales offices. Kohler, the first and only two-time recipient named WaterSense partner of the year by the EPA, has always been working towards sustainability. Although their products are measured
through the lens of sustainability, they have never sacrificed performance or design, maintaining their reputation as the hallmark of design excellence and uncompromised quality. The company believes that a strategy of sustainability, which integrates both business and environmental principles, is the only strategy for the road ahead. APRIL 24–30, 2010 CONSTRUCTION WEEK
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DURAVIT SANITARYWARE
Launched as an earthenware factory in 1817, Gemanyheadquartered Duravit has evolved into a global supplier of sanitary ceramics, bathroom furniture, baths and spa products. From its headquarters in Hornberg in the Black Forest, the company currently employs over 5000 staff in more than 80 countries, and manufactures at ten production sites in seven countries. Over the last 20 years, Duravit has partnered with leading names in design, such as Philippe Starck, Sieger Design, Eoos, Phoenix Design and Lord Norman Foster, to develop bathroom and wellness products that offer aesthetic value, as well as durability and value for money. Duravit has also been involved in some of the highest profile projects in the Middle East, including the Burj Khalifa, to which it supplied its ‘barrel’ vanity unit, designed by Philippe Starck in 1994. Its best-
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selling product, Duravit has supplied a total 1000 ‘barrels’ to the Dubai market, along with 4000 WCs and bidets and more than 1600 baths and whirltubs. Duravit products were also installed in the sanitary areas of the Yas Marina Circuit, home of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The company delivered more than 1,370 individual items to Abu Dhabi.
DURAVIT IS A GLOBAL SUPPLIER OF CERAMICS.
S&B FENCING FENCING
S&B Fencing Fixing was established in 2002 in Dubai with the express purpose of developing fencing and hoarding systems. Since its inception, its designs and products have been used on construction projects throughout the wider GCC. In addition, S&B constantly monitors its client base to affirm its commitment to customer satisfaction, with its professional and expert staff able to deal promptly with all market enquiries. Hence it has developed a range of enclosure systems to cope with the harsh environmental conditions experienced in the region. S&B’s flexibility means it is able to supply hoarding and screening systems in corporate colours, so as to enhance the professional image of its customers’ organisations. This adaptability is linked closely to the company’s reputation for innovation, which ensures it continuously incorporates fresh concepts into its products to ensure its dominance as the market leader. S&B’s product-development policy is to utilise environment-friendly materials in its manufacturing process, as well as to adopt practices and designs ensuring its range of equipment is re-useable and recyclable in order to conserve the earth’s precious natural resources. All S&B products are produced locally in the GCC, and protected with registered designs and patents. These include Steelhoard temporary fencing, Barricade rapid-deployment hoarding, temporary mesh security, fencing for demarcation and secure perimeters, plastic hoarding, permanent fencing, edge protection and security accessories.
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HANSGROHE BATHROOM FITTINGS
Bathroom fittings and shower manufacturer, Hansgrohe reiterated its commitment to the region with the opening of new offices in Abu Dhabi at the beginning of the year. This is the second representative office in the GCC for the company, which also recently opened a new 418m² showroom on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road. Hansgrohe, which was established in Schiltach, Germany in 1901, is now represented in 34 countries around the world. A philosophy of creating innovative, sustainable products has secured Hansgrohe with a place in some of the region’s most prestigious projects, including the Burj Khalifa and Emirates Palace. The company’s environmentallyfriendly products were also used in the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. Metris S Electronic fittings and Raindance EcoSmart handheld showers were selected for the project because of their clean lines, durability and infrared electronic proximity technology. With the Metris S Electronic collection, Hansgrohe has managed to combine the advantages of two separate technologies – infrared and EcoSmart – resulting in the efficient use of both water and energy. The innovative Hansgrohe EcoSmart technology makes for very economical consumption by limiting water flow to a maximum of 5.7 liters per minute.
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TEKLA BIM SOFTWARE
Tekla’s technology creates new opportunities for the construction industry. Tekla Structures, the most advanced Building Information Modelling (BIM) software on the market, provides an accurate, dynamic and datarich 3D environment that can be shared by contractors, structural engineers, steel detailers and fabricators, precast and cast-in-place concrete detailers and manufacturers, educational institutions and application developers. The highly-detailed, as-built structural models created in Tekla Structures enable the highest level of constructability and production control. Centralising model and nonmodel based data into the model allows for more collaborative and integrated project management and delivery. This translates into increased productivity, elimination of waste and an enhanced
value for structural modelling. Tekla Structures is an innovative software environment that facilitates open integration with, for example, architectural models, while supporting the end-to-end construction process. Every year Tekla invests about 20% of net sales into R&D to continuously provide the most advanced solutions. Thousands of Tekla Structures software users around the world successfully collaborate in BIM-based projects to produce higher-quality deliverables faster to their clients. An example of this is Hyder Consulting’s recent adoption of Tekla’s BIM solution to help it develop and manage future projects, as well as to cut project costs. Tekla Structures is high compatible with analysis and design tools, while the capability of modelling accurate details allows users like Hyder Consulting to check constructability and even construction sequences during the design phase.
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Laticrete is the world leader in the manufacture of high-strength shock and weather resistant tile and stone installation systems and waterproofing products. Laticrete is one of the most specified companies around the globe and for over 50 years, the Laticrete system materials have been specified and used in important projects around the world, under the most severe climatic conditions, from the arctic to the tropics. The Laticrete system materials are well recognised around the world because they offer proven performance and problem-free installations. Laticrete is the ultimate solution provider to the industry, which no other company can do. In the Middle East, Laticrete has introduced modern technology which is
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changing the way the industry used to install tile and stone in the region. The company has been providing solutions to the region for the last 25 years and has been associated with some of the most prestigious projects in the region, including the Burj Al Arab, World Trade Centre Conference centre, Wild Wadi, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Hilton Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels, Holiday Inns, Burj Khalifa and the recently opened Mirdiff City Centre. The list is too long to mention all the projects, including private palaces in the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan. As part of the company’s continued commitment to this region, Laticrete decided to set up a local production unit in a joint venture with RAK Ceramics, called Laticrete RAK Company in May 2003. From this regional base Laticrete RAK serves an entire network throughout the Middle East & Africa.
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Sanitary technology specialist, Geberit, is recognised for its commitment to sustainability. The company was named as one of the top ten most sustainable companies in the world in a recent study by Toronto-based media company, Corporate Knights. Corporate Knights collected data on 3000 global public companies and evaluated them according to 11 different metrics, including energy productivity, waste productivity, CEO-toaverage-worker pay ratio and One of to transparency. This m ost sustap first-ever ranking companieinable of the world’s 100 s most sustainable the world in companies was THE COMPANY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1847. released in Davos at
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the World Economic Forum in January and Geberit was the only plumbing manufacturer to be included in the top ten. Established in 1847, the company manufactures sanitary systems, which includes installation systems, cisterns and mechanisms, faucets, flushing systems, waste fittings and traps, and showers and toilets, as well as piping systems, which includes building drainage systems and supply systems. It was responsible for implementing the drainage system at Emirates Palace, and also supplied to the Burj Al Arab. Geberit has 15 production sites in seven different countries, with its main production capabilities centred in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. In 2009, it trained approximately 30,000 plumbers, sanitary engineers and architects in Geberit systems and software tools at the company’s 25 own training centers in Europe and overseas.
ARISTON HEATING
One of the world’s leading companies in heating, Ariston Thermo Group offers a complete range of heating and hot water products, systems and services designed to provide the maximum degree of comfort, with the minimum use of energy. The year 2010 marks the 80th anniversary of the solid family owned business, based on a strong entrepreneurial culture and a long term commitment to economic and social progress. With 1.1 billion euro turn over in 2009, 6500 employees, 6.1 million products per year and 18 production sites in 10 different countries, Ariston Thermo Group has been constantly growing. The company has been in the Middle East for more than 30 years. Ariston Thermo Group sees energy efficiency as a synergy between optimum comfort, savings to the user and benefits to the environment. It created a new European centre of
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competence for solar thermal in central Italy and supplied a sophisticated 7,500 m2 solar system for the Beijing Olympics. Ariston Thermo Group is committed to a very important target: to reach 80% of its sales from high efficiency and renewable energy solutions by 2020. This is a new challenge that will drive the business to deliver real energy saving products and systems. The new full range of solar systems and heat pumps, made In Italy,
is now available in UAE and all over the Middle East. The company has also launched a new range of electric storage water heaters, now offering the latest European standards in performances and energy efficiency, with sizes from 10 to 3000 liters. Ariston also offers a gas boiler range from 18 to 1000 kW, gas water heaters and industrial capacity storage tanks, offering the ideal solution to any need of hot water. APRIL 24–30, 2010 CONSTRUCTION WEEK
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Zamil Group Saudi Cement
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FACT In March, Zamil Group was among the winners of the second national competitive contest for developing feasibility plans for small enterprises. HRH Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, presented the award and Engineer Zamil Engineer Zamil A. Al Zamil, President of Zamil Offshore Co., was on hand to accept the award on behalf of the company.
FACT In 2006 the company won the award for ‘Global Distributor of the Year’ from Perkins Engines, UK, a world leading manufacturer of off-highway diesel engines. It was picked out of 181 countries and 132 distributors.
Corus FACT The company organizes a student awards, which features two different categories: structures and steel bridges. The objective of these competitions is to encourage engineering design skills in the use of structural steelwork in an innovative structural solution.
Company
FACT The company has grown to be the second-largest seller of building products in the country.
Emirates Steel Industries FACT ESI’s productivity has been exponential – boosted by business growth. In 2002 it produced 165,000 tons of rebar; 385,000 tons in 2003; and by 2005/2006 it was producing 600,000 tons a year – all for consumption in the UAE.
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Arabian Pipe Company FACT APC is the only HFW Mill in the Middle East having a state of the art anticorrosion coating plant for external FBE, 3LPE and 3LPP.
Al Rashed Building Materials FACT BMD has 40 branches across the KSA and the Middle East
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DUCAB
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ALUMCO GROUP
UAE
Dubai
Lebanon
Choueifat
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SAUDI CEMENT COMPANY
KSA
Dammam
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EMIRATES STEEL INDUSTRIES
UAE
Abu Dhabi
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KANOO MACHINERY
UAE
Dubai
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ARABIAN PIPE COMPANY
KSA
Riyadh
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Ras Al Khaimah
ALUMIL
Greece
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QATAR NATIONAL CEMENT COMPANY
Qatar
Doha
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CATERPILLAR
US
Sharjah
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SAUDI CERAMIC COMPANY
KSA
Riyadh
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ARABIAN CEMENT COMPANY
KSA
Jeddah
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LIUGONG
China
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LOOTAH GROUP
UAE
Dubai
Kuwait
Dubai
UAE
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Dubai
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ALAM STEEL
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UNIBETON
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FAMCO
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BASF
Germany
Dubai
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CPC
KSA
Jeddah
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DOKA
Austria
Dubai
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UTS CARRIER
UAE
Abu Dhabi
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EMIRATES GLASS
UAE
Dubai
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RAK CERAMICS
UAE
Ras Al Khaimah
Italy
Dubai
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MAPEI
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PERI
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Germany
Dubai
DEWALT
US
Dubai
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DORMA
Germany
Dubai
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BERGER PAINTS
India
Dubai
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SIKA
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THOMAS BELL WRIGHT
Switzerland
Dubai
UAE
Dubai
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QATAR STEEL CORPORATION
Qatar
Doha
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DAIKIN MCQUAY
Japan
Dubai
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REEM EMIRATES ALUMINIUM
UAE
Abu Dhabi
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RMD KWIKFORM
UK
Sharjah
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LIEBHERR
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AL SHIRAWI
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RITCHIE BROTHERS
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CMCI
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JOTUN PAINTS
Norway
Dubai
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JEHAN GREEN WALLS
UAE
Sharjah Al Khobar
Switzerland
Dubai
UAE
Dubai
Canada
Dubai
KSA
Dammam
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Dubai
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Manama
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Germany
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PRODUCT FOCUS FORMWORK
BOARD MEETING CW LOOKS AT INNOVATIONS IN WOODEN I-BEAM FORMWORK SYSTEMS AT THIS YEAR’S BAUMA SHOW By Greg Whitaker
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here is nothing new about formwork – at least as a concept. Indeed, it was used by the Romans for their early cast-in-situ works, the Pantheon being the most notable example. Of course we all know that formwork is a pile of parts which build up into moulds into which concrete can be poured, and that it is in itself an intrinsically simple and old concept. However, exhibitors at this year’s Bauma have been keen to show the visitors that made it through the travel chaos that the technology is anything but set in stone. Formwork beams are one such example. For a long time these things were simple square-cut lengths of wood. This low-tech solution allowed the mass pouring of concrete needed for speedy construction, but it was not without its drawbacks. The solid square beams were rather heavy and prone to bowing or breaking when used as a table for floor construction. Today, wood is still commonly used, but in a different way. For a start, the I-beam shape is standard, and formwork firms have experimented with ways of making the product ever stronger, more lightweight and able to be reused more often. One example launched at the show by formwork maker Doka is a new version
“DOKA SHOWED OFF THE SPEED IT COULD BUILD IN A HUGE TWOSTOREY HANGAR” of the I-Tec 20 beam, which the maker says offers a 20% increase in load moment, over its current I-beam, as well as a staggering 80% increase in strength for the same weight as conventional hightimber beams. Ludwig Pekarek, the managing director of the firm, explained: “We use a new method of bonding the layers to get the increase in strength. As well as with the proven end-reinforcement from the H 20 Top beams, the I-Tec 20 is also reinforced with plastic along its flange. “Compared to conventional timber-formwork beams, this makes it a lot less prone to splintering when it is nailed. The beam has the same dimensions as the H20 top, so it is fully compatible with all our other systems.” He added that the firm are as active as ever in the Middle East, with a massive amount of equipment currently being
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shipped to the Kingg Abadullah Knowledge Economic City. Doka showed off the he speed in which its systems could build in a huge ge two-storey ‘hangar’ built especially for the event. Elsewhere at the event, and and, rival also with a lavish stand, firm Peri demonstrated ated a new I-beam with a high specification. The VT20K T20K is, according to the maker able to take the harshest rshest LUDWIG PEKAREK, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DOKA. te can conditions that a site
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throw at it, but capable of maintaining an extra long life on account of its steel end-caps. This was complemented by a new prop called the PEP Ergo, which Peri says is lighter and stronger than its predecessor. The firm hase a large number of projects in the region with its systems in place. Saadiyat Bridge and the Central Market in Abu Dhabi being two high-profile examples. Spanish firm Ulma are also at the event, and showcasing a system that also uses wooden I-beams. ‘Enkoflex’ is a system that the maker says offers great versatility since it is a frame structure formed by independent beams that allows it to adequately adapt to irregular tiles. The group’s I-beam product, known as the VM-20 is mated to a variety of other interconnecting components to allow the construction of extremely complex forms that would not have been possible a few years back. The Palma de Mallorca velodrome is one such example of this – look it up. So wooden formwork has been around for a long time, but far from standing still, advances in technology mean that it will support us for a long time yet.
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SECTOR FOCUS PIPELINES
A FASTER BUSINESS FLOW PIPELINE DEALS HAVE BEEN CONSTANT IN THE REGION, AND ADDITIONAL DRIVES FOR OIL DISTRIBUTION COULD BOLSTER THE INDUSTRY FURTHER By Ben Roberts
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ipeline projects have been plentiful in the last year in the Middle East, only the US and Asia edging out the region in terms of numbers. Simdex, the pipeline database, found that 115 projects are underway for lines that run an average length of 435km, with an added 14 jobs in the preconstruction phase, according to its March 2010 report.
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Kuwait took the bulk of the major projects, with the north and the west of the country seeing major construction work, as well as Kuwait City. Heavy Industries Engineering & Shipbuilding, the Safat-based firm, won a US $175 million (KD5.4 million) contract for an oil pipeline for the west of Kuwait. Combined Group Company For Trading & Contracting - $140 million project for the construction of an oil pipeline and the related features in the north. Elsewhere, Independent Commercial Group snapped
“INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDOUT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DRIVER BEHIND FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND EXPORTS TO THE REGION, PARTICULARLY IN THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL NATIONS” – NATIONAL US-ARAB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BIG DEALS, BIG PLAYERS National Petroleum Construction Company $62 million upgrading of Idd al-Shargi North Dome Field (Q2 – 2010 to Q2 2012)
Heavy Industries Engineering $175 million project for an oil pipeline for the west of Kuwait. (Q1 2009 to Q1 2012)
Independent Commercial Group $505 million project for the construction of 40-inch oil pipeline from supporting substation No. 131 to the liquid gas factory at Mina Al-Ahmadei at Kuwait City.
Al Ghanim International $28 million construction of an oil pipeline linking transit line 3 and the Doha power and water generating complex in the north of Kuwait. The engineering, procurement and construction involves installing 20 inch diameter and 25 kilometre-long crude pipelines running between the main crude export pipeline and the oil-fired Doha East power and desalination plant.
Combined Group Co $140 million project for the construction of an oil pipeline and the related features in the north of Kuwait. (Q1 2009 to Q1 2012)
up a $505 million project for the construction of 40-inch oil pipeline from supporting substation No. 131 to the liquid gas factory at Mina Al Ahmadei at Kuwait city. National Petroleum & Construction Company (NPCC) in February secured $62 million upgrading of the offshore Idd al-Shargi North Dome Field in Qatar, beating strong competition that was rumoured to include Jebel Ali based J Ray McDermott and the US’ Global Offshore. Qatar has been earmarked as the region’s fastest growing coun-
try for US exports, according to a recent continues the collaboration between the report by the National US-Arab Chamber two companies that began in July 2008 of Commerce. with the first phase of the pipeline, that this These days it appears a relatively local time looks to increase the daily throughproject for the Abu Dhabi-controlled com- put of the existing system from 454,600 to pany, having announced to newswires earlier 1 million m3. in the month that it is the latest company Paris-based Technip will spearhead the from the emirate shooting for international procurement, commissioning and perforexpansion. Nigeria, Kazakhstan and Libya mance testing, while Dodsal will execute the are in its sights. construction part of the project. It continues “Our traditional region is the Gulf and an interesting development into this region India,” NPCC CEO for the French comAqeel Madhi rold the pany, which just over press last Monday in “THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM a year ago created a & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY regional organisation Abu Dhabi. “The IS ENCOURAGING US board is encouraging to boost its proximity TO LOOK BEYOND OUR us to look beyond our to the GCC markets. TRADITIONAL AREAS” traditional areas.” At the end of last year it was awarded a lump Closer to NPCC’s home, the UAE is also set to begin key proj- sum turnkey EPC contract from Abu Dhabi ects. Earlier this year the Abu Dhabi Trans- Gas Industries, worth approximately $415 mission & Despatch Company awarded the million for the ASAB 3 Project. contract for the second phase of the Fujairah This project – to start in two years’ time with water transmission system to a consortium a year to complete - is a revamp of existing led by Technip and Dodsal Engineering & facilities to support an increase in oil proConstruction Dubai. It may be the first of duction from the new ADCO facilities and a number of link-ups between firms look- accommodate up to 4.2 million m3 daily of ing to pool resources and come to a better additional associated gas from the Asab, Shah and Sahil oil fields. Technip will install a new resolution than all-out competition. The system is to run from Fujairah F2 booster compression station, transfer lines, independent water and power project to a debottlenecking of existing ASAB 0 facilities water storage facility at Al Hayer close to and diverting feed flow from ASAB 0 to ASAB Al Ain. It is a lumpsum turnkey contract, I/II by installing a new compressor, transfer worth approximately US $610 million, and lines and other facilities.
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CITY FOCUS YANBU
SAFE PAIR OF
HANDS ONE OF THE ENGINES OF SAUDI ARABIA GROWTH, YANBU’S APPEAL IS EXPANDING By Ben Roberts
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hirty-five years ago Yanbu was earmarked as one of the KSA’s industrial cities away from a simple port town - and it is not only the panorama of the Red Sea that gives it a broad horizon. The three large oil refineries, a hub for petrochemicals, electricity distribution, telecommunications and a large desalination plant have reinforced its crucial role to KSA’s construction renaissance. It also represents the country’s attempt to diversify away from oil revenues in the last few years and tap into the petrochemical market and other sectors. Tenders for new projects, upgrades and site extensions in the expatriate-heavy city were eagerly awaited and hotly contested over the last year – even as some material vendors felt the squeeze of recent legislation. The breadth of the projects says something about how much the city is relied upon as a base for numerous industries and is two years into the realization of the US $43.6 billion investment by Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu spread over five years. The list of international suitors to projects has also been expanding, taking advantage of declining
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market and prices. A new refinery being built by state oil firm Saudi Aramco and US Conoco is a case in point. At the end of March it was announced that three South Korean companies made the most competitive bids for the construction of three big units. SK Engineering and Construction Co offered the lowest proposal for a crude unit package, Daelim Industrial Co’s pitched for a gasoline unit and GS Engineering and Construction threw its hat into the ring for a hydrocracker. Other parts of the refinery received bids from Spanish, Egyptian and Indian construction firms, respectively, Tecnicas Reunidas, Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries (ENPPI) and Punj Lloyd. LastAugust,SaudiAramco “SK ENGINEERING AND and ConocoPhillips awardCONSTRUCTION CO ed KBR the contract for OFFERED THE LOWEST implementing their joint BID FOR A CRUDE UNIT” YanbuExportRefineryProject (YERP). The contract is for providing detailed engineering and procurement services for the utilities package and the interconnecting systems and pipe racks. KBR declined to comment on the progress of the project. Perhaps the most eye-catching tender of the city this year was for phase 3 of the US $200 million seashore retaining wall, dredging and alteration project for the Waterfront in the Industrial City. YANBU STATISTICS The Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) stuck with Kuwait-based China Population: 250,000 (2004 Harbour for this project – SR 223 million in Yanbu Municipality estimate) itself which also provided services for the RCJY investment (2004-2009): first two phases, including initial dredging US $43.6 billion process starting back in June 2008. Biggest companies: Wastewater is collected, treated, and recycled Yanbu Cement to irrigate landscaping, while certain organic Petromin Mobil Refinery Co wastes are processed into compost to enrich SAFRA Co. soil in city parks and gardens. The contract Yanbu National Petrochemical was signed by Prince Saud Thunayan, chairCompany man of RCJY, on behalf of the employer and Saudi Yanbu Petrochemical Chen Yangui, CHEC Saudi Arabia’s general Company manager on behalf of the contractor.
The Prince also invited the company to participate in construction of the infrastructure in the new area of Ras Az-Zawr for the Royal Commission. It totals three development zones: Yanbu, Jubail and Ras Az-Zawr directly under the administration of the Royal Commission. The first quarter of this year saw finalized deals for a series of substations. The first is a substation 10J YANBU IS A PETROCHEMICAL HUB.. based outside the city that includes the construction and procurement of 380 kV transmission circuits on lattice steel towers to interconnect with the Substation in the city. The contract includes a Satellite Substation 101 that will connect with it – with the combined project totaling $100 million. Arabia Electric won this contract in January and has been set a target of just over two years to complete. Haif Bin Mohammed Bin “SAUDI ARABIA’S YANBU CEMENT Abboud Al Qahtani & AssoCOMPANY POSTED ciates for Trading & ContractA 19% FALL IN Q1 ing Company, is now half way EARNINGS” through the engineering, procurement and construction of Substation (42) having been awarded the main contract in June 2009 and aims for a June 2011 finish. But the city’s projects have been far from plain-sailing. Last year, Marafiq, the power and water utility company for Jubail and Yanbu, put development plans for an $8 billion desalination plant on hold. The plant was planned to producing 1,700MW and 150,000 m3 a day of desalinated water. Later there were signs that it plans to merge the plant at Yanbu with the second independent water and power plant that Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) had planned. Further, some Yanbu-based companies have had a torrid start to the year. Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Cement Company posted a 19% fall in Q1 earnings, citing lower sales of cut-price cement following the imposition of a ban on cement exports. Net income fell just over $8 million- standing at $32.80 million in the Q1 compared to $40.5 million in the same period in2009 – although the company stated in February it would pay its dividend. The losses are comparable to the biggest cement companies in the country, who have all seen profits decline, following the export ban, despite a rise in sales. Recently the Southern Province Cement, the largest cement producer in the kingdom, reported a 5% fall in firstquarter profits due to the ban as sales fell. The Yanbu National Petrochemical company (Yansab) also closed the year in difficult circumstances. Chairman Mutlaq Al-Morished and executive vice president of finance reported a realized net loss of SR 29.2 million for the fourth quarter 2009, a 14% increase of to the SR 25.6 million loss over the same period in 2008. “Realizing loss is the norm for such a stage as all the gains or loss during this stage are classified as none operational”, he stated. First quarter 2010 results are yet to be announced.
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DIALOGUE SALAH AMEEN Head down town Salah Ameen, executive director for Limitless in the Middle East talks, about why a landscape is important and how the Metro will be an essential element of The Galleries By Stuart Matthews
How’s business? I think thing’s are coming back. As an indication from the market, steel was AED 2200, now it’s AED 3000. This sends a good message that the market will hopefully come back. Do you plan on opening any more tenders in the near future? When it comes to The Galleries, we don’t have much to offer, because we are in the process of finishing what we have in hand. But we do have, as part of the community facilities here, a mosque coming up for 500 people. We are expecting that hopefully the tender will come out in about 4-6 weeks. We also have the Metro station, which we are pushing the RTA to get opened. There are still a few things that from our side may need to be done, to provide access. These are not big jobs, but at the end of the day, they are things that we are still going to add. Are you pushing the RTA to open the Metro station near The Galleries? We are because this is the last station on the Red line and when you look around these buildings we have about 1500 people and they use lots of mass transport. Plus you have 6000 companies located in Jafza north and south, with lots of staff using mass transport. We have personally been with the RTA a couple of times over the last two months and we are eager to have it open the station. The official opening date is now October.
This is where people start interacting, this is the life of the development. I had taken a commitment to deliver this to add value to the project. The people who work here need some space and Limitless’ vision is to give lots of thought and importance to the open spaces. We are working to make The Galleries a destination, we are not just concentrating on the people who work or live here, it is also for the people who are coming from outside to make this area a destination. So it was important personally for me to have this delivered as we have promised our tenants it would be done. So what’s next? We are trying to complete The Galleries and then the next thing is to push the residential developments on line; I have about nine months until the first units will be ready. What about the rest of Downtown Jebel Ali? We are not responsible for delivering the whole of Downtown Jebel Ali. As master developer we have sold almost 250 plots to third party developers. We are responsible for the handling of all the issues for Downtown Jebel Ali. Beside the construction, there is the operation of these developments, and making sure that the third party developers are sticking to all the development. We also reserved about 30 plots for ourselves. We are looking into those and will go back to them when we feel the market demand [is there].
Are you ready for the implementation of the new What are the expected completion dates for strata regulations? The Galleries? We hope that the authority The offices are already done, looking after this comes up THE PLAZA IN NUMBERS with 50% leased or in the with solid set of regulations 1,700 low energy lights throughout the grounds closing stages of finalising that will really protect all the 300 seats in The Plaza’s amphitheatre the leases. We have just parties. We look forward to 288 m2 of steel frame shielding the giant multimedia screen opened The Plaza and have those things in hand. We 200 trees planted throughout landscaping area and we have a community manager 176 individual monitors linked to make one digital screen are expecting the first 330 role within Downtown Jebel 140 aquatic plants in the Lotus Pond residential building units to Ali, who looks at all of these 50 sprinklers in The Plaza’s cascading water feature be ready by early 2011. issues. We are in continuous 41 giant Plaza pots with trees contact with the Real Estate 30% of The Galleries’ total land area taken up The Plaza Why was The Plaza so Regulatory Agency to see 24 nozzles in the Orchid Fountain important? how they are moving on this. 8 LEED-certified mixed-use buildings surrounding The Plaza I felt that it is an essential We are treating this as part of The Galleries. a priority. 64
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