Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has created growth opportunities for Krix, a family-owned South Australian business specialising in cinema and home-theatre speakers. Partnering with Emirates SkyCargo has allowed Krix to gain access to new markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, growing its revenue while putting Australian products on the global stage. Krix has now supplied sound systems for more than 3,500 cinemas across the world, including over 300 in the Middle East. The South Australian business expects another 200 cinema sound systems to be installed in the Middle East in the next two years. Before…
Author: Kasun Illankoon
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has issued a tender for the 5th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park for 900 megawatts (MW) of electricity using photovoltaic solar panels, based on the Independent Power Project (IPP) model. This move supports the objectives of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 to provide 75% of Dubai’s total power output from clean energy by 2050. The deadline to submit the tenders is 22 August 2019. The winning bid will own 40% of the company operating the project, and DEWA will own 60%. The winning bidder will sign an agreement…
Axalta, a leading global manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, and the refinish industry leader in Digital Colour Management – continues to drive innovation and demonstrate its ongoing commitment to meeting customers’ needs with branded daylight lamps. To date, 17,000 Axalta daylight lamps have been sold globally since they were introduced in 2015. In line with Axalta’s proven innovation leadership position in digital colour management, the LED daylight lamps make the entire automotive paint repair journey faster, easier, and more reliable as they are designed to simulate differing light conditions and intensities. Globally, are available from Axalta’s portfolio of refinish…
UAE based Al Nabooda Automobiles has been appointed as its UAE distributor by Indian petroleum giant, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) through its 100 per cent subsidiary in the UAE, HPCL Middle East. Part of the diversified conglomerate Khalifa Juma Al Nabooda Group, Al Nabooda Automobiles has more than 4 decades of experience in the automotive sector and is the exclusive dealer for the Audi, Porsche and VW brands in Dubai and the Northern Emirates of UAE. Incorporated in 2018, HPCL Middle East FZCO is the UAE arm of the Indian Petroleum giant which is a market leader in the…
Azizi Developments, one of the leading private developers in the UAE, celebrates the on-schedule completion of Azizi Aliyah, an elegantly designed, AED 470-million residential high-rise in the heart of Dubai Healthcare City. The international developer received the building completion certificate from local authorities, marking the commencement of the handover of homes. Farhad Azizi, CEO of Azizi Developments, said: “The timely completion of this exceptional development is a noteworthy milestone, not only for Azizi Developments and its customers but also for the city of Dubai as a whole. Continuously delivering properties across this awe-inspiring Emirate, and thereby playing an active role…
Abanos, one of the largest and most established holistic interior fit-out and joinery companies in the UAE, was recently awarded the contract of the upcoming 5-star Address Residences by Emaar located in Downtown, Dubai. The project situated in the Opera District is an exclusive serviced apartment development that sets new standards in luxury and service. The architecture of the project keeps in-line with the elegance associated with the chain of residences, requiring bespoke interior fit-out work, fulfilled by Abanos. The company’s scope includes the joinery and fit-out of the serviced apartments and public areas for the Address Residences Dubai Opera.…
A record number of exhibitors are expected to showcase the latest transport, road and planning innovations at the 26th PIARC World Road Congress in Abu Dhabi this October. Organized by the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (DoT) and the World Road Association (PIARC), around 5,000 road transport professionals, a Congress record number of national pavilions, over 200 exhibitors from international private and public groups and over 40 transport ministers from around the world are expected to participate in the summit. The 26th World Road Congress will be held in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center from October 6 to 10. Recently,…
A high-level delegation from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for international development aid, today participated in the inaugural ceremony of the AED771 million (US$210 million) Petroleum Storage Facilities project in Jordan. Fully financed by ADFD, the funding was made as part of the UAE government’s contribution of AED4.6 billion (US$1.25 billion) in 2013 to the Gulf Development Fund – an AED5 billion programme of the GCC member countries to finance development projects in Jordan. With a holding capacity of 356,000 tonnes, the project includes the construction of 22 storage facilities for light petroleum products including…
Dubai Land Department (DLD), through its regulatory arm, the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA) announced that Emicool, the leading district cooling service provider in the region and wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC, and Union Properties – the master developer of the Motor City project, have reached an agreement in regards to the disruption of air conditioning services at the public facilities of Motor City. A meeting was headed by His Excellency Marwan bin Ghalita, CEO of the RERA, the regulatory arm of Dubai Land Department (DLD); Dr Adib Moubadder, CEO of Emicool, Thani Saeed Essa Alfalasi, Chief Audit &…
Recently, Prinx Chengshan, participated at Automechanika Dubai 2019. Automechanika Dubai is the largest and most professional auto parts exhibition in the Middle East. It is one of the largest international auto parts series exhibitions and the second most popular Auto Parts Exhibition in the world. Every year, it attracts a large number of international exhibitors from auto parts manufacturers as well as purchasers and buyers from the Middle East. In this exhibition, Prinx Chengshan, with its four brands “Prinx”, “Chengshan”, “Austone” and “Fortune”, made impressive appearance with high comments. Prinx Chengshan has full line of semi-steel radial tires, all-steel radial…