Al Hanoo Real Estate, the developer of Sharjah Auto Park and Warehouse City at Al Sajaa Industrial Area, will offer a free 5,574sqm plot of industrial land to Sharjah Civil Defence to set up a fire station within the premises.
This is one of the first such initiatives by a private sector developer providing free land to the Government of Sharjah for developing a hi-tech fire station that will boost safety and security to industries, warehouse and save valuable lives.
Lauding the Sharjah Civil Defence personnel for their valour, Sheikh Abdullah Al Shakrah, the chairman of Al Hanoo Real Estate, said: “We are very grateful to Sharjah Civil Defence department for their heroic role in maintaining industrial and public safety across the emirate. We are pleased to dedicate a piece of land at Sharjah Auto Park and Warehouse City to Sharjah Civil Defence as a token of our appreciation.
This will help Sharjah Civil Defence to develop a fully-equipped fire station that will ensure prompt response in case of any fire incident in the area.
“Our initiative is in support to Sharjah government and its endeavours to improve safety and security of human lives and goods at the emirates key areas and to protect the public and private assets. This will help us to help our tenants and investors in the Emirates Industrial Area. As a responsible business, we would like to share the responsibility of safety with the government and other stakeholders.”
On the Al Hanoo gesture, Col Sami Al Naqbi, director general of Sharjah Civil Defence, said: “This is a great example of how businesses can help the public sector in boosting public services be it fire safety or any other services.
“We will develop a state-of-the art fire station at the plot of land that will not only provide industrial safety to all the tenants of the Sharjah Auto Park and Warehouse City but other assets in the Sajaa Industrial Area which is thriving with industrial and logistics activities.”
Originally estimated as a AED4.5bn industrial and logistics development, Sharjah Auto Park and Warehouse City is an hours drive of major airports, seaports, and other logistics hubs in Dubai, Sharjah, and the Northern Emirates.