Jotun Paints to supply paint for Al Raha Gardens development in Abu Dhabi

In line with its aim to provide innovative painting solutions to the region's most prestigious projects, the global paint manufacturer has introduced its newest range of products to address the requirements of discerning clients. The Al Raha Gardens development is currently being constructed by Al Jaber Building L.L.C and has been designed by GHD Global Pty Ltd.

The move will see Jotun supplying interior and exterior paints for 1400 villas of the project, being developed by Aldar Properties, until the conclusion of the contract in February 2009. Jotun will provide high quality coatings solutions for the project, including the Fenomastic Gold brand for the projects' interior and the Jotashield brand for the exterior.

'The magnitude of this project reflects the quality of all aspects of the Al Raha Gardens development and we are delighted to leverage our expertise to add to the project's prestige. In addition, we have utilized our stringent environmental standards, which we developed to through our dedicated investments in green technologies,'

said Arve Hermansen, General Manager, Jotun Abu Dhabi. L.LC.

'This important project will consolidate our position as one of the world's leading suppliers of paint and powder products.'

The Middle East market for paints and coatings has presented Jotun Paints with a unique challenge as its requirements vary from the rest of the regions across the world. To be able to better understand the specific needs of customers, Jotun has invested $25m towards research and development to acquire insights that will improve its product offering and create more breakthrough manufacturing technologies. As one of the founding member of the Emirates Green Building Council, Jotun only supplies paint products, which are compliant with the highest environmental standards and the guidelines of the corporate social responsibility model.

The global paint company currently comprises 67 companies and 39 production facilities dispersed over five continents, which develops, produces and sells products to residential, marine and industrial markets worldwide. Jotun's products are used in some of the world's premier landmark developments, including the Eiffel Tower, the Burj Al Arab, the Madinat Jumeirah Resort, Khalifa Sports Stadium redevelopment in Qatar, China's Opera House, Jakarta's Ritz Carlton Hotel and the KLIA Sepang F1 racing circuit in Malaysia.

'We are focused on delivering more than just paints, as our team of experts actively seeks to advise clients on their choice of paint colour and quality depending on a structure's design. Our product's performance is supported by test certificates from some of the world's most reputed test laboratories. Jotun products are specially manufactured to provide paint to the opulent developments we have been contracted for,' added Hermansen.

Al Raha Gardens residential project is made up of three, four and five bedroom Arabic & European style villas set amongst the development's beautifully landscaped gardens. The entire community has been thoroughly researched and designed with modern living styles in mind. The innumerable parks in the community make for a serene environment and the actual plots have been designed with ease of management in mind.