New range of furniture, carpet design to be unveiled at The Hotel Show

Available from Maclean Metal Industries and Gulf Carpet International, both branches of JC Maclean Group, the new product lines mark the beginning of efforts on behalf of both companies to penetrate the expanding hotel supplies market in the Middle East.

"In line with the group's planned development, JC Maclean has augmented its core fit-out and joinery business to incorporate key manufacturing and installation support companies," said Talal Sayeed, Director, JC Maclean International.

JC Maclean Group now includes several companies, including JC Maclean Design, Tangent, a soft furnishings manufacturer and Tecno, which specialises in interior space planning and design.

Taking place at the Airport Expo Dubai and organised by event management and marketing specialists Streamline Marketing, The Hotel Show will also see more than 310 other exhibitors from 33 countries gathering under one roof.

Products vital to a hotel's day to day running will be displayed at the event, including computer hardware and software, fitness, spa and pool equipment, furniture, tableware, kitchen equipment, management and reservation systems, telecommunications systems and uniforms.

SunSystems, one of the world's leading software providers, which opened its Dubai office in 2003, will use the event to showcase its financial and business management software solutions, available in 30 languages including Arabic and Farsi. The company will attend The Hotel Show with one of its key partners in the region, Key Information Technology.

SunSystems has formed an alliance with MICROS-Fidelio, world leader in front-office systems for hoteliers, to create MICROS-Fidelio Financials powered by SunSystems which provides an integrated front and back-office solution design to cater to the hospitality sector. SunSystems has a portfolio of hotel clients that includes Hilton International, Ritz Carlton Hotels and Resorts and the Crowne Plaza Dubai.

"SunSystems is the only product suite in the world that combines world-class financial management systems, powerful planning, forecasting and budgeting capabilities as well as the latest web-based systems," said Martin Kaczmarek, general manager, SunSystems Dubai office. "When combined with our experience in the hospitality industry, and that of MICROS-Fidelio, we have a lot to offer to Hotel Show visitors," said Martin Kaczmarek, general manager for SunSystems in the Middle East.

The Hotel Show is held under the patronage of H.H.General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Government of Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing which uses its international network of offices to promote the event. The exhibition is owned by the UK's Daily Mail Group and also supported by the UK, German, Spanish and South African governments and various Italian regional governments.