ALUMCO wins landmark deal worth Dhs 86.4 million

Samer Barakat, Managing Director, Alumco, said:

"The Burj Dubai Lake Hotel contract is a major pivotal point that reflects our success in being one of the most trusted companies to supply aluminium façades in the GCC. Our consistent quest for excellence assures that our products are of the highest quality and our world class service has made us become a reliable supplier to many world class projects."

As per the deal entered into with the contractor Arabtec - Besix JV, Alumco will supply 35,000 square meters of unitized curtain wall, 35,000 square meters of composite panel, and 5,500 m of aluminium handrails for the Burj Dubai Lake Hotel.

Located at Burj Dubai development, The Burj Dubai Lake Hotel and is a 63-storey elegant curvilinear tower that will offer a signature designed 5 star hotel and serviced apartments.

Alumco's work on the project will commence in October 2006 is expected to be completed by January 2008.This project will be clad with unitized aluminum panels 1.2 m wide by 3.4 m high.

The company's high quality unitized system has also been used in other impressive projects like the Citadel Tower at Business Bay, Sky Gardens Tower at DIFC, Liwa Height and Fortune Tower at Jumeirah Lake Towers and Emirates Crown at Dubai Marina.

Alumco's current portfolio includes six major projects in various locations in Dubai. The company has also completed major projects including six towers at Burj Dubai Development, Dubai Police Headquarters, Al Murroj Complex on Sheikh Zayed Road and Shatha Tower in Dubai Media City.

Alumco is focused on the most sophisticated and modern specialized aluminium architectural products. The company's unitized system offers a full range of system and custom-designed windows and curtain walling incorporating full thermal breaks, drainage and the "rain screen" principle of pressure equalization.