01 August 2013

GLASS pioneer in the Middle East, Glass, said its coating lines, comprising subsidiaries Emirates Glass and Saudi American Glass, have won projects worth Dh100 million ($27 million) in the first half of 2013 across the region.

During the period under review, the coating lines have undertaken projects of more than 500,000 sq m spanning the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Turkey and throughout the Middle East.

Meanwhile, Emirates Glass announced the successful delivery of its third major project in Saudi Arabia – Olaya Towers in Riyadh, which is expected to be completed this month. Leading projects won by Emirates Glass include the world-renowned Masdar headquarters in Abu Dhabi, the Jeddah Airport, Information Technology and Communication Complex (ITCC) and the Jabal Omar expansion in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait University in Kuwait and Credit Libana is in Lebanon.

Some of the major projects undertaken by Saudi American Glass include a tower for Tayseer Hidaya in Makkah and the National Dialogue Centre and the Courtyard by Marriott, both in Riyadh. Other notable projects include the Arab National Bank in Riyadh, Dammam University in Dammam, Rajehi University and Qassim University in Qassim, among others.

Glass is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments.

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