A locaL concrete block pioneer says it has helped contribute towards the building of the UAE with over 40 million blocks over the last 13 years. Unimix Block Industry - a subsidiary of Mohammed Salem Bakhit Al Bakhit Group of Companies - was established in 1987 by its managing director Khalid Salem Bakhit.
The Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) is on the expansion path, with a new headquarters under construction and plans in the pipeline to open new branches in the UAE. Established in 1969, the bank was at first jointly owned by Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan Bank and the Commercial Bank of Kuwait, with UAE businessmen holding a minority stake.
Fujairah Cement, established 20 years ago in Dibba, Fujairah, claims to be the largest cement factory in the UAE with 1.2 million tonnes of clinker capacity and 1.6 million tonnes of grinding capacity. "Fujairah Cement is well known for its high quality and consistency," says a company spokesman.
German-Gulf Enterprises' association with Unimix extends over two decades and has seen it involved in some of the landmark projects in the UAE through its fleet of quality equipment.
Ras Al Khaimah Cement Company is committed to deliver a consistently high quality product to its customers, says a company spokesman. Set up in 1995 as part of the UAE's economic and social development policies, the company says its state-of-the-art technology aims to provide the best service to cement users.
Quality, reliability and prompt service are the cornerstones of many a successful business, but Dubaibased Universal Concrete Products Limited Company (Unimix) says that it goes one step further in its quest to serve some of the city's most prestigious construction projects over the last 25 years.
Over the past two decades, silica fume has increasingly been used as a concrete property enhancer, either as a partial replacement for Portland cement or as an additive. It was the Scandinavian countries - particularly, Norway - which pioneered the use of silica fume in concrete in the early seventies.
