Al Shirawi Contracting Company has added another high-profile project to its portfolio after beating off stiff competition to secure it and meeting the high-spec requirements of the Le Meridien Al Aqah beach resort development.
Berger Paints Emirates supplied a selection of tested paint systems for the external elevations of the Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort in Fujairah.
Getting a 20-storey 228-room hotel to "come alive" in a setting as remote as Fujairah's Al Aqah beach, which has little infrastructure, was indeed a challenge, says Bilt Middle East. The Dubai-based firm was responsible for the entire mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) works for the Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort.
Precast concrete cladding panels for the external sea-facing elevation of the Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort were supplied by Juma Al Majid Concrete Products Plants (JAMCPP).
High-quality sanitary ware and ceramic tiles were supplied to Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort project by Hamad Rahma Abdulla Al Shamsi General Trading.
In recent years there has been a growing requirement in areas experiencing extremes of temperature for a glass type which offers good control of solar heat-gain during the summer and similar good control of heat loss during the winter.
A total of 10 advanced Schindler elevators have been installed at Le Meridien Al Aqah beach resort, says Techno Lift, the Dubai-based dealer for Schindler lifts. At the hotel, the company supplied and installed four passenger lifts which have a capacity of 1,000 kg, a travel speed of 2.
Dubai-based Archon Engineering Consultant specialises in urban planning and designing of residential, commercial, industrial developments and leisure facilities. The company was established in 1992 by Mustafa Al Sheriani and Ashok Korgaonkar. Korgaonkar, managing director, has over two decades of experience in the Gulf.
A new hotel bearing a global brand name has opened recently on the East Coast of the UAE offering the attractions of a "new destination" and the allure of uncrowded beaches, mountain scenery and quiet seclusion.
A high level of engineering and design expertise went into creating the tensile fabric structures at the new Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort in Fujairah, says Terry Clark, sales and projects manager with FiOBCo Factory, a leading designer, manufacturer and installer of tensile membrane structures made of polyester netting, PVC-coated polyester a