Al Shirawi's "Interiors Together" successfully completed the latest six screen Reel Cinemas Complex at the Dubai Marina Mall, which opened on Thursday 22nd July 2010 with its first screening. Al Shirawi completed the project with their time tested special D-stud Acoustic Walls, Acoustic Ceilings and a number of related decorative works. This project in succession to the 22 screen Reel Cinemas at the Dubai Mall.

This project is an addition to the list of Cinema Projects completed by Al Shirawi such as the Grand Cineplex , Grand Megaplex at Ibn Batutta Mall, Grand Festival City, Grand Cinecity at Al Ghurair Centre, Cine Royal Cinemas at Khalidiya Mall in Abu Dhabi and many more.

This milestone further reinforces Al Shirawi's leading position in carrying out the specialized acoustic walls, ceilings and miscellaneous fit-out works for cinema projects in the UAE , apart from carrying out other Interiors Fit Out projects and Partitions and Ceiling projects on a regular basis .

Al Shirawi Contracting's "Interiors Together" is part of the Al Shirawi Group of Companies and has been undertaking interiors works since 1991. In 2008 the company launched the brand "Interiors Together" to reinforce its emphasis on interiors industry in the region.

- Al Shirawi becomes a founding member of MEFMA (Middle East Facility Management Association- founded by RERA) to help promote standardisation in facilities management -

Pan-Arab: Al Shirawi FM, a leading facilities management company head quartered in Dubai, has today signed a strategic partnership with the Middle East Facility Management Association to become a founding member and help the organisation promote best practice guidelines at a time when the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) is giving responsibility to owner associations.

Under the umbrella of MEFMA, Al Shirawi FM will help contribute to the development of facilities management across the Middle East, an industry which generated revenues of more than $3.8 billion in 2009 according to research by Frost and Sullivan.

This market is expected to grow at the rate of more than 20 percent over the next 5 years, especially with the rise of owner associations who will demand higher standards from facility management operators. As a consequence MEFMA will play a vital role in establishing a platform for best practices and standardisation in the market, one which is supported by the leading stakeholders in facilities management such as Al Shirawi.

Jamal Lootah, President of MEFMA added: “The board of MEFMA has gathered the industry’s leading companies and encouraged a culture of transparency and the sharing of knowledge, so that we can create the very best training programmes and guidelines for best practices. We are delighted that Al Shirawi has become part of this process and is similarly committed to the standardization and promotion of facilities management in the Middle East.”

Navin Valrani, CEO of Al Shirawi FM said of the strategic partnership with MEFMA: “It is imperative that the exponential growth of our industry is controlled and MEFMA is perfectly structured to ensure its development moves in the right direction. Our remit is to pool our experience in the market place with other leading stakeholders, and under the management of MEFMA, ensure that best practices are shared with the wider industry, which will ultimately benefit the end-user.”

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About Al Shirawi FM
Al Shirawi Facilities Management L.L.C is the premier Facilities Management Service Provider in UAE. With a focus on commercial, residential, hospitality, industrial and retail projects; Al Shirawi FM has the necessary in-house infrastructure and resources to offer world-class service for world-class properties. www.alshirawifm.com

About MEFMA
MEFMA , a non-profit association initiated by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), aims to establish a platform of recognized knowledge and best practice for the facilities management industry. In addition to being an expert source for all FM stakeholders including authorities, buildings owners & facility managers’ professionals, MEFMA’s Vision is to standardize & create effective facilities management benchmarking in the Middle East region. More information is available at www.mefma.org.

Construction Week selected Al Shirawi U.S. Chillers as one the most admired subcontractors throughout the GCC in its compilation of GCC's Top 50 most admired subcontractors. The companies were selected on the basis of a good reputation, a solid regional history, a strong project portfolio and financial success.

Construction Week cited Al Shirawi U.S. Chillers as "serving a variety of different markets with its cooler, chilling and refrigeration services, Al Shirawi US Chiller Services is a popular sub-contractor across the scorching GCC region. An ISO 9001-certified company, it provides specialist services for large tonnage centrifugal chillers, liquid chillers and energy solutions. The company was recently commissioned to deliver Smartcool Systems Inc’s Energy Savings Module in the UAE and Bahrain. As part of their due diligence process, US Chillers installed the model on a large tonnage centrifugal chiller at a location managed by the Palm District Cooling Company in Dubai. Energy savings of between 13 and 16% were made, further improving the company’s reputation and profile in the Middle East and rendering it an ideal specialist contender for CW’s most admired list."

Al Shirawi US Chillers is a joint venture company between Al Shirawi in Dubai and U.S. Chiller services and has operating in the UAE since 2002. It provides specialist services for large tonnage centrifugal chillers, liquid chillers and energy solutions, with continuously growing district cooling industry. The company specialises in the the repair, maintenance, retrofit and service of all OEM makes and models of large tonnage chillers ranging in size from 200 tonnes to 10,000 tonnes. It aims to provide a full system energy conservation approach that culminates in a complete energy conservation solution to make sure district cooling plants operate at or below the specified design KW per ton.

Leminar and Rheem combined forces to hold a technical seminar titled, "A Symposium on Green and Efficient Air Conditioning Systems". The seminar was held at the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel and the invitation list included government authorities from organizations such as Dubai Customs, Dubai Muncipality, TECOM, and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), LEED consultants and specialised contractors who were interested in the latest developments in refrigerant technology.

The advantages of R410 as a refrigerant over R22 and 407C were highlighted during the symposium by Haresh Kapadia, Executive Director of Rheem's Export Division. Rheem is the only manufacturer that presently has an R410 refrigerant and 13 SEER DX air conditioning equipment range for the UAE market.

Leminar Air Conditioning Company, a member of the Al Shirawi Group of Companies, is Rheem's largest HVAC equipment distributor outside of the United States, In the UAE since 1989, Leminar, is the largest HVAC distribution and manufacturing company in the region, with 4 offices, 4 manufacturing plants and 9 showrooms across the UAE and Qatar. Leminar's facilities have obtained certifications such as ISO 9001, AHRI (ARI) and various awards in the industry.

Al Shirawi FM continued its march towards quality by opening its very own training centre. “Al Shirawi FM takes is an organization that upholds its people as its most valuable resource. We further believe that people are our most valuable asset and therefore we will seek to develop our staff in line with business needs and personal aspirations” said Navin Valrani, CEO, Al Shirawi FM, as he inaugurated the Training Centre .

The Training Centre has been set to serve as a centre for learning, personal and professional advancement to support the organization’s current and future needs for trained, skilled and dynamic personnel. Previously, such training and development was conducted through affiliated training institutions. Keeping up with changing times, training and development is now a core component of the overall business strategy and hence will be conducted in-house.

Al Shirawi FM, a member of the Al Shirawi Group of Companies, an integrated Facilities Management Service Provider, with over 800 contract and 300 people across the UAE. The company boasts an impressive IT infrastructure, dedicated personnel and a high work ethic to make it one of the leading FM providers in the UAE.

Al Shirawi FM participated in the recently held “FM EXPO 2010” at the World Trade Centre in Dubai. This internationally acclaimed facility management event is held every year and attracts a diversified following.

Al Shirawi FM presented an exclusive preview of its FM solutions to the visitors which included Integrated Facilities Management packages such as Account Management, Cleaning, Security and MEP services.

With its vast experience in the field, Al Shirawi FM has 400+ projects across the U.A.E and is immensely proud of the 900+ professionals who strive together in the endeavor of delivering consistent quality service across its clients in different sectors.

The FM Expo creates a platform for new business relationships and enhancement of professional growth within organizations. Al Shirawi was proud to contribute innovate ideas and share its best practices with the peer members in the industry.

Al Shirawi US Chillers won its third industry award in 4 years, by winning the GCC MEP Contractor/Service Provider of the Year at the Facilities Management Middle East Awards gala held at the Park Hyatt hotel on Tuesday night. "This is a very proud moment for US Chillers and the credit for this award goes to Dan Mizesko and his entire team. To win an award after a year of several notable achievements for the organization is really icing on the cake." said Navin Valrani, Director at Al Shirawi US Chillers, who collected the award amid much fanfare.

The audience waited with baited breath as the winners of one of the most hotly contested categories were announced. The winners were judged by a prestigious panel of industry figureheads, selected from within the Middle East facilities management industry which included Mohammed A Khoory, General Manager of WASL Facilities Management Department, Alan Millin, chartered engineer and LEED accredited professional and Mick Dalton, past chairman of British Institute of FM and an independent strategic fm consultant.

Having won the MEP Specialist Contractor of the Year in 2007 and 2008, this award further reaffirmed US Chillers position as the leading chillers service provider in the region.

Al Shirawi US Chillers is a joint venture company between Al Shirawi in Dubai and U.S. Chiller services and has operating in the UAE since 2002. It provides specialist services for large tonnage centrifugal chillers, liquid chillers and energy solutions, with continuously growing district cooling industry.

The company specialises in the the repair, maintenance, retrofit and service of all OEM makes and models of large tonnage chillers ranging in size from 200 tonnes to 10,000 tonnes. It aims to provide a full system energy conservation approach that culminates in a complete energy conservation solution to make sure district cooling plants operate at or below the specified design KW per ton.

US Chillers has over 500,000 tonnes of district cooling plants under full operation and maintenance service agreements, chiller services agreements, operational and technical support programmes, and also has energy and environmental solutions retrofit projects.

ALP Emirates Panel Manufacturing Company L.L.C, having successfully met the prescribed standards, was declared as an ISO 9001:2008 certified Company.

The certificate was achieved after stringent stage wise audits conducted by experienced auditors of Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance (LRQA,UK). This certification work enabled ALP to streamline various processes and drive towards a customer focused organization. The scope of the certification includes manufacture of aluminium polyurethane sandwich panels through raw materials mixing, forming, cutting and assembling and trading of accessories and tools for the fabrication of HVAC ducts.

Navin Valrani, Director at ALP Emirates, presented the certificate to Guiseppe Librizzi, President of ALP srl and ALP Emirates. Mr. Librizzi stated : “We are convinced that achieving the highest levels of customer service can become a reality only through a commitment to quality and excellence in every activity we do and we were able to achieve this through the application of the requirements of the quality system and by spreading the concept of excellence at all functional levels.”

ALP Emirates is a Joint Venture company between ALP srl of Italy and Leminar Air Conditioning Industries in Dubai, to manufacture Aluminium pre insulated polyurethane duct panels and accessories for sale in the UAE, Middle East and Indian subcontinent.

Despite a recession, and the obvious impact on supply chains, it seems Global Shipping & Logistics (GSL) has continued to develop at full pace in the last year, under the watchful eye of executive director Khalid Al Shirawi. With over 20 years of experience in the distribution business, Al Shirawi has captured a sizeable share of the temperature-controlled and cold storage market in the UAE, with GSL customers including Baskin-Robbins, Federal Foods and Coldstone Creamery. As a result, the company recently doubled its warehousing space at Dubai Investment Park and completed the certification process in four different categories from the International Standardisation Organisation (ISO). Moving forward, Al Shirawi is now contemplating an entry for GSL into other Middle Eastern countries and will overlook a further expansion at Dubai Investment Park.

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