The Fenland Fire Duct System is an augmented ductwork construction utilising the latest manufacturing techniques to which an Intumescent coating is factory applied. The system contributes to building safety by maintaining fire compartmentation and assists in the safe dispersal of smoke and hazardous fumes in the event of a fire. It allows more escape time to the building occupants by maintaining functional criterion of Smoke Extract / Ventilation ducts, and works as life saving system in the case of a fire.

Tested in accordance with BS 476 Part 24 : 1987, ISO 6944 :1985 – Fire Resistance Test for Ventilation Ducts under the U.L. standard and by the BRE Centre for Fire Resistance, the system fully complies with the requirements of the NFPA 90 standard for the installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems.

Leminar, a part of the Al Shirawi Group of Companies, is the exclusive applicator for the Fenland Fire Duct System. In the UAE since 1989, Leminar is one of the largest HVAC distribution and manufacturing companies in the region, with 4 offices, 7 showrooms and 3 manufacturing plants across the UAE.

Vancouver, B.C. – Smartcool Systems Inc. (TSXV: SSC) is pleased to report that the company has signed an exclusive agreement with U.S. Chiller Services to distribute Smartcool’s Energy Savings Module™ (ESM™) in the U.A.E. and Bahrain. U.S. Chiller Services will also market Smartcool’s ECO3™ on a non-exclusive basis. In addition to offices in Dubai, U.A.E. and Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain, U.S. Chiller Services also have locations in California and Florida.

As part of their due diligence process, U.S. Chillers installed the Energy Savings Module™ (ESM™) on a large tonnage Centrifugal chiller at a location, managed by the Palm District Cooling Company, situated in Dubai. The test was initiated in July 2009 and required 14 days of operation where readings were taken prior to activation of Smartcool’s ESM™. Readings were then taken for 14 days with the ESM™ activated and then a further 14 days of readings were taken with the ESM™ on and off on alternate days. The results from the testing period indicated energy savings of 13.16% when comparing the 14 days on and off period and 16.63% energy savings for the alternate day period. On average, the ESM™ provided savings of 2,925 kWh per day, an average savings of 14.89%. This equates to approximately US$95,000 per annum on this single chiller application.

“The test was conducted throughout real operational conditions during 42 days under the peak Dubai summer period and provided very impressive results,” stated Dan Mizesko, Managing Partner of US Chiller Services. “Not only did the ESM™ save substantial kWh input power to the chiller, it was also able to slightly improve the chiller’s kW per ton efficiency. We were also able to confirm that the technology can be integrated to multiple chillers allowing chillers to share the common load equally and save energy equally. Our firm conclusion is the Smartcool technology is a powerful energy saving technology on single or multiple chiller installations.”

“We are very pleased to be working with U.S. Chiller Services, the largest chiller service specialist in the Middle East,” added George Burnes, President and CEO of Smartcool Systems Inc. “U.S. Chiller has an award winning reputation and we feel very comfortable that our energy savings technology will be represented to a wide array of clients in a very important market place for our company. The test has only endorsed what we at Smartcool already know, that we have a technology that can provide energy reduction resulting in significant cost savings.”

US Chillers are the largest Chiller service specialist organization in the Middle East with a portfolio of over 350,000 tons of district cooling chillers, and over 800,000 tons of total liquid chillers under service agreements. The company operates under a joint venture with Al Shirawi Electrical & Mechanical Engineering in the United Arab Emirates.

Smartcool Systems have chosen US Chillers as an independent validation party to undertake testing and analysis of its technology on the basis of its impeccable reputation within the industry from both a maintenance, as well as validation standpoint. For more information, visit www.uschillerservices.com.

About Smartcool Systems Inc.
Smartcool Systems Inc. (SSC: TSX.V) manufactures and distributes the Smartcool Energy Saving Module (ESM)™ and the ECO3™, which make refrigeration and air conditioning systems more efficient, resulting in proven cost savings, reduced energy consumption, and a smaller carbon footprint. The Smartcool ESM™ can be retrofitted to existing refrigeration and air conditioning systems and is compatible with all known control systems. More than 26,000 units have been installed worldwide for customers such as supermarkets, food distributors, telecommunications companies, hospitals, and hotels. Smartcool’s new ECO3™ provides the same environmental and cost-saving benefits to residential and commercial customers using one and two compressor cooling systems.

3200 I/Dia x 75mm Nom SS 304/304L Semi Ellipsoidal Head

AOI is at the forefront of dished head manufacture by cold forming and following the introduction of its new flanging machine
has formed the world’s first 75mm one piece dished head in the cold condition.

The conventional method of cold pressing the dished portion followed by cold flanging the corner radius and straight flange section is well known for thicknesses of up to 40mm however, AOI has extended the range for this type of forming to a new level giving vessel manufacturers a range of infinitely variable diameters without the need for costly tooling. AOI’s recent investment in a state of the art flanging machine for this purpose has proved a huge success. With this development without doubt AOI is the premier dished head manufacturer in the Gulf.

Sugathan, General Manager, explains:

“Only a few years ago the cold forming of anything over 40mm was considered impossible and AOI increased that to 50mm, recently, after much research into forming techniques and the use of special lubricants we decided that it was possible to form such high thicknesses. Extensive testing of the material after forming and subsequent (in house) heat treatment has revealed that there are no adverse effects. This method of forming gives more accurate diameters and less ovality than the previously used method of hot forming in a press making it easier for manufacturers to fabricate their vessels. We have now formed many higher thickness heads in a variety of materials. Actually the forming of this particular head went without any complications much as we had predicted and we are looking forward to forming many more”

Reel Cinemas, Dubai Mall

With long list of Cinema Projects such as the Grand Megaplex at Ibn Batutta Mall, Grand Festival City, Grand Cinecity at Al Ghurair Centre, Cine Royal Cinemas at Khalidiya Mall in Abu Dhabi, the project of Reel Cinemas at Dubai Mall is the largest and latest feather in Al Shirawi’s cap.

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.

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.

The Dubai Mall

VisionWood International L.L.C, Dubai, had a giant leap towards total quality management with the certification of “Q mark” on its product range from the house of BM TRADA recently. “Q mark” is an internationally accepted programme developed by BMTRADA, a renowned third party certification body known for its expertise verification on compliance to the BS 476 part 22 requirements on fire rated products including doors and frames.

VisionWood international LLC has the capability of using a wide range of key raw materials for development of door blanks that can meet 30, 60, 90, 120 minutes redundancy. The certification process ensures the product is passed through a well controlled processes and its development is based on the inputs which are of internationally renowned global assessment standards.

The Product specification and development criteria’s are well accepted worldwide and only tested raw materials with international product test standards are used for product development. Special training is undertaken to the staffs to understand and to meet with the Global assessment requirements.

VisionWood International is a world class manufacturer of woodworking products. A member of the Al Shirawi Group of Companies, VisionWood was founded in 2005 and operates out of a state of the art facility in Dubai.

Rheem Air Conditioners has been ranked no. 1 for reliability in the July, 2009 edition of Consumer Reports Magazine. The publication contains an updated report on Air Conditioners based upon the experiences of over 32,000 consumers who purchased systems between 2002 and 2008. "There is no better third-party endorsement than that of Consumer Reports, since they are totally independent and do not accept advertising to support their publication." said Hagop Kouyoumdjian, President of SASCO, Rheem's export subsidiary.
Rheem is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of air conditioners and water heaters with plants in the United States and Mexico.

Leminar, a part of the Al Shirawi Group of Companies, is the exclusive distributor for Rheem Air Conditioning Equipment in the UAE since 1989 and is one of the largest HVAC distribution and manufacturing companies in the region, with 4 offices, 7 showrooms and 3 manufacturing plants across the UAE.

Al Shirawi Group has implemented Salesforce.com, one of the leading CRM and Sales Applications in the world. "Salesforce.com will allow us to leverage the sales process and provide faster response times on sales requirements. It will effectively allow us to monitor the sales cycle which is critical in today's environment." said MN Chaturvedi, Director of IT at the Al Shirawi Group.

Salesforce.com's flagship sales application gives businesses the upper hand with their sales data. Extensive training to over 50 Users and the management has been given in various group companies and the system has gone live in record time of 4 weeks including data migration and various customizations for the effective use of information.

Al Shirawi Group has realized that quick support, along with the use of the same language as a sales person's dictionary, is one of the key attributes for a successful life cycle on a CRM tool and therefore the Group has put in place a three level support structure of sales coordinators, systems administrators at thegroup level and finally the customer support at Salesforce.com.

The Group has invested in the product and services and hopes to recover this through improvements in the sales process improvement and bringing in the CRM culture at all levels of the sales staff.

ALP was awarded with a certificate of honour and was highly commended for the “Best Manufacturer of the year” during the recently held Hospital Build Awards 2009 in Dubai.

ALP System Active Antimicrobial range of products, the latest innovation and patented technology of the Italian company, provides an ANTIMICROBIAL HVAC duct systems for several applications and especially for those critical ones like hospitals, operating theatres, ICU’s, cleaning rooms, food and pharma industries, micro electronic industries but even for schools, offices, shopping malls, cinemas, airports, hotels and many other private and public buildings.

Thanks to its brilliant mission to provide healthy and clean air by means of all its ANTIMICROBIAL products line, ALP has also received laurels and important appreciations from various ministries of health in the UAE. This cutting edge technology and ALP's initiative to protect and save human lives by granting pure and healthy air were well received and appreciated by hospital consultants of repute – Burt Hill, Perkins Eastman, Ellerbe Beccket – during the presentation carried out in occasion of Hospital Build show in Dubai concluded last week. ALP System Active ANTIMICROBIAL has been used extensively in Italy and Europe; Kuwait was the first Middle East country to enjoy its benefits.

Projects by ALP Active Ducts
Ponte Hospital, Italy	Savigiliano Hospital, Italy	Al Razi Hospital, Kuwait

ALP is the world leader manufacturer of Aluminium Pre-insulated Ducting Systems and the developer of ALPactive, the silver-base natural antimicrobial technology ALP operaties through 2 manufacturing units in Italy and one in the UAE as well as various subsidiaries and associates worldwide.

Leminar, a part of the Al Shirawi Group of Companies, is the exclusive distributor for ALP systems in the UAE since 2006 and is one of the largest HVAC distribution and manufacturing companies in the region, with 4 offices, 7 showrooms and 4 manufacturing plants across the UAE.

Following the global success of their predecessors, the Middle East is producing a new generation of 3PL company with ambitions for market domination.

Global Shipping & Logistics (GSL) has…

• Invested over Dhs150 million developing its flagship warehousing complex at Dubai Investments Park, with four facilities now operational another two being planned for the end of the year.
• Been certified in four different categories by the International Standardisation Organisation (ISO).
  
• Implemented the Manhattan Associates warehouse management system
  
• Previously handled the inhouse logistics operations of its parent company, the Al Shirawi Group
  
• A customer base that includes the likes of Baskin-Robbins, Coldstone Creamery, Kraft and Federal Foods

Following the global success of their predecessors, the Middle East is producing a new generation of 3PL company with ambitions for market domination.

Capitalising on the Middle East logistics industry’s unprecedented growth, companies such as Aramex, Gulf Agency Company (GAC) and Agility have successfully evolved from small-time players into global powerhouses, competing with the biggest names in the world. To realise their dreams, of course, has taken a skilful combination of industry foresight, entrepreneurial spirit and cust-omer understanding, which are factors these companies have proudly displayed in abundance.

In addition to the obvious benefits on their bottom lines, the success of these forefathers has also paved the way for future generations to walk down a similar path and emerge as the region’s latest success story. Although competition is fierce, and becoming fiercer thanks to the global recession, the latest entrants in the Middle East 3PL sector have the unconcealed confidence that is paramount when it comes to thriving under pressure.

Making its own breakthroughs in the logistics industry, Global Shipping & Logistics (GSL) crossed a milestone this year after being certified in four different categories by the International Standardisation Organisation (ISO).

The company, which provides warehousing and transportation services in Dubai, has successfully completed the qualification process for ISO’s environment management system (EMS), quality management system (QMS), occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) and hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP).

“I understand that a very limited number of logistics service providers in this region have received all four of these standards, which makes this a major achievement in our company’s history,” explains Khalid Al Shirawi, executive director of GSL.

The certifications have reinforced a continued period of growth for GSL, which might be considered a newcomer in the logistics fraternity, but benefits from over 35 years of experience in numerous different industries from its parent company Al Shirawi Group. The company has invested over $40.8 million developing its flagship warehousing complex at Dubai Investments Park, with customers already including global brands such as Baskin-Robbins, Coldstone Creamery, Kraft and Federal Foods. A host of other clients will be added this year following the construction of two distribution centres in Dubai Investment Park, doubling the number of GSL’s facilities at the business complex.

“We now have two temperature-controlled and two cold storage units at Dubai Investment Park,” adds Al Shirawi. “Everything has been built and we should be commissioning the two facilities very soon.”

Highlighting the unique characteristics that differentiate Maxx Logistics from GSL, which in turn is providing a completely different service to the likes of Liberty Logistics and Momentum Logistics, it appears each newcomer has opted to tread a different path. However, by sharing a common goal to rapidly develop their operations and compete for a larger share of the market, this generation is certainly on track to raise standards within the Middle East logistics industry to even greater heights.