DOHA: Rubber World Industries (RWI) yesterday said it has secured major contracts in Qatar's booming construction industry to supply two of the country's mega projects with world-class rubber insulated products
RWI, manufacturer of closed cell rubber insulation 'Gulf-O-Flex' in the Gulf and South East Asia, and a part of the international business conglomerate, the Shaikhani Group of Companies, said that the two major contracts in Qatar further strengthen the company's efforts to position itself as a major player amidst the ongoing construction boom in the country.
The rubber insulated building materials manufacturer's contracts include the construction of the Al Khor Mall and the Barwa Al Khor real estate development project.
Under the terms of the contracts, RWI will supply its world-class high quality rubber insulation and adhesives products from the company's extensive product portfolio to the two projects with the total volume of material estimated at around $11,000 per project.
The Al Khor Mall is a commercial shopping mall construction project that stretches out over 94,000 square metres and has a total value of over $ 54.93m. The Arab Engineering Bureau has been awarded the MEP contract for the Al Khor Mall Project. Meanwhile, Barwa Al Khor is a $ 8.2bn real estate development project that covers an enormous area of 5,459,168 square metres approximately. Al Khor city is to feature creatively inspired designs of villas and town houses, terraces, flats and mixed use areas, two sprawling hotels, a shopping mall, four top schools, offices, a mosque and an international golf course.
"The recent announcement of Qatar as the host for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has driven a construction boom for the country, with infrastructure projects amounting to over $ 100bn over the next 12 years," said Muzammil Shaikhani, Managing Director, RWI.
© The Peninsula 2011
