Dubai: With global presence in more than 80 countries, Alubond USA ® is a market leader in fire-rated composite panel Cladding systems. Alubond USA ® was a Gold Sponsor for the 3rd Annual Fire and Safety Technology forum; hosted by the Directorate General of Civil Defense - Dubai under the patronage of His Royal Highness Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE minister of Interior and Deputy Prime Minister of UAE on 28th May 2013 at Yas Viceroy Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The event became the premium meeting point for the most important leaders related to fire safety. Major General Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi led the way along with leaders from various industries, namely Construction, Oil and Gas and Nuclear.
Mr. Shaji Ul Mulk, Chairman of Alubond Group was an esteemed member of a panel discussion at one of the sessions of the Fire Safety Forum 2013 along with Mr. Khalid Al-Khatib, CEO - NAFFCO and Mr. David O'Riley, Marketing Director - Snag & Inspect. Stating about the New Fire Code in UAE, Mr. Shaji mentioned that it is spot on with the International Standards. He listed - Coating, Insulation, Sub-structure and Cladding, when asked about the ideal components of Fire-rated panels.
Alubond USA is the flagship brand of the UAE-headquartered Mulk Holdings, and is at the forefront of fire safety initiatives in the construction sector, providing the highest quality in fire-rated cladding solutions compliant with the new UAE fire and life safety code of practice.
Alubond U.S.A is a metal composite panel consisting of two layers of a metallic skin like Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Copper, Zinc, Titanium etc., sandwiching a fire rated core in a continuous co-extrusion process.
A case in point, last year the Al Baker Tower 4 was gutted due to fire. The use of non-fire rated aluminum cladding led to a fast spread of fire, leading to the evacuation of almost 135 families. This prompted the Sharjah officials to revamp the building codes to avoid such tragedies in the future.
Alubond USA, with its fire rated properties came as the only possible and viable solution to fit out the building.
The company indicates that the recent spate of fires in the UAE has driven home the need to tighten the screws on fire protection systems in buildings, particularly with regard to the external façade.
"The recent fire accident at the Tamweel Tower in Jumeirah Lake Towers has reinforced the need to boost safety measures in residential buildings. It was the latest in a series of fires in the UAE, following the unfortunate incidents at the Al Tayer Building in Sharjah and the Saif Belhasa Residential Tower at Tecom in Dubai," says Shaji Ul Mulk, the founder and chairman of Mulk Holdings, a multinational conglomerate with business interests in construction, healthcare and renewable energy sectors in the UAE, Europe, the US, India, China, Oman and Sri Lanka.
Alubond USA has been an active participant in driving the construction quality in UAE. It recently participated in the Global Engineering Sustainability exhibition held by the UAE Engineering Society, to support the development of sustainable design and building materials.
Recognized for its insulation properties and aesthetic value, cladding is now ubiquitous on the UAE's bustling landscape. Cladding systems primarily consist of aluminium composite panels (ACPs) - the backbone of the building exteriors - insulation and the concrete wall coating.
The main advantages of Alubond USA are:
- It's light weight: a 3mm panel is just 4.55kg/m squared
- Low thermal expansion: around 1mm/m for temperature changes of 50 degrees Celsius
- Simplicity in work: panels can be drilled, bended, engraved, joined, machined in cassettes of different shape and dimensions in order to accommodate to the objects needs. Comparing to other traditional panel materials ALUBOND U.S.A. is 1,6 times lighter in weight from aluminium and even 3,4 times from steel
Mulk Holdings owns exclusive manufacturing and distribution rights of US-based Alubond USA ® aluminum composite panels.
Alubond U.S.A ® has, over the years, emerged as the world's largest metal composite brand with additional production bases in Europe, Middle East, and India. The new production bases in Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia increased the installed capacity of metal composite panels to over 15,000,000 square meters and coil coating capacity to over 20,000 tonnes per annum
About Mulk Holdings:
Mulk Holdings is a UAE-based diversified conglomerate with an annual turnover of Dh2.8 billion ($762 million), Mulk Holding has a global footprint in manufacturing and operations spread in key markets including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, India, Europe, the United States, India, Sri Lanka and China.
Alubond U.S.A ® has, over the years, emerged as the world's largest metal composite brand with additional production bases in Europe, Middle East, and India. The new production bases in Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia increased the installed capacity of metal composite panels to over 15,000,000 square meters and coil coating capacity to over 20,000 tonnes per annum.
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Aasim Shaikh
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