10 February 2005
Dubai : ETA Melco, part of the ETA Ascon Group will host the 2005 Besam World Distributors meet in Dubai. ETA Melco (Products Division), as the exclusive distributor in this region and India will host the event along with M/s. Besam Exports AB. This event, which takes place once every two years, will have Besam's distributors from more than 40 countries. The event will take place during the 3rd week of November. Mr. Lars Karlsson, General Manager, and Mr. Kent Jacobsson, Technical Manager of Besam Exports, Sweden were in Dubai recently to announce the venue and the host for the upcoming Besam Distributor Meet and also to plan for the event.

This event promises to bring the manufacturer (Besam) and all the distributors of Besam Export under one roof, to discuss strategies, technical fine points, new product ranges, advancements and review performances to create synergy in the operations.

During his visit Mr.Karlsson said, "We are fascinated with the progress and growth of Dubai that has the announcements of exciting and big projects almost every week. Similarly, ETA Melco's performance for past years; especially in 2004 has been remarkable and we are proud to be associated with them. There has been a good increase in business since the distributor agreement was signed with ETA Melco in 1999. As a result, for past 2 years, the orders have boomed to become the leader in the market. The business has been doubling each year for past two years".

Another reason for Mr. Lars Karlsson's recent visit to Dubai was to review the performance of 2004 and make strategic plans for 2005 to increase market share, maintain quality standards and work on improving efficiency.

Mr. Moinudeen Sadiq, Manager - Sales and Operations of ETA Melco believes that the business of Besam Automatic Doors in this region will keep increasing due to ETA Melco's excellent service and technical capability, Besam's strong product and the continuous boom in the construction industry in the region. Apart from installing technically superior automatic door on time, ETA Melco has an excellent after sales service to provide support to the clients to enable a smooth and trouble free running of the automatic doors on a very long term.

UAE has been ETA Melco's and Besam's biggest market. They are also well established across the Middle East, India and CIS countries as they have executed many prestigious turnkey projects in Qatar, Kazakhstan and India. Besam automatic doors have been installed at international Airports of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Almaty (Kazakhstan); the Abu Dhabi Municipality; and the Hyatt Regency, Mumbai, India among other projects.

ETA Melco:

The ETA-Melco Products Division - a division of ETA Melco - is in the business of sub-contracting of building construction products like "Besam" Automatic doors", "Alucobond" Aluminium Composite Cladding and " Bezault" Accessories for Aluminium Windows and Doors. It has branch offices and sub-distributor networks around the Middle East, CIS countries and India. ETA-Melco, as the sole agents in this region has successfully installed hundreds of Besam Automatic Doors at prestigious locations all over the UAE.  Besam Automatic Doors can be installed quickly in showrooms, restaurants, hotels, commercial or residential buildings etc. ETA Melco have also recently launched Besam Automatic Doors sales operations in India. They market and execute projects through their branch office's and distributor network in the major cities.

About Besam:

Besam has a wide range of product line in door automation in order to meet the various kinds of application. Besam is the world's leading door automation company with its manufacturing facility in Landskrona, Sweden. "Besam" is a part of giant " ASSA ABLOY" (Sweden) Group of Companies, which is the largest Locks & Security Systems Company in the world. Among others, the most popular ranges of Besam are the automatic sliding, revolving, swing and curved doors.

About ETA ASCON

Emirates Trading Agency-Associated Constructions and Investments (ETA ASCON) Co. L.L.C. are a multinational and diversified Group established in 1973 as a joint venture under UAE's Abdulla Al Ghurair Group. ETA-ASCON has built an enviable reputation for quality, service and cost-effective technological capability. Headquartered in Dubai, the Group network undertakes construction, contracting and infrastructure project work in several countries, having 23 branches and associate offices worldwide. Areas of expertise include Engineering, Contracting, Construction, Manufacturing, Trading, Shipping, Transportation, Jewellery, Travel, Consumer Electronics, Recycling, Automobiles, Building Maintenance, Information Technology, Human Resources Management and Real Estate. The Group's consolidated sales for the year ending 2003 were in excess of USD 1.5 billion. For more information, please visit www.eta-ascon.com.

For further information, please contact:

Prem Ramachandran,
ASDA'A Public Relations,
Exclusive Affiliate of Edelman PR Worldwide in Middle East and North Africa,
PO Box 28063, Dubai, UAE,
Tel: +971-4-3344550,
Fax: +971-4-3344556,
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