Associate Sponsors

Alcan and Novelis

Novelis Inc. is the global leader in aluminum rolled products and aluminum can recycling. The company operates in 11 countries, has approximately 2,700 employees and reported revenue of $11.2 billion in fiscal year 2008. Novelis supplies premium aluminum to automotive, transportation, packaging, printing, industrial and construction markets throughout Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Since more than 40 years Novelis is actively involved in the development of special aluminium alloys and surfaces for the building industy. Novelis is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, Asia's largest integrated producer of aluminum and a leading copper producer. Hindalco is the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai, India

ALUSTET and INTERNA MIDDLE EAST FZCO

INTERNA MIDDLE EAST FZCO in Jebel Ali, a member of INTERNA GROUP with 35 year presence in Middle East Countries represents ALUSTET in the Middle East market. ALUSTET is the highly sought next generation curtain wall system based on a radically new concept, protected by several patents worldwide. The main concept of ALUSTET System is to separate the Curtain Wall of each floor from those of adjacent floors by the introduction of a sliding line on the top of the windows, through the mutual hooks of suspension of the windows. The ALUSTET curtain wall is earthquake proof and has been tested to conform to international standards of water and air penetration. It is produced using advanced CAD/CAM processes and is applied to the double curvature façade of Park Towers in D.I.F.C. - Dubai which is fabricated by Arabian Aluminium Co. LLC - Al Ghurair Construction . ALUSTET comes with full engineering support, customized for the most demanding buildings of today.

Meinhardt

Meinhardt Group provide international, mulit-disciplinary engineering services through a team of over 2,500 staff located in 27 offices, in four continents.A complete range of engineerig services are provided by Meinhardt Group for building, rail, airport and infrastructure projects.

Within the group Meinhardt Facade Technology has a specialist team with over 100 staff dedicated to the design and engineering of facades, BMU systems and provide lighting solution on some of the world's most prominent buildings.

Rambol
Website: www.ramboll-mea.com

Ramboll is a leading multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with over 200 offices worldwide. We offer a full range of engineering services from our Dubai office, including:

• Structures
• MEP
• Façades (including BMU)
• Fire
• Sustainability (including LEED)

Our combined pool of knowledge and multiple disciplines ensure that we are able to provide our clients with the best possible solutions to engineering challenges. Ramboll’s engineering is robust, elegant, sustainable and cost effective.

Our Façade Engineering Group has expert knowledge of the increasingly complex methods and techniques available and understands the implications of different façade solutions. We assist Developers, Architects and Contractors and drive efficiency gains by constantly appraising and incorporating the most optimal design, latest research and most suitable technology.

Further information: facades@ramboll.ae or Tel: +971 4 334 3616

Reyners

Reynaers Aluminium is a leading European provider of innovative and sustainable architectural aluminium systems. These include a wide variety of window and door systems, curtain walling, patio and swing-entrance doors, façade systems, brise-soleil, conservatories, skylights, insect screens and systems to incorporate blinds and ventilation.

Reynaers can help architects and fabricators to design and build all types of buildings, from impressive and transparent office buildings to cost-effective residential housing, and from innovative energy-efficient buildings with integrated photovoltaic modules to traditional windows for homes.

WINDTECH Consultants
Website: www.windtech.com.au

WINDTECH Consultants is a world leading wind engineering consulting company with a track record of over 1,000 projects world-wide over the past 20 years. The company is based in Sydney Australia and has offices in Dubai, Singapore and Melbourne.

Services offered include the following:

• Design Pressures for Facades and Cladding
• Structural Loads and Occupant Comfort under Building Motion
• Design and Commissioning of Motion Dampers
• Fatigue Life Estimation
• Pedestrian Wind Environments
• Natural Ventilation
• Air Quality
• Soil and Particle Erosion
• Wind-Noise
• On-site Monitoring

The measurement, analysis and design techniques developed by WINDTECH Consultants are verified in the field and represent world’s best practice.

Trelleborg Global Architectural

Sealing and Glazing Solutions for Aluminium Facades and Curtain Wall Systems

Trelleborg is a global engineering group whose leading market position is based on advanced polymer technology and in-depth applications know-how. We develop high-performance solutions that seal, damp and protect to secure investments, processes and people in demanding industrial environments. Trelleborg has 20,000 associates with facilities in 44 countries and is the number one producer of industrial rubber products in the world.

Trelleborg is recognized as the leader in the design and manufacturing of gaskets and seals used in facades, curtain wall and high performance window systems worldwide. We are routinely called on by the world’s leading experts in façade design and fabrication to design and produce gaskets and seals that will meet the demands of today’s complex geometric building designs. We use materials that will withstand the effects of the harshest environments, resist deformation while under compression and provide compatibility with the other materials with which they are meant to come into contact. The result is a sustainable design that will seal and protect against air, water, and dust infiltration at a time when thermal designs are increasingly demanding.

ADTI
Website: www.adtimedia.com

ADTI Media, Inc. is the industry-leading developer and manufacturer of proprietary mesh LED outdoor video displays. Their SkyNet™ displays mount high intensity LEDs on flexible lightweight mesh architectures. This creates full color, 8000 nit, flexible video displays visible in harsh sunlight at previously unimaginable sizes. The 50% transparent, breathable and true mesh design allows see through visibility and ventilation for unique architectural applications. SkyNet™ is specifically designed for extreme environments from-35C to +70C in sand, dust or salt air. More information regarding ADTI Media and its parent Advance Display Technologies, Inc. can be found on their web site at www.adtimedia.com.

ETEM
Website: www.etem.gr

ETEM S.A. is an aluminium extruder since 1971, and is a member of the VIOHALCO S.A. holding company.

VIOHALCO S.A. is the holding company of the largest Greek metals processing group. Established in 1937, VIOHALCO S.A. has been listed on the Athens Stock Exchange since 1947. VIOHALCO S.A. participates in approximately 90 companies, six of which (ELVAL S.A., ETEM S.A., HALCOR S.A., HELLENIC CABLES S.A., SIDENOR S.A., and CORINTH PIPEWORKS S.A.) are listed on the Athens Stock Exchange and are leading companies in their sectors. Additionally, VIOHALCO owns substantial real estate.

With production facilities in Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and the United Kingdom, the companies specialize in the manufacture of copper ( HALCOR S.A. and SOFIA MED S.A.), aluminium (ELVAL S.A., ETEM S.A. and BRIDGNORTH ALUMINIUM Ltd) and steel products (SIDENOR S.A., STOMANA INDUSTRY S.A. and CORINTH PIPEWORKS S.A.) as well as cables (HELLENIC CABLES S.A. and ICME ECAB S.A.), generating an annual turnover of more than € 3 billion.

The VIOHALCO companies' industrial activity abroad is represented, among others, by BRIDGNORTH ALUMINIUM Ltd, based in Bridgnorth, England, which manufactures lithographic sheets and foilstock, by STOMANA INDUSTRY S.A., a steel products manufacturer in Bulgaria; SOFIA MED S.A., a copper and brass processing company in Bulgaria and ICME ECAB S.A., a cable manufacturer in Romania.

Being strongly export-oriented, VIOHALCO, accounts for approximately 9% of Greece's total exports. Products are sold in more than 60 countries worldwide, either directly or through the VIOHALCO companies' commercial subsidiaries, in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro and Cyprus, as well as through an extensive network of representatives.

Focusing on high quality and reliability, VIOHALCO has founded ELKEME S.A., a Centre for Metals Research and Development. Additionaly, all of its major companies apply Quality Management Systems certified according to ISO 9001:2000 and hold product quality certificates issued by accreditation bodies from various countries, a fact that enhances the competitiveness of their products, in world markets.

VIOHALCO focuses on sustainable development and pays special attention on environmental protection. Most of its companies are certified according to ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System, while the rest of them are in the process and will be soon certified. Moreover, VIOHALCO is actively involved in metals recycling through its subsidiary companies and actively promotes educational programs regarding recycling and its benefits to society.

Exova

With over 30years industry experience, Exova is one of the most respected testing and related services companies in the world.

Our people are specialists who have a deep understanding of the industries we serve – aerospace to automotive, construction to certification, pharmaceuticals to polymers –everything we do is aimed at improving our customers’ business outcomes through our services.

We are pleased to announce some new service capabilities:

• Thermal and Acoustics testing which supplements our existing ISO 17025 UKAS accredited Façade testing and advisory services in Dubai
• Exova has now launched its new cladding testing facility in the Emirate of Abu-Dhabi.

SCHOTT

A highly dynamic technology-based group

SCHOTT is a multinational, technology-based group developing and manufacturing specialty materials, components and systems for nearly 125 years to improve how people live and work.

Our main markets are architecture industry for internal and external glass applications, household appliances, pharmaceutical industries, solar energy, electronics, optics as well as automotive. With our products and services, our objective is to contribute to the success of our customers.

SCHOTT has manufacturing sites and sales offices close to its customers on all major markets.

For the systematic improvement of efficiency and customer satisfaction, management and employees align themselves to SCHOTT’s core values: accountability, market-driven innovation, technological expertise, integrity and reliability, entrepreneurship.

The company’s technological and economic expertise goes hand in hand with its social and environmental responsibility.

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Singyes

Lamatherm

Lamatherm is a UK market leading brand for fire stop solutions and is the product of choice for many of the industry’s leading specialist façade contractors. Lamatherm CW-FS is accredited by independent third party product approval - Warrington Bodycote's Certifire - an internationally recognised certification authority.

The product comprises a foil faced, pre-compressed rock fibre lamella core. It is capable of accommodating the cyclic movement associated with façade deflection and is engineered to last for the design life of the building.

Lamatherm is manufactured in the UK by Siderise, an active member of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection

Siderise

Somfy
Website: www.bioclimatic-facades.com

For 40 years, Somfy has been developing intelligent solutions for openings and closures in buildings, using innovative motorization and automation systems. Somfy is sensitive to environmental issues and operates a strategy of anticipating comfort and energy cost reduction requirements for buildings of all types.

Somfy operates in 51 countries, with 52 subsidiaries, 19 offices and 23 branches spread across 5 continents. With 8 production centers, Somfy has effective, responsive manufacturing facilities. Thanks to its strict quality standards, Somfy is able to satisfy the needs of 220 million users and 30.000 business clients worldwide. Dynamic Insulation, daylight management and natural ventilation: are Somfy’s three unique areas of expertise and make an effective contribution to a building’s economical performance.

Somfy’s automated solutions power a building’s openings and sun protection devices, playing a key role in the creation of bioclimatic facades. By optimizing the management of air, light, sun and shade in buildings, Somfy solutions actively improve the health and well-being of the occupants, while also reducing energy consumption.

Sika
Website: www.sika.co.uk

Sika is a global company with CHF 4.6 billion annual sales and 12,000 employees. Sika is active in the fields of speciality chemicals for construction and industry with more than 100 production and marketing subsidiaries in over 70 countries .

Sika FFI of BU Industry, is a team of specialists in sealing and bonding in facades, windows and insulating glass. Our focus upon proven silicone and polyurethane as well as various other elastomer technologies, together with our commitment towards a comprehensive service, makes us the ideal partners for clients, consultants and customers alike, who require long term performance and success.

Qbiss by trimo
Website: www.qbiss.eu

Trimo has been developing original and complete solutions for steel buildings, roofs, façades, steel constructions, modular units and sound and insulation systems for almost 50 years.
From its headquarters in Slovenia, the company’s high reputation for innovation, quality and customer support, has spread widely throughout Europe and beyond and continues to impress as new markets are explored and new opportunities seized.
Trimo sees the world as its challenge. Expert knowledge, openness, reliability and with a focus on the future are basic components that have token Trimo around the world. Today Trimo sells its products and services under its own brand across 54 countries worldwide. Trimo has established a sales network in 27 countries and has production facilities in Slovenia, Serbia, Russia and the United Arab Emirates.
Modern architecture is a harmonious relationship between new and innovative building products that allow almost infinite possibilities and the creative talents of architects and designers who are bold enough to embrace these products, recognizing the potential they hold and daring to exploit them.

Qbiss by trimo is the totally unique 5-in-1 building solution offering the very best in aesthetics with total performance and functionality. Value-engineered Qbiss by trimo, with its innovative rounded corner, projects a modern high tech feel. Add to this the famous ‘shadow joint’ and the overall appearance is one of modern minimalism and smoothness.

Self-supporting Qbiss by trimo eliminates the need for additional substructure and thereby conferring tremendous savings in terms of money and construction time. Integrated fire protection, with world-wide certification, lowers insuring premiums as well as building in safety and integrated insulation with no thermal bridges delivers the highest energy efficiency. Assembly options include the two traditional horizontal and vertical orientations, but innovation comes in the style of a new ‘brick’ orientation. Add the widest Corus Colorcoat Prisma® colours available, and Qbiss by trimo becomes a total building envelope solution of possibilities and options for architects and modern designers.