SHH starts Falcon Towers handover

SWEET Homes Holdings (SHH), a leading UAE-based developer, has handed over the Dh507-million ($138 million) Falcon Towers project (right) to the first batch of owners.

Located in the heart of Ajman, the project consists of seven residential towers and one office tower. The residential towers have a ground floor, four floors for parking and 20 residential floors. Each of the residential floors has four three-bedroom units, two two-bedroom units and one-bedroom units. The office tower consists of a ground floor, four parking floors and 23 typical floors for commercial use.

Falcon Towers is part of the Ajman freehold property portfolio and is the fifth project to be completed in the emirate by the developer. Construction on the project started in September 2006.

RTA rolls out ‘save it’ plan

DUBAI’S Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is to implement a programme that will aim to save power consumption of street lighting systems in the residential areas of Dubai. A team comprising experts and specialist engineers from various affiliated sectors and agencies rolled out last month a well-defined action plan to save power in residential areas with the exception of some key localities due to their critical importance in ensuring smooth traffic flow as well as the safety and security of road users in those areas.

Mohammed Abdullah Al Ali, the head of RTA’s energy-saving team, and director of buildings and facilities, said the measures will include switching off about 40 per cent of total lighting poles in each residential district. However, the rate will vary from one district to another based on several perimeters including the area of the district, and the number of lighting poles in place among others.

Al Reyadah wins AC contract

AL REYADAH, a UAE-based contracting company that serves clients in the Gulf, has won an air-conditioning (AC) management contract from the Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club.

The club’s general manager Joseph Estephan said Al Reyadah was chosen because of the company’s “reliable 24/7 service”.

Al Reyadah general manager Mohammed Swairjo said: “We studied the club’s requirements closely to provide cost-effective and efficient solutions that are environment friendly in terms of cutting electricity consumption.”