Dubai-based glass producer Emirates Glass has strengthened its export performance by bagging two highly sought-after contracts to supply  EmiCool to a couple of prestigious projects in the UK.

“We are increasingly breaching highly competitive international markets. This is our first entry into the UK market,” said Jerry Dowling, general manager.
“The wins in the UK are particularly pleasing as – not only are they from internationally-recognised clients – but they have come all the way to Dubai to source their supplies, rather than depend on closer-to-home, better-known suppliers,” said Dowling.
Emirates Glass will supply 5,000 sq m of glass to Astra Zeneca and Whitelands College projects in the UK. The contract to supply 3,500 sq m of glass to the Astra Zeneca project was signed with Eiffel Construction Metallique.
For the Whitelands College, Emirates Glass has signed the deal to supply 1,500 sq m of glass with exterior profiles. The project’s architect is Sir Norman Forster.
Emirates Glass claims that EmiCool, the product to be supplied to both UK projects, provides the optimal balance between requirements to keep the heat balanced while providing enough indoor light and an aesthetic appearance. The highly-efficient EmiCool range also provides a good night view by reducing indoor reflection and helps save on electricity, he says.
“A lot of hard work has gone into preparing our export strategy, which is now providing dividends. Our current exports stand at about 10 per cent of our production. We would like to raise this substantially over the next year,” Dowling said.
The company has also bagged a contract to supply 11,000 sq m of EmiCool glass to the Formula One complex in Bahrain, he added.
Emirates Glass participated in the recently concluded Big 5 show at Dubai, where it put on display its latest and superior range of products. Dowling also presented a paper on the latest developments in the glass industry at the annual Aluminium and Glass Conference, which was a part of the Gulf Construction Conference Week,  held concurrently with the show.