The Dubai office of Carl Stahl, a leading German manufacturer of wire ropes and lifting technology, will put on display the company’s range of SS cables with fittings and accessories (I-SYS), alongside other products such as the X-Tend, PosiLock, and Cable Concept at the Big 5 show.

The company, which has previously participated at the Big 5 shows, will also introduce new products, in addition to creating an awareness of its product line to prospective clients and offering new ideas and concepts for designers, specifiers, engineers, and buyers, says François Saab commercial manager of Carl Stahl Middle East.
Speaking on business, he says: “Carl Stahl has seen a noticeable improvement in its business in the region in general and in Dubai in particular.
“Competition in the Dubai market is high, but Carl Stahl is a leading manufacturer of wire ropes and lifting technology. It has a wide range of products, manufactured with an uncompromising quality, innovative technology, and a high level of commitment to its customers, which typifies its approach to the marketplace. It has also been constantly generating new ideas which has helped to develop continuously.”
“We received a number of enquiries and purchase orders through participating in the previous editions of the Big 5 and the markets of the UAE and the GCC in general have shown interest in our products. This is one of the reasons for putting up a stand (stand 6A318) at this year’s event as well,” says Saab.
The company offers elegant stainless steel cable systems with quality components which provide complete flexible and transparent solutions all over the world in many different applications: These include:
• I–Sys: An innovative and creative stainless steel cable system, which enjoys a good reputation for applications including bridge building, balustrade, lifting, structural and tensile, landscaping, decoration, interior design, sky frames and green facades;
• X-Tend: A transparent stainless steel cable net for indoor and outdoor applications. Introduced in the market recently, it uses the technology of a three-dimensional mesh, giving it flexibility in assembly and stability in shape to cover simple areas as well as three-dimensional structures.  The system allows for durable and creative solutions in architecture and designs for applications such as animal enclosures, balustrades, fairs and exhibitions, high facades, security systems, architectural projects, complicated constructions and interior design;
• Posilock: A transparent and versatile stainless steel cable suspension system, which is described as being remarkably simple to use for shop fittings, retail display, wall and ceiling suspensions, as well as many other fields of interior design; and
• Cable Concept: Carl Stahl’s innovative Elastic “X-Tend” (SS cables net) furniture for indoor and outdoor use, which provides a clarity, precision and imagination to match the mood of its surroundings.
Established in 1880, Carl Stahl is present in approximately 40 locations around the world. Its regional office is in Dubai (Carl Stahl Middle East), where it also has a workshop – operating as Carl Stahl Lifting Equipment Industries – for assembling lifting and inspection works.
Apart from supplying the building material, the company develops customised solutions for projects and also undertakes the planning, analysis, and assembly of products – all exclusive from Carl Stahl.
Carl Stahl Middle East has supplied its products to some of the prestigious in the UAE that include: Burj Al Arab, Dubai Airport, Jumeirah Islands, Dubai Grand Hyatt, Burjuman Center, Dubai City Center, Zabeel Park, Sharjah World Trade and Expo Center, Etisalat College, a private palace at Ghantoot, Umm Al Nar Bridge (all in Dubai), Abu Dhabi Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi Conference Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi Trade Centre, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix Race Track (all in Abu Dhabi). Apart from these, the company has also completed several other projects that include airports, hotels and banks in the Middle East and is currently working on several other interesting projects, says Saab.
With a total of 705 employees, the company registered a turnover of $165.27 million last year.
“Uncompromising quality, innovative technology and a high level of commitment to our customers typifies our approach to the marketplace,” says Saab.
The company has been conferred several awards for its outstanding range of products. Some of the awards include the “Architecture and Building Innovation Prize”, which was awarded for “I-SYS” and “X-Tend 2” at Berlin’s Bautec 2002 event.