Arabian Profile Company Limited (APL) has played a pivotal role in the supply of materials, design and construction of the Aspire Sports Hall, which boasts a 250-m free span and houses some of the best athletic facilities in the world.

For the project, APL provided 55,000 sqm of acoustic false ceiling with a  hanging system, roof purlins, Kalzip intermediate cladding layer and Reynobond roof finish cladding, all covering an area of 85,000 sq m. 
The Sharjah-based company also supplied 1,500 sq m of Lexan panels and a curtain-walling system for a feature conical tower plus 4,500 sqm of glass fibre-reinforced polyester (GRP)/Honeycomb canopies for all entrances of the dome, located close to Khalifa Stadium.
To ensure the cost-efficiency of the space-age dome – which is the centerpiece of a Qatari government initiative called Aspire – APL persuaded the client to change the project specifications, thus substantially reducing costs in the process.  Responding to onsite challenges, APL devised a wholly innovative solution, erecting the dome’s internal false ceiling without scaffolding.
Part of the Gibca Group of Companies, Arabian Profile was founded in 1985 and has been based in Sharjah since its inception.  The company’s core business is the manufacture of aluminium, steel and composite panels for roofs and facades.
APL’s cladding, which has helped transform the face of the UAE, is exported world-wide – and the demand has been such that it prompted the company’s decision to open its newly-completed production facility in nearby Ajman.
Located in the new industrial area, the Ajman operation doubles the total land area of Arabian Profile to approximately 66,000 sq m and increases its total factory space by 25 per cent.
The site consists of two new factory buildings, one producing glassfibre-reinforced concrete (GRC) and the other, glassfibre-reinforced polyester (GRP) – both of which were previously manufactured at the Sharjah factory.
The company has also been awarded a new ISO certification – the international benchmark of quality management systems. Arabian Profile was first certified five years ago and has now received the BS EN ISO 9001:2000 from the British Standards Institution.
Arabian Profile’s products are also known worldwide.  From power plants in Vietnam to offshore platforms in Norway – from Hong Kong to Pakistan to Africa – APL has clients in more than 20 countries.  APL is particularly proud of the status and references it has achieved in the large international contractors community.
 First and foremost, Arabian Profile is a UAE national company, undertaking the bulk of its work in the emirates and the wider Gulf.
Over the past two decades, APL has worked on many of the UAE’s landmark structures including the Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Mina A’Salam (Madinat Jumeirah), BurJuman Centre, Dubai Autodrome, the new Dubailand project, Dubai Mall, Dubai Snow Centre and Sharjah Cultural Square.
Innovation has earned APL a reputation for groundbreaking ideas and highly customised architectural solutions, the spokesman says. 
Perhaps more than anything else in its 20-year history, Arabian Profile has been characterized by innovation – in design, in product development and in construction techniques, APL is not simply a manufacturer of cladding.  It provides a total design service and is often sought out by contractors facing unexpected or difficult architectural challenges. In many cases, products are specifically designed to fulfill the demands of particular projects.
APL’s development of composite materials has had a significant impact on the industry, leading to new types of cladding which are lighter, more durable, more thermally efficient and faster to install.  From high-tech profiles for futuristic facades to intricate formwork for classical architecture, the company combines artisan skills with the latest technology to produce solutions of aesthetic beauty and advanced performances.
APL’s cladding adorns the region’s finest shopping malls, hotels, business towers, sports stadiums, private homes, palaces and mosques.  A product of many years of research, several of APL’s facade and roofing solutions are exclusive to the company. 
The driving force is always client satisfaction.  APL provides project engineering to satisfy any contract requirement.  The service includes structural calculation, shop drawings, bills of materials, as-built drawings, method statements, quality plans and maintenance procedures.
APL is particularly proud of the status and references it has achieved in the large international contractors community.  To Arabian Profile, there is nothing more satisfying than a happy client at the completion of a successful contract.