

Germany-based Gail Architek-tur Keramik, a manufacturer of high-quality ceramic tiles, aims to capture the attention of the Middle Eastern markets with its display of popular ceramic solutions as well as several innovative new products developed during the past year when it participates at the Big 5 in Dubai.
The company has just concluded a successful participation at the Cersaie in Bologna, Italy, at the end of last month.
In the spotlight will be a range of ceramic solutions systems for leisure, sports, hotel and private pools as well as highly-resistant ceramics for industry, trade, traffic and facades, says Annette Mulitze, public relations spokesperson for Gail.
New colour schemes for the ceramic tiles collection known as Grip-Star Plus and Mountain as well as an extended range of colour and variety for the collection Basic and Special-Form will be among the new products showcased at this year editions of the trade fair.
Along with promoting its wide product range of ceramic tiles, Gail will also be presenting its experience-backed architectural service for developers and architects, which will include a project-related consultative service as well as technical information. Renowned for being the traditional supplier of swimming pool ceramics for various Olympic Games venues, the company will also offer its services with regard to creative design proposals and detailed installation plans for walls and floors in swimming pools, public buildings, traffic structures and other projects.
Headquartered in Giessen in Germany with more than 100 years of experience in the production of best quality split tiles, Gail is committed to implementing its ceramic-technological know-how to produce resistant ceramic products that help create a diversity of architectural designs in residential and commercial uses, in:
• Swimming pools: The company has a systematic structured product profile of formed ceramics, five channel systems and more than 60 standard plain colours for private and hotel pools, leisure and competition pools.
• Industrial buildings: Gail offers strong split tiles with high breakage resistance in various different thickness and surface textures. which enable skid-resistant and easy-to-clean floors;
• Public buildings: The firm manufactures highly-resistant stoneware and split tiles, which enable high load, easy maintenance surfaces and aesthetic designing for high-abrasion areas like entrance areas, stairs, kitchens and multi-purpose halls, among others;
• Commercial buildings: Elegant stoneware tiles and tough split tiles are available in a large variety of sizes and colours. They help create floors and wall surfaces suitable for entrance areas, sales and office rooms, warehouse floors and underground car parks among others.
• High-traffic buildings: Frost-resistant stoneware and split tiles as well as acoustic tiles and tiles for the visually disabled are offered by Gail for use in public high-traffic areas such as railway platforms, underground passes and tunnels;
• Wall facades: Gail offers glazed and unglazed split tiles with the traditional dovetail rear face in more than 60 standard plain colours. The company plans to add large-sized stoneware tiles in a precious natural stone design to its range of high-resistant wall coatings.
• Residential uses: Frost-proof, glazed and unglazed split tiles in natural rustic or speckled design are popularly used in terraces, outside stairs, skirtings, fireplaces, basement rooms and garages offering slip-resistant and easy to clean surfaces.
Gail will be showcasing its range of products at Stand M 31 in the Zabeel Hall at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC).