Reem Emirates Aluminum LLC (REA), a company under the Royal Group Abu Dhabi – which is a conglomerate of more than 40 companies specialising in various industry sectors – has announced the launch of its state-of-the-art factory and offices in Mussafah.
The factory is said to be the largest in the UAE and has been designed to provide custom made architectural cladding elements with a particular emphasis on the designing and manufacturing of unitised curtain wall panels.
With the opening of this new factory, REA is to be the largest high tech, façade designer and fabricator of architectural curtain walls and cladding in the UAE and the factory will be capable of producing 60,000 sq.m. of curtain wall panels monthly.
Derek Bruce, General Manager of REA said: “In the brief time that we have been operating, we have become the leading producer of unitised curtain wall in the region. The establishment of this factory will strengthen our local supply chain specialist of curtain wall, a much needed resource especially considering the construction boom currently being experienced in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
“The factory, first of four planned, produces more than 400 unitised panels per shift daily. While many have said that this is inspiring, our plan is to produce even more on a daily basis in the near future to keep up with the significant demands for this product; as this is currently the largest factory of its kind in the Middle East, I know it is a very attainable goal.”
REA's current projects include: Reem Island, an AED 300 million contract to provide customised unitised curtain walling, cladding and sliding doors for 14 towering structures on Reem Island, Abu Dhabi; and Etihad Towers, a project managed by the Jumeirah Group.
Covering approximately 500,000 sq.m., Etihad Towers will feature five towers in excess of 300 metres high, ranging from 53 to 77 floors, and will include a 60-storey luxury hotel (Jumeirah's first hotel in the UAE Capital, Abu Dhabi) with 400 guest rooms, as well as 200 fully serviced apartments.
To complement the aluminium factory and to ensure continuity of supply, Reem Emirates Aluminum will also build a 12,000 sq m. state-of-the-art glass processing factory, adjacent to the aluminium plant. This factory will house the latest high tech glass equipment from Lisec, Tamglass and Glaston Technologies.
