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Monthly bulletin of the A-BCC Editorial Team Abdeslam El-Idrissi Cliff Lawrence David Morgan Dr Yasmin Husein Arab-British Chamber of Commerce 43 Upper Grosvenor Street London W1K 2NJ Tel: +44 (0) 20 7235 4363 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7245 6688 d.morgan@abcc.org.uk (English Editorial) y.husein@abcc.org.uk (Arabic Editorial) www.abcc.org.uk
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Chamber News
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Members’ News
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Investment Climate
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Business & Project News
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Oman Education
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Law Reports
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Reports in Arabic
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Tenders
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Jordan Agriculture
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Business Events & Trade Fairs
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NEW MEMBERS A T Generators UK Limited 5 Jupiter House, Calleva Park, Aldermaston READING, Berkshire RG7 8NN Tel: +44(0)20-7788 7917 Fax: +44(0)8444-843 304 Email: ali.t@atgen.ae Website: www.atgenerators.co.uk Contact: Mr Ali Al Tamimi - Director Business Activity: Generators and heavy equipment machinery and power plant Burges Salmon LLP One Glass Wharf, BRISTOL BS2 0ZX Tel: +44(0)117-939 2000 Fax: +44(0)117-902 4400 Email: clive.pugh@burges-salmon.com; keith.beattie@burges-salmon.com; richard.pettit@burges-salmon.com Website: www.burges-salmon.com Contact: Mr Clive Pugh - Partner Business Activity: Range of legal services in a wide variety of industry sectors with specialist lawyers CWC Group Limited Regent House, Oyster Wharf, 16-18 Lombard Road LONDON SW11 3RB Tel: +44(0)20-7978 0000 / Direct +44(0)20-7978 0020 Fax: +44(0)20-7978 0099 Email: marketing@thecwcgroup.com; esofat@thecwcgroup.com; nabdulhadi@thecwcgroup.com Website: www.cwcgroup.com Contact: Mrs Esha Sofat - Senior Marketing Manager Business Activity: International events organiser in the oil & gas industry Haniwells Properties Limited 980 Stockport Road, MANCHESTER M19 3NN Tel: +44(0)161-224 2271 Fax: +44(0)161-248 6565 Email: nihad@haniwells.co.uk Website: www.haniwells.co.uk Contact: Mr NihadSabha - General Manager Business Activity: Property developers, contractor, project management and general properties investment Indigo Gold Limited 111 Buckingham Palace Road, LONDON SW1W 0SR Tel: +44(0)20-7855 9606 Email: daniel@indigogold.com;
faye@indigogold.com Website: www.indigogold.com Contact: Mr Daniel Vacassin - Director Business Activity: International executive search and consultancy business working with organisations to strategically resource their business in order to enhance future capabilities Oxford Professionals Limited 13B Taylors Green, ACTON, LONDON W3 7PE UK Tel: +44(0)20-3290 3633 Email: khaddad@oxford-pro.com Website: www.oxford-pro.com Contact: Mr Kinan Haddad Public Accountant and Business Adviser Business Activity: Helps SMEs in the UK to become stronger and Middle East entities to cope with international standards for more power and success. Promotes business relations between Arab and British entities by providing services inboth Arabic or English. Salamon & Seaber Limited 68 Hanbury Street, LONDON E1 5JL Tel: +44(0)20-7247 6312 Fax: +44(0)20-7650 7943 Email: blotz@salamonandseaber.co.uk; ` anwar@salamonandseaber.co.uk Website: www.salamonandseaber.co.uk Contact: Mr Michael Blotz - Managing Director Business Activity: Analytical Chemistry Testing Laboratory Sharief Ibrahim Limited t/a Pdmclinic.com 16A Bowes Road, WALTON ON THAMES Surrey KT12 3HS Email: drshariefibrahim@gmail.com Website: www.pdmclinic.com Contact: Dr Sharief Ibrahim Consultant Physician, Managing Director Business Activity: Medical clinic provides general and specific group medical care as well as prevention of chronic diseases and health promotion Ward Williams Limited Belgrave House, 9-43 Monument Hill WEYBRIDGE, Surrey KT13 8RN Tel: +44(0)1932-830 664 Fax: +44(0)1932-830 733 Email: richard.hayward@wardwilliams.co.uk Website: www.wardwilliams.co.uk Contact: Mr Richard Hayward - Director Business Activity: Chartered accountants and business advisors
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