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SPECIAL REPORT June 10, 2013

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tradition of strong bilateral relations Spectacular glass art lighting creations Leading with Green technology Custom-made products Sophistication glassed-in office computer skills Supplier of special and defence equipment Defence solutions ‘Whatever your challenge, we have the solution’ Genuine quality plastics Committed to business excellence and socially driven Upholding standards tailor-made solutions

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Tradition of strong bilateral relationS co-operation between the Uae and the czech Republic has been successfully developed in many areas Suchitra Steven Samuel

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ordering Germany, Poland, Austria and Slovakia, the Czech Republic is at the crossroads of cultures, rich in history and full of fascinating tales. It is a modern open economy with a very high share of its gross domestic product (GDP) being materialised through exports — the actual figure exceeds 80 per cent. At the same time, it has a fairly important share of industrial production, which in its case accounts for more than one third of its GDP. Apart from its history in machinery, the Czech Republic is known for its glass products, which are appreciated worldwide.

Contemporary Czech chandeliers and lightings still retain their flavour of tradition. A symbol of

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Jaroslav ludva, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the uAe pride and a sign of refined elegance, Czech chandeliers adorn the palaces of the UAE president, rulers and five-star hotels like Emirates Towers, Emirates Palace and Etihad Towers.

Jaroslav Ludva, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the UAE shares his thoughts with Khaleej Times.

The Czech ambassador stresses on the trade ties between the

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Czech Republic and the UAE. “Economic relations with the Middle East countries and the UAE in particular play an important role for us. The UAE is one of the top five markets for our exports outside Europe. The volume of Czech exports to the UAE last year was $700 million, the most important item being bohemian crystal, computers and electrical switchboards, among others.”

Ludva says that a 1,000 strong

community in the UAE is by far the largest Czech community residing outside the country for the whole of Asia. “Usually the number is about 20 to 30 people. We have Czech businessmen based in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah.

The Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg’s visit along with a delegation of businessmen and journalists helped to boost business ties between the two countries. The minister had meetings with Czech businessmen in the UAE.” The Czech Republic and the UAE have a long tradition of strong bilateral relations. Cooperation between the two countries has been successfully developed in many areas. “The Czech Republic seeks opportunities for higher forms of economic cooperation such as mutual investments or joint-ventures both in the UAE or in the Czech Republic,” Ludva adds.

Thanks to its location in the centre of Europe, developed transport infrastructure and highly skilled labour force, the Czech Republic is an ideal destination for foreign investments. Last year, the Investment Incentives Act Amendment came into force and significantly improved conditions for new investment. The incen-

CzeCh RepubliC tives newly support not only establishment or expansion of manufacturing plants but they also cover projects in the area of strategic services and technological centres.

The Agreement on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments and the Agreement on the Avoidance of the Double Taxation and Fiscal Evasion are in force between both countries, thus f ac ilitating economic cooperation.

“It is easy to do business in the UAE. Administrative procedures are streamlined. It is a safe place for families. Business is booming and there are no obstacles and challenges,” the ambassador affirms.

Speaking about joint initiatives, Ludva says, “Earlier this year, we have had a joint initiative with the Dubai Chamber, the Czech Embassy and the Czech International Chamber of Commerce. Speakers were brought in from the Czech Republic. Initiatives were mainly related to trade, business, investment and industries. Few weeks ago, there was a delegation lead by the Minister for Environment to promote green energy and technology. Business missions both ways promote trade and bilateral relations.”

As an ambassador, Ludva wishes to enhance bilateral trade ties between the two countries. He looks forward to more official visits from the UAE to the Czech Republic. “The Czech Foreign Minister had a meeting with the UAE Foreign Minister and the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah as well as other high-level delegation meetings,” he revealed.

Ludva also wants to strengthen cultural ties between the two countries through music, which clearly has a home in the Czech Republic. Czech performers have achieved worldwide recognition and the embassy hopes to organise cultural performances two to three times a year.

Interestingly, Czech tourists frequently target the UAE for their holidays. Travel between the two countries is made easy by direct flights with Emirates, Etihad and Czech Airlines air links as well as the Czech charter carrier travel service.

The number of UAE tourists travelling to the Czech Republic is increasing as the country is famous for spas for treatment or

uAe foreign ministry official discusses bilateral relations with the Czech ambassador. — WAM rejuvenation and different types of baths. Karlovy Vary is a world famous spa town with healing properties that dates back to the 14th century. The Czech Republic has a reputation as a preferred health and resort destination. “For centuries we have attracted visitors to our spas due to the extraordinarily rich natural resources,” says Ludva.

Main tourist attraction for UAE visitors is Prague, a historical city of Europe that is more than 1,000 years old and Charles University, the oldest one in the European continent north of the Alps, founded in 1348. The whole country is landlocked, naturally endowed with mountains, forests, lakes, greenery, fresh air and climate. The Czech Republic has many other places of interest to offer such as the 12 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

The ambassador hopes that the Czech Republic would be on the list of tourist destinations and in-

vites Khaleej Times readers to visit the country. “The Czech Republic has many astonishing treasures in the form of historical towns, castles and chateaux, churches and cathedrals. Prague, the city of a 100 spires is a mysterious labyrinth where the past is interwoven with the present.

There are thousands of beautiful spots in this country.”

Ludva is all praise for the UAE as well, “I love the desert very much. Going to the Empty Quarters for a weekend is a fantastic experience. UAE beaches are very popular. Ras Al Khaimah is a sought after destination in winter months with Czech tourists. Modern buildings in Dubai such as the Burj Khalifa, the Burj Al Arab and the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi are some must-see places.

More than 30,000 Czech tourists visit Ras Al Khaimah. On the whole, the tourist numbers could go up to 50,000 a year.”

— suchitra@khaleejtimes.com

Tourists look at the Old Town hall Astronomical Clock, re-designed in 1490 by Master hanus in prague

Jan hus Statue in the old town square (Staromestske Namesti)

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Jumeirah Creekside hotel in Dubai

Spectacular glass art lighting creations lasvit gives rise to magnificent structures of art Latha Krishnan

Rihan heights at zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi

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Czech Republic-based company Lasvit represents artistry and centuries-old tradition of Bohemian glassmakingcombinedwithworldclass research and development.

Lasvit has been designing, manufacturing and installing spectacular glass art lighting creations all over the world since 2007. The company has international offices in Europe, Asia, North and South America and the Middle East, where its regional sales office is in Dubai.

Debuting in Dubai in September 2009 with eye-catching, themed glass-art-light fixtures representing water and fire in the BurJuman and Al Rigga metro stations respectively, Lasvit has supplied the fire themed fixture in two more stations in the Green line and many other spectacular creations in various venues around the country. It has emerged as the go-to company for developers of hospitality and other real estate projects here and the region stretching from Africa through the Middle East to Azerbaijan and India.

“The biggest of Lasvit projects

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Filip Simek, Managing Director of lasvit Middle east in the UAE is in Jumeirah and at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi. Our crystal-glass art light creations adorn the Ball Room, Grand Lobby, Pre-function and five prime areas of the towers. Located in the prefunction area of the Etihad is the Oculus, the most stunning installation there. It is 16 metres in diameter covering an area of 211 square metres and comprises of 12,000 artistic hand-blown crys-

tal spheres, 250,000 crystal beads and trimmings, 139 square metres of artistic fused glass with crystal chips and weighs more than 13 tonnes. The designer of the Oculus Tana Dvorakova is now stationed in Dubai to be closer to our clients,” informs Filip Simek, Managing Director of Lasvit Middle East.

Another signature Lasvit project is “The Wave” at the Hyatt Capital Gate in the ADNEC exhibition centre. Installed in the main entrance lobby, it is a huge installation resembling the waves of the ocean and is 17 metres long, 5 metres wide and 9 metres in height featuring6,200individuallyhand-blown crystal components. “This, like our other spectacular creations in the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in Dubai, Rocco Forte Hotel and Rihan Heights at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi and the Waldorf Astoria in Ras Al Khaimah, showcases the highest craft of our master glassblowers who work in conjunction with our 18 in-house designers,” says Simek. “Our clients demand a unique piece that enhances and matches the overall design intent and make a true statement. We are helping them make that statement through beautiful glass-art creations.”

Lasvit is currently completing installations at Rosewood Hotel in Sowwah Island and St Regis Nation Towers in Abu Dhabi, and several others around the region.

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leading with Green Technology The group focuses on eco-friendly resources in production

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Latha Krishnan VíTkOViCE Machinery Group, a 185-year-old Czech engineering group incorporating 30 companies within it, is a global leader in selected segments of machinery production and in supplies of large investment assemblies. With extensive production, research and development facilities worldwide, Vitkovice is also known for its leadership in Green Technology con-

Martin litvík sisting of CNG (compressed natural gas) and biogas. And it is this expertise that the company is demonstrating in its UAE operations that began in 2007 under the name Vitkovice General Trading in Abu Dhabi.

As in the rest of the world, the Vítkovice team of engineers develops the company business by maintaining high professional standards and providing cuttingedge technologies in delivering turnkey projects. in 2010, Vitkovice became part of the ambitious CNG project in Abu Dhabi and has been supplying the trailers to bring CNG to 16 sta-

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tions in Abu Dhabi. Also as a worldleading producer of different types of high-pressure gas cylinders, Vitkovice has helped to convert 2,500 taxis to CNG supplying the CNG cylinders. “Our CNG story is continuing in the UAE. Recently we have been awarded the complete project of a CNG station in Al Ruwais,” informs Martin Litvík, Managing Director of Vitkovice General Trading, which has also been a significant provider of GLS (Glass lined steel) tanks used in wastewater treatment plants.

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been one of the leading traditional capabilities of Vitkovice. Wastewater treatment plants all over the UAE and other Gulf countries extensively use Vitkovice GLS tanks.

“There is immense scope for GLS tanks, CNG as well as our other eco-engineering solutions businesses to develop well here.

We have started discussions with the UAE government about offering the solution of generating biogas from waste by catching it, purifying it and using it as CNG or in other industrial applications. As

governments realise the importance of it, we see the use of green technology increasing as this is the future not just for this region but for the entire world,” says Litvik.

production of GlS tanks has been one of the leading traditional capabilities of Vitkovice. Wastewater treatment plants all over the uAe and other Gulf countries extensively use Vitkovice GlS tanks

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Custom-made products One of europe’s most reputed suppliers of plastic and metal parts, moulds and tools is now setting its sights on the uAe market

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One of europe’s most reputed suppliers of plastic and metal parts, moulds and tools is now setting its sights on the UAe market.

Fortell s.r.o. is a europe-wide leader in the field of custom-made moulding of plastic parts, stamping of metal parts, and manufacturing of injection moulds for plastics. established in 1995 as a technical design house, the company has expanded over the years, setting up its own stamping department, tool shop and moulding department. In 2008, it moved into its current state-of-the-art production facility, where it now employs 120 people.

Fortell supplies a range of custom-made products to many high profile companies across several sectors. These include the electrical (Siemens and AVX Kyocera), automotive (Audi, Mercedes,

Porsche, BMW, Jaguar and Land Rover), consumergoods (Lexmark, Trodat and nokia) and medical equipment industries.

“The biggest advantage we offer is being able to provide all services under one roof,” says Filip Ambroz, Sales and Marketing, Fortell, “We can help our customers with product development, continue with in-house mould design, mouldmaking in the tool shop, and massproduction of plastic and metal components in our moulding and stamping departments.

“We are focused mainly on smaller and more complicated technical parts such as injection moulds up to 2.8 tonnes, moulding parts up to 0.5 kg and stamping parts with strip thickness up to 4mm. Be it high-precision stamping parts used as airbag starters by the biggest automotive companies or a complete set of moulding parts for Avon Protection’s CBRn escape Hood, we can offer the highest quality at very competitive prices,” he affirms.

Fortell has a well-coordinated team of highly qualified and experienced professionals who represent the finest Czech engineering traditions. The company has made major investments in production technologies using the most modern machinery and latest CAD software to ensure the best results.

Fortell has an annual turnover of around €7.3 million, with customers located all across eU, US and Japan. Continuing its expansion, the company is now looking at entering markets in the Arabian

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Gulf. “The Gulf region is of great interest to us and we would like to focus on new business partners in the area, whom we can offer development, design, manufacturing and delivery of injection moulds, plastic and metal parts,” says Ambroz.

“The first group of potential partners we are seeking are moulding companies buying injection moulds for plastics. The second group includes manufac-

turing or assembling companies that are looking for manufacturers of moulding (including overmoulding), stamping or already assembled parts. For this, we would like to invite interested companies to contact us directly to discuss details.”

The company is committed to the Gulf and is planning on making further inroads into the market at the Arabplast and Moldarabia exhibitions.

FOR MORe iNFORMATiON CONTACT:

Fortell s.r.o.

Nadrazni 1111, Cz-56301 lanskroun Czech Republic E-mail: filip.ambroz@fortell.cz • www. fortell.cz KT Special RepoRT | JUNE 10, 2013

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Sophistication glassed-in Offering high quality, weatherproof and attractive upVC windows and doors Latha Krishnan EUWIN, with about two decades of experience in producing uPVC windows and doors in the Czech Republic, started its manufacturing unit in the UAE in 2005 at the Hamriyah Free Zone. The large facility includes a factory equipped with the latest technology and offices with over 65 professional and trained staff members dedicated to fabricating, marketing and installing high quality European standard uPVC windows and doors in private villas while strictly adhering to deadlines.

“The high degree of EUWIN craftsmanship combined with state-of-the-art German window fabrication machinery ensures that we maintain the highest production standards. More than 90 per cent of what we produce here is for clients in the UAE in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates and the rest serves our clients in Oman, Qatar and Seychelles. All our material, even screws come from Germany. Our clients, who are mainly UAE nationals appreciate and specifically use our European quality windows and doors,” informs Marcel Kusin, Director of EUWIN. The doors and windows of EUWIN provide excellent thermal and noise insulation — reducing draught to an absolute minimum and shield the peaceful atmosphere of homes from outside noise. They bring down energy costs, are environment-friendly and free from electrostatic corrosion in saline and humid condi-

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The doors and windows of euWiN provide excellent thermal and noise insulation — reducing draught to an absolute minimum and shield the peaceful atmosphere of homes from outside noise tions. EUWIN windows and doors are available in a variety of shapes and sizes and designed to withstand the harsh regional climatic conditions and built to last.

EUWIN professionals fabricate and install these products in strict compliance with the set VEKA and Roto quality standards, in accordance to DIN/ISO 9001: 2000 standards for lasting value, functional reliability and total customer satisfaction.

With attractive, smooth and hygienic VEKA SOFTLINE frame, made from weatherproof, age-resistant materials, EUWIN windows

provide ideal stability using metal reinforcements in conformity with VEKA guidelines. The special double sealing strips and modern highgrade thermo pane-glazing ensures lifelong service to users.

“Our excellent quality means that we are higher priced than similar products in the market.

That is because EUWIN is the Mercedes of uPVC windows and doors.

They are sturdy, beautiful and long lasting. We give our customers the best windows and will continue to do so without compromising on our high quality standards,” says Kusin, who is confident that discerning clients who realise and recognise EUWIN quality products will keep using them.

Although the increased expenses of operations in recent years and pressure on profit remain a constant challenge, EUWIN has been growing at a steady pace. With more than 100 ongoing projects, the company is looking to appoint more skilled employees and expand further exports to neighbouring GCC countries too.

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Office computer skills GOpAS offers highly interactive computer skills courses in the Arabic localisation

petr Daniel GOPAS was established in 1992 and currently belongs to one of the leading IT training centres in Europe. About 30,000 students are trained every year in one of 1,400 course types provided for IT specialists as well as regular computer users. Since 2002, GOPAS has been developing interactive selfstudy courses for the major Microsoft Office programs. The courses have become gradually available in English, French, German, Czech and Slovak and are recently offered also in the Arabic localisation.

Petr Daniel, CEO of GOPAS answered questions about its activities in the GCC markets.

Who is the typical user of your courses?

Ourself-studycoursesareprepared for the users of Microsoft Office programs who use these programs

(like Word or Excel) at home, at school or in their office. They need to use programs effectively but do not have time or chance to attend courses in classrooms where they would have to spend several days.

Thanks to us, they can use the courses for a systematic study or as “just-in-time” tool when they need to learn quickly how to accomplish a specific task.

Are your courses for companies or for individuals?

We have different options for each user type. Home users can install the courses on their computer or they can study online from public learning portals. The users in schools and companies can access our courses available in the internal network of the school or the company. The courses can also be installed into LMS (Learning Management System), which allows detailed control over the study process.

How do students learn with your courses?

The main part of each lesson is tutorial. It offers an instructor who explains the topic aloud and the student can read it in the same time. A key component is the simulated application that allows the student to apply the “learning-bydoing” approach, which is the most efficient way of learning, much more efficient than just reading a text or watching a video.

Besides the tutorial, our students use also exercises, quizzes, assessment and final tests to reinforce and verify their acquired knowledge. We publish a link to our website which is directed to a sample

GOpAS building set of 25 lessons in Arabic. I encourage you to test the courses yourself to experience our learning method.

What is the scope of courses?

The full MS Office 2010 course library contains 298 lessons grouped into 15 courses. It covers the Windows operating system along with the Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access programs and it is equivalent to the content of three weeks of instructor-led courses in a computer classroom. Smaller subsets of

courses are also available, focused for example on one product (such as Microsoft Excel) or on the preparation for ECDL/ICDL exams. The first available package in Arabic localisation is the ICDL set of courses that consists of 155 lessons grouped into seven courses.

How do you serve GCC markets?

We have already started our marketing activities and exhibited at two specialised events in Dubai and Riyadh. Nevertheless, we do not plan to sell our courses directly on GCC markets. We prefer to have one or few resellers in each country who are familiar with the situation in the market and can offer solutions that meet customer needs. We expect resellers to help corporate customers to integrate our courses into their LMS or to offer courses on their public learning portals to individuals and small companies. Alternatively, they can distribute installable versions of the product to individuals. We are currently launching discussions with several companies from various Middle Eastern countries and still looking for such companies who have experience in corporate education and e-learning markets with sufficient sales team and implementation specialists.

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Supplier of special and defence equipment VOp Cz provides various gear required in the specialised sector

the army chemical units. It ensures the primary cleaning of military vehicles, washing, spraying of decontamination mixtures and rinsing mixture in a line (transit) way, all this while meeting the requirements of

VOP CZ is one of the biggest suppliers of defence equipment for the Czech Armed Forces’ Land Forces. The activities of the company are focused on development, upgrading, production and servicing of defence equipment for ground forces. It pursues routine repairs, general overhauls, upgrades and refurbishing of main battle tanks, combat vehicles or armoured personnel carriers. It has obtained extensive experience with material such as the T-55 MBT, the T-72 MBT, the BMP-1 and the BMP-2, including its conversions to command, recovery or other variants.

It performs on behalf of its business associates, services and production related to wheeled combat vehicles such as manufacture of the Pandur II 8x8 wheeled fighting vehicles, repairs of the Land Rover vehicles, post-warranty maintenance of the IVECO 4x4 light armoured vehicles and the Tatra T-810 4x4 and 6x6 trucks, servicing of the Army of the Czech Republic equipment deployed to international missions, etc.

In addition to constant upgrading of wheeled and tracked vehicles, the company develops and manufactures products such as: l i N K a- 0 8 e q u i p m e n t f o r decontamination of military vehicles L I N K A- 0 8 i s p a r t o f t h e decontamination equipment of

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2D and 3D stationary scanner

The system is designed for the visual surface inspection of a motor vehicle chassis in the daily routine traffic (the passenger car and truck version). The task of the system is taking semi-automatic snaps of detailed and deep 3D pictures in visible light and near-iR spectrum bands during vehicle’s passage through the measuring station. The main feature of the system is its large throughput — upto 10 vehicles per minute, minimising the number of its staff and the extra functions like the storage of picture/model-of-the-chassis data in an archive file(s), and the possibility of interconnecting with the vehicle identification system (machine recognition of number plates).

modern decontamination equipment, including, quick assembly and disassembly and transport by air.

S-loV-cBRN light armoured vehicle system S-LOV-CBRN system is designed to perform CBRN reconnaissance both in urban areas as well as in rough country terrain. It ensures automated collec tion and processing of data from the CBRN

mission package instruments to identify toxic chemicals in the air or on the ground surface, detect sources and fields of ionising radiation when driving on the roads or in the country. The system is equipped with an advanced small reconnaissance vehicle of the UGV category and

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usesaremotelycontrolledweapon station with a machine gun of 7.62mm calibre.

MDa small decontamination vehicle MDA is a comprehensive, autonomously working technical vehicle, which is designed for the decontamination of persons, including selected components of theirpersonalgearandequipment and for the decontamination of external surfaces of military ve h i c l e s , e q u i p m e nt a n d

materials. B ec ause of its dimensions and weight, the MDA prototype meets the prerequisites for a fast relocation using the air transport by C-160 Transall and larger aircraft.

FOR MORe iNFORMATiON CONTACT:

VOP CZ, s.p.

Dukelska 102, 74242 Senov u Noveho Jicina Czech Republic Tel: +420 556 783 223, Fax: +420 556 701 734 e-mail: safarik.j@vop.cz

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ALTRON is in its second year of operations in the UAE, however, we have been engaged in developing our business in this market for more than three years now

Defence solutions Offering A to Z portfolio of Data Centre Facility solutions and services Latha Krishnan A LT R O N i s a s p e c i a l i s e d engineering company that focuses on the design, build and operation of Data Centre technological infrastructure. With more than �� years of experience in the industry operating in Central Europe, it started its global expansion strategy into emerging markets in Eastern Europe and the Middle East in ����. ALTRON provides a full range of Data Centre Facility solutions and services, including consultations, planning, design, engineering, implementation, maintenance, operation and

monitoring. All these solutions integrate best-of-breed technologies and the company’s extensive expertise.

Milivoj Uzelac, ALTRON’s Regional Manager for Middle East says, “ALTRON is in its second year of operations in the UAE, however, we have been engaged in developing our business in this market for more than three years now. In our first year we primarily delivered professional services suchasconsultancy,audits,design, cost analysis and a few small and medium turnkey projects.

Nowadays we capitalise on our previous hard work while building market relationships and closing large scale turnkey data centre facility projects in the UAE.” The main sector that ALTRON focuses on is army and defence.

“We understand the importance of the Defence segment in the

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Milivoj Uzelac region and are proud to provide our solutions to its members. We value the long-term partnership we have built with the government while providing them with our excellent engineering capabilities driven by quality and precision,” says Uzelac.

While serving the federal government and local government

organisations, ALTRON slowly began to serve enterprise sector and semi-governmental entities.

Thecompanyhasalreadyprovided solutions to clients such as Dubai Silicon Oasis and GASCO, among others.

“In the future, we envisage making the UAE our regional headquarters and gaining entry into Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries through strategic local partnerships and participation in specialist industry fairs and shows,” affirms Uzelac.

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“Whatever your challenge, we have the solution” Conel’s cellular routers are designed for M2M applications to suit all applications and industries Conel s.r.o, a subsidiary of B&B Electronics Ltd, manufacture highly reliable and secure cellular routers for industrial applications requiring secure and fast data transmission via mobile networks.

Its routers support interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, Wi-Fi, RS232, RS485, RS422, MBUS, Wireless MBUS, I/O. Wireless Connections cover 2G/3G/4G networks such as GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPDA, HSUPA, HSPA+, CDMA and LTE. It helps companies and organisa-

tions around the world integrate, connect and upgrade its networks and devices. Its experience in industry and broad portfolio of device connectivity solutions makes it easy to help you create a powerful, rugged and efficient network.

Conel technology in partnership with local distributors Topnet (www.topnet.ea) is used in a range of applications including the energy, oil, gas, water and transportation industries. Conel routers are used in remote monitoring of power plants, oil and gas pipeline monitoring and in traffic management systems including traffic lights, traffic signs and tunnels.

Conel routers use the fastest network communication technology so it is perfect for use in the telecommunications and security

industry — for transfer of video images from security IP cameras to monitoring stations, monitoring key elements of telecommunications networks and internet access for vehicles and mobile devices.

Conel devices are used for re-

mote asset management for industrial applications. It helps in the remote management of industrial control systems and computers, and remote programming of control machines and SCADA systems.

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Genuine quality plastics The company's production and application plans are in line with environmental protection Fatra, a.s. is a leading processor of plastics (PVC, PE, PP and PET) in Central Europe with 78 years of tradition and holds a significant share in the plastics industry in the Czech Republic.

The company was founded in 1935 by Baťa (worldwide famous Czech shoemaker) and has about 1,000 employees to date. Fatra is a member of the Agrofert Holding Group, which associates over 230 subjects from chemistry, agriculture, food industry and ground machinery in the Central Europe.

The company’s turnover in 2012 was €107 million with half of the production being exported and sales in 50 countries.

The most important regions are Western and eastern europe, North Africa and Middle east as well. Although the export share is still growing, it is open to discuss cooperation with reliable business partners in the Arabian Gulf region.

The main product portfolio includes the PVC and Polymers groups: • PVC floor coverings are available in a wide range of patterns and thicknesses for different areas of applications. There are two product lines — heterogeneous and homogeneous flooring. − Heterogeneous flooring is produced in rolls (LINO Fatra) mostly for projects of residential and commercial buildings, schools, hospitals and light industry.

Production in planks is made as luxury vinyl tiles (Thermofix and Imperio) with availability of reinforcing by glass fleece

and with the main applications in areas of residential and commercial buildings. − Homogeneous flooring (LINO Fatra) is provided in tiles and can be made also with special conductive properties. The main usage is for surgery rooms, labs or computer rooms. − FatraClick is floating vinyl floor with patented Uniclic® system.

Floor coverings: Thermofix — luxury vinyl tiles

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based on PVC and TPO for flat and sloping roofs, underground, green roof insulations, balcony insulation and pond liners.

Technical foils – foils from plasticised PVC (PVC-P). Use of foils in office and school stationery, in healthcare, in automotive industry, as tablecloths, etc.

Extruded profiles - manufactured from different materials with different physical properties, shapes and colours.

Granulates - PVC granulate is designed as a semi-finished product for further industrial processing.

Breathable films and laminates – films and laminate are designed for use in sanitary products.

BO PET – are used for flexible packages, electrical insulations and others Thermoformed products – packaging for the food industry.

Foils and sheets from PE, PET and EVA – used in construction industry as reinstating walls, insulation of buildings.

Injection moulding – injected products (boxes, lids, floor tiles, usw.).

All its production and application plans are in line with environmental protection. Production and sales operations are certified in accordance with the ČSN EN ISO 9001 and 14001 standards. Quality and full service means a satisfied customer.

Waterproofing membranes FATRAFOL

Granulates and extruded profiles

Breathable films and laminates SONTEK FOR MORe iNFORMATiON CONTACT:

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Committed to business excellence and socially driven hamriyah Free zone Authority sets focus on maintaining strong growth this year Free zones are a major driver of economic development and inward investment worldwide and Hamriyah Free Zone Authority is no exception. Incorporating a responsible regulatory environment, world-class infrastructure and innovative products and services that enhance commodity trade flows, and contribute to the overall growth of the nation, the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority has clearly evolved as one of the leading success stories of the UAe. “Our success story is indeed a reflection of the core values and principles embodied in the founding of the HFZA in November 1995,” says Dr rashid Al Leem,

Director General, Sharjah Department of Seaports and Customs and Sharjah Free Zones Authority.

“At HFZA, we are passionate about our business, and our mission is to adopt responsible and open working methods as we move forward in our next phase of growth.”

“This year, our focus will be on maintaining strong growth by continuing to introduce outstanding services and products for our investors and community,” he adds.

Hamriyah Free Zone is an ideal landscape to evolve and thrive particularly for small and medium enterprises and micro-businesses.

The Free Zone is committed to supporting small firms and has formulated policies and programmes to enable entrepreneurs to concentrate on business development and growth.

HFZA’s unique custom-designed seven SMe clusters comprising of

Dr Rashid Al leem, Director General, Sharjah Department of Seaports & Customs and Sharjah Free zones Authority the Oil and Gas Zone; Timber Land; Maritime City; Petrochemical Zone; Construction World; Perfume World; and Steel City are attracting hundreds of new and small businessmen, from across the globe, serving as a testament to its success.

“Our latest project Hamriyah Logistic Village is aimed at providing an all-in-one logistics and distribution centre for companies operating in the Free Zone. This initiative is part of the Government of Sharjah’s vision for industrial and commercial sustainable growth. Hamriyah Industrial Zone is a specially dedicated area with 144 land plots of

5,000 square metres each. This zone is another addition to the Hamriyah SMe Zone.”

“Our consistent adherence to international standards of excellence coupled with an excellent investment atmosphere and a customer-centric business policy has enabled us to provide quality environment to our customers to thrive in their business,” says Dr Al Leem.

HFZA also prides itself on its emphasis on corporate social responsibility (CSr) which is a central consideration in investment decisions. “Our continued focus on the environment, human capital and the community will, I believe, enhance stakeholder relationship, contribute to a healthy bottom line and lead to long-term sustainability,” he continues.

HFZA’s goal is to create a robust business environment that enables creativity and entrepreneurship.

“Our efforts towards achieving excellence and providing the best quality of services is a testament to our commitment and dedication that is in line with the UAe’s Vision 2021,” he concludes.

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS IN UAE Specialised EPC Contractor

Ten years ago, three Czech companies, Manag, Pento and Elcom established E&I Emirates in Abu Dhabi as a brand new entity. E&I Emirates has developed into a reputed medium-sized independent contractor in the UAE, offering the following services:

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Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contracting in the field of electrical and instrumentation, mainly in the Oil & Gas industry (onshore and offshore) LV, Marshalling & System Cabinet Integration Trading in Electrical and Instrumentation materials

We are proud to be serving the most distinguished clients in the market including ADNOC Group of Companies ( GASCO, ZADCO, ADNOC Distribution, Takreer, Borouge & Fertil), ADWEA (Al Mirfa Power Company, Transco) and Automation / Control System Manufacturers (Honeywell, Yokogawa, Emerson Process management, ABB, Siemens, Rockwell Automation)

Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Co. P.O. Box 41708, Abu Dhabi Tel: +971 2 6664846 Fax: +971 2 6674347 Email: info@e-i-emirates.com www.e-i-emirates.com

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Upholding standards EGE specialises in a full range of products and services from technical training to after-sales service EGE is a group of companies assembled in an internationally operating holding company, which primarily offers deliveries of special equipment for the power industry. EGE has proprietary knowhow, uses its own production facilities, employs about ��� people, including specialised design teams and seasoned installation crews, and has revenues exceeding ��� million.

The main areas of business of the parent company EGE, spol. s r.o. are three-fold: generator outlets — bus ducts, high-voltage electrical technology focused on

earth fault protection in distribution networks, and lattice towers for transmission and distribution lines, and other steel structures.

The company's strategy is to offer a full range of products and services from technical training to after-sales service. EGE provides its own development, design, engineering, manufacture, assembly and service for all its own products.

Quality has been the key to all of EGE’s activities and the com-

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Its global customers benefit from its vast experience and tradition of �� years in quality production, from its expert and reliable services to its flexibility in meeting customer-specific requirements. It co-operates with the most important world leaders in the production and transmission and distribution of electrical energy, such as E.ON, Enel, Siemens, ABB, Hyundai, Rodax, Areva, EnBW and General Electric.

Its goal is the greatest possible satisfaction of its customers’ needs. It also wants to enhance its reputation as a flexible and reliable supplier and consequently become a prospective co-partner to both current and future partners.

CzeCh RepubliC ICZ Group

Tailor-made solutions The iCz Group gives special attention to top-class data and information protection ICZ Group belongs among the leading CEE suppliers of integrated software and infrastructure solutions. Its complex portfolio consists of tailor-made software application products, services and solutions to meet the unique business needs of its customers with respect to all areas of information and communication technology.

ICZ Group focuses on providing complex IT solutions ranging from the classic information systems delivery up to the entire network overhauls, including interdepartmental systems on the

basis of outsourcing and managed services. using a wide spectrum of platforms and technologies, the ICZ Group is able to deliver all the services and solutions as vendor-independent projects. And, on top of that, special attention is always paid to top-class data and information protection in terms of an IT security viewpoint.

Customers come primarily from t h e g o v e r n m e n t a l s e c t o r, healthcare, telecommunications, utilities, transportation, defence, finance, manufacturing and logistics. To satisfy their needs,

thanks to its long-term experience and broad market approach, ICZ Group is able to cover the entire IT project life cycle by means of its own highly qualified and certified professionals or, where needed, in collaboration with well-qualified partners.

The establishing unit, ICZ a.s. company, started its operations on the Czech IT Market in 1997 and since then acquired and successfully integrated over 30 companies.

In 2008, ICZ has taken over 100 per cent ownership of ALES companies in the Czech republic

andSlovakia.Thesetwocompanies form a group that is recognised as a leading supplier of air traffic management systems for both civil and military customers, air command and control systems, processing of surveillance radar data and other special airport products and solutions.

In the uAE, the ICZ Group is present through its subsidiary Ales FZCo seating in Dubai. The ICZ professionals are very proud to have Fujairah International Airport and ras Al Khaimah International Airport among its valued customers.

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