Construction Magazine September 2014 | Page 105

europe in place to suggest it will remain there for the foreseeable future .
Expansion of operations in Qatar and Saudi Arabia , alongside the sustainable growth within Oman are clear strategic objectives , but consolidation in its current areas remains the primary goal : maintaining the company ’ s adaptability to expand where the market place is most profitable .
Ultimately , over the next five years , Unibeton aims to build upon its already unparalleled reputation in areas of innovations , environmental issues , sustainability , recycling and the holy grail of cementless concrete .
“ These innovations will take Unibeton to the next level and the market will have to adapt to it , putting us in a really good position ,” Dufour concluded . “ As the most professional people in the industry , we hope in time that the performance criteria will increase to a point where only a handful of companies will be able to meet it , and Unibeton will be one of them .
“ Here in the UAE , for instance , we produced 110MPa concrete for structural elements of a high-rise tower in Dubai Marina , meeting Dubai ’ s new seismic design criteria to withstand earthquake tremors up to 5.9 on the Richter scale .
“ This is something that we hope to see more and more of in the future , which will raise the bar for concrete suppliers to meet new structural design challenges , and Unibeton will always be part of that .”

Company Information

Industry
Construction
headquarters
Abu Dhabi , UAE
founded
1988
employees
2,500
revenue
$ 500 million
products / services
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