In an end-February interview, Ahmad Bin Shafar, the Chief Executive Officer of Empower, revealed the company’s plans for further acquisitions, including a drive towards the two million tonnes of refrigeration (TR) mark. Here are excerpts from the interview, conducted by Rajiv Pillai, Features Writer, Climate Control Middle East…
Posted: April 13, 2015
Ensuring good indoor and outdoor air quality is an important prerequisite for the layout and design of the urban...
Posted: March 10, 2015
The International District Energy Association (IDEA) will be conducting the District Cooling 2014 conference in December in Dubai, with Empower playing the host. The conference will mark the return of IDEA to the region after four years. B Surendar in conversation with IDEA President Rob Thornton on what to expect at the meeting ...
Posted: October 23, 2014
Despite the glitches District Cooling faced in its early days, it is the most optimum air conditioning system, given the millions of square feet of buildings in the region, believes Adib Moubadder, CEO of Emicool, and gives an insider’s view of the industry in his chat with B Surendar.
Posted: August 14, 2014
Satish Jamdar, Managing Director, Blue Star, speaks to B Surendar about a wide range of subjects concerning the industry
Posted: July 16, 2014
Jasim Husain Thabet, CEO, Tabreed, speaks to B Surendar about the sector and the best practices being evolved by the company in its endeavour to create new benchmarks.
Posted: June 8, 2014
Dow Coating Materials, a supplier of raw material to the paints industry, covers all segments, including industrial and architectural. In the regional market since the 1970s, the company has eight offices in MENAT. Climate Control Middle East spoke to Jan Weernink, Marketing Director (Dow Europe); Omar Ayoub, Commercial Director (MENAT and SSA) and Khaled Abou Ghoneim (Technical Service Leader (MENA). Excerpts ...
Posted: May 7, 2014
Mario Seneviratne, Director of Dubai-based Green Technologies, speaks to B Surendar about issues close to his heart.
Posted: April 9, 2014
ASHRAE’s First International Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment for Hot Climates was held from February 24-26 in Doha, Qatar. Organised by the ASHRAE Qatar Oryx Chapter under the patronage of H.E. Shaikha Abdullah Al Misnad, the President of Qatar University, the event underscored the balance that needs to be achieved between Indoor Environmental Quality and energy efficiency. Hassan Sultan, the Chair of the Organising Committee of the conference and the former President of the ASHRAE Qatar Oryx Chapter, in conversation with B Surendar of Climate Control Middle East.
Posted: March 7, 2014
Abdulkarim Al Saleh, Group CEO, Fawaz Group, speaks to B Surendar about the region’s market renaissance and challenges – both fiscal and technical.
Posted: March 7, 2014