A year on from inaugurating its 8,000-square-metre facility in Dubai, Wilo says it is ready for further expansion. Yasser Nagi, Managing Director, and Group Director Sales Area MENA, Wilo Middle East, elaborates on growth plans and other aspects, in a mid-February interview he gave to Surendar Balakrishnan at the company’s facility...
Posted: April 30, 2020
Dr Marcus G. George, CEO and Partner, Engineering Consortium Consulting Engineers, speaks on how resilience in the face of stringent market conditions can reinforce competitive advantages in the forms of creative solutions and collaborative efforts. Excerpts from the interview...
Posted: March 24, 2020
Surendar Balakrishnan in conversation with Tariq Ahmed Saeed Al Wahedi, CEO, Agthia Group…
Posted: March 24, 2020
Brent Melvin, CEO, Gallega Global Logistics, speaks to Surendar Balakrishnan on how to avoid cold chain breaches, and that includes knowing when offered a sub-standard piece of equipment. Excerpts…
Posted: March 24, 2020
Mohamed Dasmal, the Managing Director of Bin Dasmal Group, cut his teeth in air conditioning and business as a teenager. Here, he talks about respect, teamwork and the power of the can-do spirit that has seen the Group achieve the accolade of supplier of air conditioning equipment to the World EXPO project, and develop the confidence and capability to expand the business into other countries
Posted: March 24, 2020
Valerie Levkov, Senior VP (Africa & Middle East), EDF France, provides an update on the company’s projects across the Middle East, the value of local partnerships and the importance of cybersecurity, following growing integration of digital platforms in utility-scale projects. Excerpts from the interview with Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East on the sidelines of the World Future Energy Summit, held from January 13 to 16 in Abu Dhabi...
Posted: March 24, 2020
Dr Toby Peters, Professor in Cold Economy, University of Birmingham, in conversation with Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East, reflects on existential questions surrounding the future of cold chain
Posted: March 24, 2020
Mohammad Farooq, Managing Director, Rheem Manufacturing MEA, in conversation with Surendar Balakrishnan, says that sustainable development is a serious internal motivator for manufacturers
Posted: February 25, 2020
The UAE cannot carry more than two district cooling utilities, says Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO, Empower, in this interview he gave to Surendar Balakrishnan, in which, among other topics, he spoke on Empower’s work with UNEP, interconnection of reticulation networks and the current regime of Low Delta T penalties. Excerpts…
Posted: February 15, 2020
Andrea Di Gregorio, Director, Reem, Ras Al Khaimah Municipality, speaks to Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East on the progress the government body has made over the year with regard to its energy efficiency and renewable energy programmes, ongoing collaborations with multiple stakeholders and upcoming initiatives to support the targets set by the Energy Efficiency and Renewables (EE&R) Strategy 2040. Excerpts from the interview on the sidelines of Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX), from October 21 to 23 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre…
Posted: December 22, 2019