AED 100 million-project planned to be largest fabrication factory in ME

Leminar Air Conditioning Industries (LAI), a part of the Al Shirawi Group of Companies, has announced breaking ground on the construction of their ductwork fabrication facility.

Planned over 325,000    square feet    of space with an    investment    of over AED100 million, the new factory    will be located in Dubai Industrial City (DIC), and will include fully automated duct line machines, spiral duct manufacturing and acoustic attenuators production, along with     manufacturing fire dampers and other duct-related accessories, Leminar informed. The facility, once completed is set to be one of the largest duct fabrication facilities in the world, the company claimed.

Present at the ceremony were Navin Valrani, CEO, LAI; Dipak Bhadra, General Manager, LAI; Saud Abu Alshawareb, Executive Director, Partner Relation, DIC; Ali Dawood, Executive Director, Operations, DIC; and Pankaj    Gandhi, MD of Honest Constructions, the main contractor of the project.

“This new factory will set a new benchmark for duct manufacturing in the Middle East, and will further seal Leminar’s position as the dominant player in the industry,” said Valrani. “Our investment is a reflection of the confidence we have in    Dubai Industrial City and in    the city of Dubai.”

The project, expected to be completed by February 2015, will host some of the best manufacturing processes in the field of HVAC duct manufacturing, and will serve customers, both locally and all across the GCC, Bhadra revealed.