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FEATURE 22 / nissAn REinvEnTing Nissan takes a revolutionary new look at the limo.

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nETWORK 06 / nEWs FROm ThE mOnTh 06 12 Agility inaugurates new hub inside the ‘key market’ of Bahrain.

LAUnChEs 12 / CADi-ATTACK The new V6-powered ATS coupe from Cadillac arrives in the market.

inTERviEW 14 18 14 / TAKing On ThE mARKET Giti Tires’ Chris Bloor on the company’s rise in the regional and global market.

inTERviEW 18 / LOCAL TO gLOBAL How NAFFCO has gone from the UAE to being a worldwide force in fire protection.

WORKshOp 28 / p-zOnE is in zOnE Pirelli introduces its premium P-Zone retail brand in the region.

EnginEs 30 34 30 / DiEsEL DREAms Volvo’s engine expert Dr Staffan Lundgren on new and cleaner concepts for the diesel engine.

EvEnTs 34 / CRAzY COnCEpTs Hyundai introduces an exciting new vision for the car at this year’s CES 2019.

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beat them, then DEsIGN ARt DIRECtOR SIMON COBON why not dare to [email protected] DEsIGNER pERCIVAL MANALAYSAY [email protected] be dIfferent? PHOtOGRAPHY How is your 2019 panning out so far? I am hoping that you’ve started the year MAKSYM pORIECHKIN flying and you are wondering if you will ever get time to have another holiday [email protected] before the decade comes to a close (seriously, is it really the 2020s in less than MARKEtING 11 months?) But what if it’s not? What if the year seems to be harder than the MARKEtING MANAGER SHEENA SApSfORD [email protected] last and that holiday is looking increasingly difficult to justify? +971 4 375 5498 Well, if you can’t free yourself from your desk, why not take a little bit of CIRCULAtION & PRODUCtION advice from Albert Einstein and (I’m paraphrasing here) who said that if he had PRODUCtION MANAGER VIpIN V. VIJAY an hour to fix a problem he would spend 55 minutes thinking and the final five [email protected] solving his conundrum. +971 4 375 5713 As difficult as it can be sometimes, there is every chance you would be better DIstRIBUtION MANAGER pHINSON MAtHEw GEORGE off taking the foot off the pedal sometimes and coming at the daily problems [email protected] of organising your fleet and beating the competition to the next contract by +971 4 375 5476

allowing yourself the chance to sit back … and simply think. The problem is, how WEB DEVELOPMENt often do you get the chance to do that? Plus, we live in a culture where ‘doing MOHAMMAD AwAIS SADIQ SIDDIQUI nothing’ is almost worse than doing something badly. Especially in this business. You only have to take a stroll through our airport terminals to see the number of FINANCE ACCOUNts NAHEED HOOD self-help and motivational books to see where we are in the region. This is a place [email protected] where every spare minute needs to be filled. If you’re not at work, you better be +971 4 375 5474 learning how to be better at it – or you may get left behind. CREDIt CONtROL ExECUtIVE CAMERON CARDOZO [email protected] This month, we hop over to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. +971 4 375 5499 Off the beaten track it may be, but you only have to look at Hyundai’s Elevate FOUNDER UMV to see what is possible when you allow your mind to venture into the DOMINIC DE SOUSA (1959-2015) left-field. So let’s make a collective resolution for February and try to break PRINtED BY from the norm, get off the hamster wheel and dare to be different. Who knows, pRINtwELL pRINtING pRESS LLC by allowing our imaginations to run wild – even for an hour – we may find that little bit of inspiration we need. As Einstein put it: “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.” Licensed by tECOM to registered company, CpI trade publishing fZ LLC whose registered office is 207 – 209, Building 3, Dubai Studio City, Dubai, UAE. www.cpitrademedia.com

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CONSULTANT Red SeA MeGAPROjeCT ADFD global sustainable/ GeTS APPROVAL fROM renewable energy BOARd Of dIReCTORS investments total $1.18bn In reference to the ‘Red Sea megaproject gets approval from board of directors’ article on your website, we’ve seen many conflicting sides to the ‘new’ Saudi Arabia over the past fLeeT couple of years that Abu Dhabi’s Hyperloop to cost it can sometimes be $20-$40 mn per kilometre unclear which vision of its future self we should believe. I am, however, looking to the Kingdom Interview: The BIM differentiator to lead the next phase with ellisdon’s Wissam Hijazi of construction in the region, especially once the Expo 2020 Dubai CONSTRUCTION building is complete. Saipem wins contracts worth Saudi’s current $1.3bn from Saudi Aramco willingness to embrace leisure and tourism, as well as trade, should be welcomed by all of us in the industry. While the ambition and scale is exciting, the test will be whether those CONSTRUCTION at the top are willing Saudi awards ‘sizeable’ EPC deal to McDermott to be transparent and open enough to get the international support they need to make their mega-projects sustainable. If they are, then the region’s construction industry can

CONSULTANT afford to be much more Woods Bagot’s Testolini: positive about the future. Dubai well-placed to realise Video: BPMe Contractors vs. Consultants Golf day 2018 smart city vision Name withheld by request

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AGILITY NEW HUB IN BAHRAIN / ECO-BUS JOINS ABU DHABI ROUTES / HYPERLOOP TT ELECTRIC ABRA TESTING ON THE DUBAI CREEK / PIONEER CEMENT GETS GREENER network

Agility opens new Bahrain hub FIRM ADDS BAHRAIN TO ITS LIST OF KEY OPERATIONAL MARKETS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

LOGISTICS Agility, which describes logistics services, our is undergoing rapid Agility has opened a itself as a leading investment in Bahrain economic transformation 28,500sqm facility in the provider of cross-border will help us better serve and continuing to attract Hidd district of Bahrain “to transportation, owning customers in the region. international investment, expand its warehousing, and operating a fleet The opening of our new with the logistics freight, transport and of over 200 vehicles, facility is a testament to industry playing a major specialty capabilities and facilitates customs our commitment to this role towards this. serve as a regional logistics brokerage for a number of promising market.” “The industry benefits and distribution hub.” multinational organisations The new facility, which not just from Bahrain’s According to the company, based in Bahrain. has storage capacity of strategic geographic the new facility supports “Bahrain is one of our 17,000 pallet positions, location, but also its contract logistics with key operational markets represents a $10 million growing infrastructure, ambient, chilled and in the Middle East, offering investment by Agility. It established transport frozen storage, as well as high-quality infrastructure follows expansion of the links and policies that are solutions for high-value and a diverse community company’s overland fleet conducive to fostering cargo. It will offer secure of regional business in Bahrain to support its business. The expansion records management players,” said Essa Al- regional operations. of the regional logistics and storage and turnkey Saleh, CEO of Agility Global H.E. Mr. Zayed Alzayani, and distribution hub is a logistics for Bahrain- Integrated Logistics. “With Bahrain’s Minister of natural step for Agility, based manufacturers in an expanding population Industry, Commerce and who have been steadily the fast-moving consumer in the GCC and an increase Tourism, added: “The developing their operations goods industry. in demand for integrated Kingdom of Bahrain in Bahrain since 2003.”

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ABU DHABI’S HYPERLOOP TO ECO-BUS COST $20-$40MN PER KILOMETRE STARTS AD SERvICE TRANSPORT investment in eight to 15 years. BUSES Chairman of Hyperloop Transportation, Phase one of the project involves The region’s first fully electric passenger bus service Bibop Gresta has revealed that the constructing 10 km out of the 150 has been officially launched in Abu Dhabi. The Eco- world’s first commercial hyperloop km system between Abu Dhabi and Bus is serving a six-stop route between Marina Mall, system, which is set to open in Abu Dubai, which is set to be ready by Abu Dhabi Central Bus Station and Masdar City, Dhabi in 2020, will cost between next year. The site of the proposed Abu Dhabi’s flagship sustainable urban community. $20 million to $40 million per HTT is within Aldar’s Seih Al Sderieh The electric vehicle has been engineered km, in an exclusive interview with landbank located on the border of the to cope with the heat and humidity of the UAE Emirates News Agency, WAM. emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, climate. Jointly developed by Masdar, Hafilat Gresta said that Abu Dhabi’s and close to the Expo 2020 site. Industry LLC of Abu Dhabi and Siemens Middle Hyperloop capsule has left the “It was a far-fetched dream, but we East, it can seat 30 passengers and has a range of assembly facility in Spain to Toulouse, are all excited now that it’s a dream 150km per battery charge. Solar panels are also France where it will be tested coming true in the UAE in 2020,” used to power the Eco-Bus’s auxiliary systems. and optimised, WAM reported. Gresta stated to WAM. “Basically, According to Masdar, the Eco-Bus Gresta also said that the first-of- the Abu Dhabi Hyperloop system is will be seamlessly integrated into the its-kind project can recoup the right now past the feasibility study.” DoT’s existing fleet, while the service will be free until the end of March 2019. “The launch of the Eco-Bus is a milestone for the UAE in a number of ways,” said Yousef Baselaib, CEMEX executive director for Sustainable Real Estate at ANNOUNCES Masdar. “Masdar City has been an incubator of sustainable mobility technologies, including the NEW APP iconic Personal Rapid Transport system and the TRANSPORT NAVYA AUTONOM shuttle vehicle. Now we are CEMEX claims it is transforming exporting solutions beyond the city limits with our the building materials industry in partners for the benefit of the wider community.” the UAE with the launch of CEMEX “Helping the UAE deliver on its sustainability Go, a first-of-its-kind, fully digital targets, including more environmentally friendly customer integration platform. mobility solutions, is a key part of our mandate CEMEX Go enables order placement, at Masdar and high on the agenda at Abu Dhabi live tracking of shipments, and Sustainability Week 2019, which will showcase managing invoices and payments opportunities for further convergence of for CEMEX’s products. It also delivers knowledge and technologies in the pursuit of real-time, detailed information that cleaner and more energy-efficient transport,” customers need to get more done in Baselaib commented in a statement. less time, enabling them to have more Abu Dhabi’s DoT carried out extensive tests control over their businesses. CEMEX of the vehicle’s technical performance as well as claims users can increase productivity, the user experience during the pilot phase. make better business decisions, and Siemens provided the vehicle’s propulsion have more control over their business. technology, while Hafilat designed and built Piotr Rusecki, country director of the Eco-Bus. The Eco-Bus has a lightweight CEMEX in the UAE, said: “Today’s aluminium body and a unique water-cooling launch is the culmination of the system to optimise battery life and efficiency, first step of this strategic initiative even when the outdoor temperature is at its and the hard work of many people highest. The vehicle also has a highly energy- throughout our organisation.” efficient on-board air-conditioning system.

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ALS AND GOLDHOFER COLLABORATING The new facility will be managed by Roger Saadé, a longstanding Area Sales Manager for the region, who said the new representative office will enable ALS to provide customers with more intensive local support Pioneer and also to recruit new business partners for Goldhofer. Cement “Our vision is mutual market to use LOGISTICS committing additional resources to growth with the help of latest household Based on the long-term relationship the region. In cooperation with ALS as technology and world-class and in response to the recent its longstanding partner, “Goldhofer equipment. Understanding the waste to increases in demand for internal is set to significantly strengthen its market need in prompt service Power airport logistics in the Middle East presence in the Middle East & Africa supported by recently established & Africa region, Goldhofer Airport region and marketing activities for its logistics warehouse that allows ProduCtion Technology has opened a sales and portfolio of GSE vehicles and services. attending GCC clients at the RECYCLING service center in collaboration with The new sales and service center maximum speed,” added Walid Pioneer Cement Industries has ALS Logistic Solutions in Dubai. will be located in Jumeirah Lake Khoury, Managing Director, has signed an agreement with Goldhofer revealed it is Towers in Dubai,” said the company. ALS Logistic Solutions. Emirates RDF that will lead to the use of fuel derived from household waste at its production plant. Pioneer Cement is one of HYBRID ABRA TESTING ACROSS DUBAI CREEK the largest and modern cement TRANSPORT fleet preserves the authentic weight, thanks to the use manufacturers in the UAE and a Mattar Al Tayer, the chairman design and features of of cutting-edge technology, subsidiary of Oman’s largest cement of the Board of Executive the traditional abra. according to the RTA. manufacturer, Raysut Cement. The Directors of the Roads and The new abra has a capacity It is also fitted with an Ras Al-Khaimah-based company, Transport Authority (RTA) has for 20 riders and is powered automated firefighting system claims the deal means it will be, “one formally launched the testing by a 20KW electric motor. that activates when batteries of the first cement plants in the region of Dubai’s first hybrid abra. Despite the the addition of are overheated, as well as a to use waste fuel contributing to the The shallow hulled boats 26 Lead Crystal Batteries, battery ventilation and cooling vision of sustainable development and have ferried Dubai residents solar energy panels and a system. Commuters crossing environment of the UAE Ministry of across the city’s creek for standby generator to recharge the Dubai Creek can also Climate Change and Environment.” centuries and the latest batteries when running low use the onboard USB ports Emirates RDF operates a plant addition to the transport in power, the boat is lighter for recharging cell phones. in Umm Al Quwain and is a $40 million joint venture developed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme co-financed by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment. Its shareholders include the UAE-based contractor, BESIX, Ajman-based Tech Group and Finland-based Griffin Refineries. Emirates RDF will process household waste from Ajman and Umm Al Quwain in the Northern Emirates to produce alternative energy that can be used in cement production, ultimately helping to phase out the use of gas or coal.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: GITI’S CHRIS BLOOR, NISSAN REvINvENTS THE LIMO, NAFFCO’S RISE, EXCITING NEW TECH, AND MUCH MORE!

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INFINITI’S RELEASES NEW DRIvER’S GUIDE

RETAIL INFINITI has launched the INFINITI Driver’s Guide, “a new, free, mobile app supported by Augmented Reality technology, to further enhance its customer experience.” INFINITI’s user-friendly Driver’s Guide will help customers gain an tobaCCo unprecedented understanding of their vehicles on a daily basis. The man sCooPs mobile app has three main features: aaC Cash 3D Augmented Reality, warning lights and messages, and a quick user guide. Prize Launching in two phases, phase one access the steering wheel, audio, air information on any light that may RETAIL of the app will cover the Q50, QX50, conditioning, INFINITI control, appear. Should a warning light appear The exclusive dealer for Renault in Q30, and the QX30, while phase two drive mode, combination meter, on the vehicle’s cockpit, INFINITI Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern will cover all remaining models. TRIP-reset, multi-switch panel, Driver’s Guide allows the driver access Emirates, Arabian Automobiles The 3D Augmented Reality feature centre console buttons, and the start/ to tap on the warning light signal to Company, has awarded one of its is designed to scan any button to stop button. access a detailed explanation. And, new customers Rajasekar K.N. instantly access more information Warning light explanation will be finally, an electronic version of the Pillai with an instant cash award of and functionalities. This feature can installed for drivers to access more Quick User Guide is on the app. AED50,000, as part of its Renault Dubai Shopping Festival Promotion. Rajasekhar was the first winner of the prize while several others have WORLD’S LONGEST BRIDGE IN already won instant cash awards KUWAIT TO BE COMPLETED SOON starting from AED2000, when they purchased brand-new Renault cars ROAD NETWORK order from Libya in 1984. the marine bridge, a during the DSF season. Everyone is a The world’s longest bridge, The total length of the bridge 340-meter section, is built in winner with the campaign that surprises Sheikh Jaber Causeway, linking is 48.53 km, including the 36.1 the form of an asymmetric the customers with the instant cash Kuwait City to Subiyah New km-long main bridge and the cable-stayed bridge, which prizes through scratch & win cards. Town across Kuwait Bay is 12.43 km-long Doha Link, requires ‘high-level design Rajasekar, an Indian national, set for completion in 2019, which is also another project and construction technology’. working as a Business Development reported South Korean media. under construction by Hyundai Recently, it was reported Manager at tobacco products trader Korean company, Hyundai E&C in Kuwait. Sheikh Jaber that Kuwait’s Public Roads and Oriental ME, said: “I have been a Renault E&C will complete the bridge, Causeway will be about 7 km Transportation has announced customer since 2013 when I purchased a six years after winning the $2.6 longer than Haiyan Bridge the inauguration of a Duster from Arabian Automobiles. The billion project in November (41.58 km) in Qingdao, China. 4.7 km ‘land-section’ Duster has never let me down, so, when 2013, along with local Business Korea also reported within the Sheikh Jaber it was time to upgrade my car, I had no company Combined Group. that the core of the project Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah reason to shop elsewhere than Arabian Reports also stated that this is the construction of Causeway scheme which Automobiles, a truly reliable company. I is the largest civil engineering the main bridge. is part of the link within chose Renault for its safety and reliability, project landed by a Korean The central the causeway that starts which I feel are two very important contractor since the waterway part of at Al-Ghazali Bridge. factors that any buyer should consider before purchasing a brand new vehicle. He added: “I was thrilled when I learnt I had won the AED50,000 cash prize through the scratch and win card. I knew that every Renault customer had the opportunity to win a cash prize but this came as a surprise as it meant I could make a significant saving already even as I took home my new Renault car. I am truly thankful to Arabian Automobiles for the prize. The new Renault has already enhanced my lifestyle.”

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CADiLLAC HAS ANNoUNCES ARRiVAL oF THE 2019 ATS CoUPE iN THE MiDDLE EAST / AUDi CoMPLETES TRiUMViRATE oF LAUNCHES WiTH THE iNTRoDUCTioN oF A6 lau nches AWARD ToURER USES CadiLLaC’S aCCLaiMEd V6 EnginE

Cadillac’s most exhilarating car yet? THE 2019 ATS CoUPE ARRiVES iN THE MiDDLE EAST

Cadillac says with the ATS offers a rear-wheel- performance coupe touchscreen are standard. arrival of the 2019 ATS drive experience, rooted in takes performance to the With functionality that Coupe in the Middle East a lightweight architecture next level, with a twin- applies popular apps and it now has one of the that is complemented with turbocharged V6 engine and smartphone practices in segment’s most exhilarating a sophisticated and finely- track-capable suspension. the vehicle, the CUE system and agile luxury cars. tuned chassis system — The performance platform provides drivers with The ATS does at least including Magnetic Ride is so effective, it is the easier access to the most boast the latest Cadillac user Control on the Premium foundation for other award- common features. The experience system to make Performance model. The winning luxury performance more intuitive operation it one of the most connected result is a luxury car with Cadillacs – ATS-V Coupe, includes a Summary View in cars in its class. The system agility, responsiveness and CTS, CTS V-Sport, CTS-V which all key applications, includes features such exceptional driver feedback. super sedan and the including climate, audio, as Personalised Profiles, Both the ATS Premium championship-winning phone and navigation, are integrated smartphone-like Luxury and Premium ATS.V-R Coupe race car. displayed on one screen. navigation, increased user Performance coupe models The Cadillac ATS Coupe is The 2019 Cadillac ATS connectivity and is much are offered with Cadillac’s one of the most connected Premium Luxury offers the more user-friendly system. award-winning 3.6L 335 hp cars in its segment. award-winning 3.6L V-6 Available in Premium V-6 engine. RWD is standard The latest Cadillac User engine SAE-rated at 335. Luxury and Premium on the ATS model range. Experience (CUE) system and an elevated driving Performance trims, the 2019 The ATS-V high- with 8-inch-diagonal colour experience with unique

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a business class upgrade THE NEW AUDi A6 iS NoW AVAiLABLE iN UAE

Following the new Audi A8 and the new available for our customers to experience.” Audi A7, Audi Dubai has introduced the The interior focuses consistently on next generation of the Audi A6 across its fully digital operating system and STAYiNG oN CUE Dubai and the Northern Emirates. is a trendsetter in the segment. The The aTS’s CUE system is designed to give drivers With the new A6, Audi presents MMI touch response operating system easier access to the most on-board features. the eighth generation of its successful with haptic and acoustic feedback luxury sedan. The high-tech yet provides quick, intuitive operation. elegant model introduces numerous The A6 features a full range of navigation innovations into the segment and is and infotainment offerings that make it a more versatile than ever before. smart business-class sedan, offering even Together with the A8 and A7 Sportback greater safety and convenience. Highlighted models, the A6 is a distinguished among the driver assistance systems is ambassador for the new Audi design the adaptive driving assistant, which language. Featuring taut surfaces, clear supports longitudinal and lateral control edges and striking lines, it conveys sporty that helps keep the car in its lane even in elegance, cutting-edge technology and narrow lanes and roadwork sections. premium quality. With a generous amount Audi offers the new A6 with a 3.0 TFSI of space, many convenience features and engine that has an output of 340 hp and minimal interior noise, the business-class is equipped with a mild hybrid system as sedan pampers driver and passengers alike. standard for added comfort and efficiency. “Combining advanced digitalisation, The paint range includes a choice comfort and sportiness the new A6 is the of 14 colours. In addition to the basic RACiNG-iNSPiRED DRiVE all-round talent in its segment, setting version, customers have a choice of additional race-inspired componentry and systems, include segment exclusive Magnetic Ride Control a new standard in the premium class. the sport and design trim lines as adaptive suspension, limited-slip rear differential, It is the ideal choice for high-mileage well as the S line exterior package. performance cooling and performance tyres. drivers, fleet customers and commuters, SPECiFiCATioNS featuring new convenience functions and reduced noise level designed to improve Engine 3.0 TFSi engine content, technology and technologies include comfort and efficiency on long journeys,” EV rating Hybrid interior and exterior Cadillac’s Driver commented Ali Al Nabooda, general appointments. Awareness Package, manager at Audi Al Nabooda. “The Audi Power 340hp Standard leather Rear Vision Camera, A6 is one of our bestselling models and S Line package Special Trim seating surfaces with 220-volt conventional we are excited to have this new generation incl. 20in wheels heated, 8-way power power outlet and front seats with lumbar upgraded Bose Premium support show off Surround system. TFSi Cadillac’s handcrafted The 2019 Cadillac ATS ENGiNE cut-and-sew application. Premium Performance Programmable memory meanwhile is powered OFFERS 340Hp OF driver seat and mirror by the same engine pOWER controls are at the but includes luxury fingertips of every interior, exterior ATS Premium Luxury and technological Coupecustomer. other appointments standard connectivity befitting the top of and convenience the ATS range.

SPECiFiCATioNS Engine 3.6l V6 engine Power 335hp S-LiNE AVAiLABLE Wheelbase 2.7m Five interior trims are available with different colour Standard drive RWd concepts: basic, sport, design, design selection and the S line sport package with 20in wheels and sport suspension..

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TrEadinG nEw Ground Giti Tire’s Chris Bloor talks to T&FME on the company’s rise in the global market

iti Tire is a Singapore-based Giti has been working with major OEM’s give. When comparing cost-per-kilometre in global tire company, whose for many years, receiving supplier quality testing, Giti performs very strongly, and in roots go back more than 65 awards by international companies like addition offers a great deal of training and tire years in Indonesia. In all, General Motors for more than a decade. Each support tools for fleets and other users. That the company has 12 offices Giti now has OEM fitments on many vehicle has is why Giti Tire products are already used on Gand five R&D/technical centres worldwide, as passenger car and commercial truck and bus its own a wide range of fleets in the Middle East. well as production facilities in China, Indonesia, manufacturers, including new partnerships in needs, and the US. In addition, the company has Europe and the US. In Asia, Giti is particularly How does your research and so this OEM relationships and recognition from strong in OEM, and can be found fitted product development work? numerous top global manufacturers, and on a wide range of vehicles of all types. requires How have you had to adapt your participates in high-profile motorsports flexibility offering for the local market? categories both in the car and truck categories. As a major tyre maker, how does and collab- Giti Tire has been putting a large amount The company’s Executive Director of Giti Tire maintain a competitive oration to of investment in research and development International Sales and Marketing Chris edge in a competitive market? (R&D) for a long time. This includes Bloor explains to T&FME magazine The global market is today a very competitive create a major research and development centres about how Giti Tire has become a one, with a large number of companies in both successful in Germany, USA, China, and Indonesia, major player in the global market. the high-end and entry-level price segments. win-win as well as a testing centre in the UK. In This is particularly true in the Middle East. situation” addition, the company has proving grounds How and when did Giti start However, Giti is able to strongly compete in various locations, including a world-class working with the major OEMs? because of the quality and value that its tires facility recently opened in Indonesia.

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The Middle East is an interesting market Commercial Truck and Bus segment, which for products, in that it combines different requires a large number of tires on various environments and conditions. Some parts applications and terrains. The important are more similar to Europe or Asia, while thing is to continue to provide strong value, others are unique. So this requires all of the support, and consistency, so that users of all R&D facilities work together on technology, types recognise Giti as the brand of choice so that products can be adapted accordingly. when making decisions for their fleet. Because of this, Giti Tire can continue to advance products and technology to What would you say are the key meet the needs of local consumers. characteristics of the region? For one, the very strong heat and How do you work with sometimes challenging road conditions Commercial Vehicle OEMs when in the region require especially durable it comes to tyre development? and well-made tires. Fortunately, Giti tires Strong communication with commercial are specifically designed and tested to vehicle OEMs is very important during tire withstand the harshest of conditions. development. Each manufacturer and vehicle The quality and durability of tires is

has its own needs, so this requires flexibility REAdY FOR ANYTHING paramount all the way from the product and collaboration to create a successful Giti tires are specifically designed and tested to design to the factory production equipment. win-win situation – for Giti, the vehicle withstand the harshest of conditions. In addition, the Middle East consists of manufacturer, and, of course, the end-users. a number of small and unique countries, Giti already has been selling brands (such all of which have special characteristics, Please give us a run-down as GT Radial, Primewell, and Runway) people, and political situations. This requires of your current offering for in the Middle East for decades, and has a Giti to be adaptable and understanding to the Middle East region variety of very strong partners in the region, Fleets and both the regional and local situations. In the Middle East, Giti Tire offers a full range many who have been working together with users are of passenger car, SUV/4x4, and light truck tires the company for more than 20 years. even more How can you explain to the for any type of use and vehicle segment. For Recently, the company has introduced cost-con- market to not just focus on price? commercial truck and bus tires, Giti has a wide its flagship Giti brand to the region, in both scious than This is definitely one of the most important variety of offerings for the Long haul, Regional, passenger car and commercial truck and things that we try to do, as Giti is a brand Urban, Mixed Service, and Off-road segments. bus segments, and Giti Tire also opened a previously, focusing on quality and CPK value, Regardless of the applications or conditions the Dubai office in 2017. Because of the product changing rather than just purchasing price. vehicles are working in, Giti has an option to quality, strong CPK (cost per kilometre), and the way The best way to do so is to prove it fit the needs, which is important in the Middle support tools, Giti can remain strong even that tire through our Middle East fleets, a number East, where there are so many vehicle types. in the crowded and competitive market. manufac- of whom have given strong testimonials turers must about the product quality and overall What is your strategy for the region? What is the potential for think” savings. In addition, we offer many materials, And why do you think you can make Giti in the region? participation at industry events, trainings, an impact in the crowded market? There is a large potential, especially in the and more to show about this. We even have a

A TRULY GLOBAL EFFORT Giti has eights factories and five R&D/research centres throughout Asia, Europe, and North America, including its recently opened US production facility.

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What are your major technological and green initiatives? Technological development, fuel efficiency, and green production is all extremely important for Giti Tire, from the top management to factory workers. Each year, the company has a number of goals and initiatives to reduce production waste, CHANGING MARKET improve mileage, and give back Fleets are much more cost- to the environment in other ways, conscious than before, changing the way that manufacturers must PROVIdING GUIdANCE TO FLEETS including a long-standing partnership think, argues Chris Bloor. Going beyond being a product provider, the company is educating with Conservation International. fleets and drivers on more efficient and greener driving. This also includes improving factory automation through technology, and and how do your tyres meet tyre market – how successful has well as involvement in educational initiatives the demand they create? the three-year strategy been? to fleets as well as students of all ages. CPK and In general, fleets and users are even Giti has had an office, warehouses, and good more cost-conscious than previously, distribution in the US for many years, do you try to help fleets meet tighter service are changing the way that tire manufacturers including the sale of commercial truck regulation and be safer and greener? must think. With a huge number of tires. In 2018, the company re-focused Giti tries to provide education about safety and dependable brands in the market, it is important for its TBR (Truck Bus Radial) efforts in Bringing the latest conservation to distributors and end-users. qualities companies to distinguish themselves and this important market, highlighted by Driving and fuel efficiency is one of the most that will the real value that they can create. the launch of its flagship Giti brand TBR important topics we can share about, and Giti always In addition, certain tire types and sizes tires in the country for the first time. construction news from always wants to help in this way: both to save exist, no change in popularity, so it is important to The US market is a very high-potential costs and also to help the local environment be closely in-touch with evolving market but also challenging one, with large well- and communities in which it operates. We matter the needs. But CPK and good service are established fleets and partnerships going across the GCC also provide tools and guidance that can help trends at dependable qualities that will always exist, back many decades. So it takes time to them achieve better safety and efficiency. any certain no matter the trends at any certain time. gain a strong reach in the market, but time” Giti’s tires have already been receiving What do you feel are the Giti has made a major strategic very positive attention and feedback based major trends are in the market move by entering the US truck on the strengths that they provide.

COMPANY GOALS Giti Tire is stepping up its sports Technological development, fuel efficiency, sponsorship this year – how and green production is all extremely does this help the company? important for Giti Tire, says Chris Bloor. Also how difficult is it to find exclusive sports tie-ins for tyre manufacturers – it seems very competitive from the outside? Giti has aggressively expanded its motorsports partnerships and participation recently. Motorsports is important to the company and Giti brand for a wide number of reasons. For one, Giti’s motorsports presence in Europe, Asia, North America, and elsewhere brings brand awareness and recognition from viewers, many of which are very passionate about driving and cars. It also shows the strength and confidence of its product quality, based on the fact that its tires are relied upon to race with top teams, races, and events around the world.

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THE vIRTUE OF HARd wORK Eng Khalid Al Khatib says a clear vision and hard work has helped NAFFCO overcome economic and market challenges. He adds that the UAE-based company has managed to put the right people and resources in place and turn challenges into opportunities as it has expanded globally.

A sustAinAble future Eng Khalid Al Khatib, CEO, NAFFCO, on protecting lives globally as Intersec returns

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AFFCO was one of the helped us become better at what we do.” Looking closer to home Eng earliest and successful NAFFCO’s ability to expand internationally Khalid discusses the evolution of the manufacturers to has been an instrumental factor in its durability regional fire protection market. emerge from Dubai and the company continues to explore potential We’ve “Today, you can say the market has and is arguably the markets for its expertise and products. worked done a full 180-degree turn and NAFFCO world’sn leading producer and supplier of life “In Africa, we’re present in Egypt, Morocco with gov- has contributed to this change a lot; we have safety solutions. From its start in the early and we also soon will be in Algeria. We’ll be ernments sponsored many NFPA training courses,” 1990s, the company is today producing a entering into Australia soon as well, along he explains. “We have trained over 2,000 range of products bearing the now famous with Indonesia, Malaysia and South America. and com- engineers in the UAE, as we believe that in Falcon emblem (also the national symbol of NAFFCO has a reach in over 100 countries pletely order to communicate with someone you have the UAE) including high quality firefighting worldwide, and we’re looking to add more, changed to give him the knowledge, and that’s why equipment, fire protection systems, fire alarms, but on the condition that we can add value to their struc- we brought the NFPA courses to the UAE. addressable emergency and security systems. these countries and if we can make a serious “The participants get a certificate similar NAFFCO employs over 10,000 ‘team contribution to a country in terms of protecting ture of life to that issued in the US. We feel it’s our duty members’ including 500 engineers within life and safety,” says Eng Khalid. “We’ve worked safety to to bring in the knowledge and specifications a manufacturing footprint in excess of with governments and we’ve completely protect peo- that we are seeing today; the fire and safety 371,000sqm. It has also made the most of changed their structure of life safety in order ple’s lives ” codes in the UAE are exceeding those in its home within Jebel Ali to export to over to bring the utmost laws and procedures other regions such as Europe and the US.” 100 countries worldwide. It also produces to protect people’s lives and properties.” He adds that the company is proud an array of custom-made vehicle such as fire trucks, ambulances, mobile hospitals and airport rescue firefighting vehicles (ARFF) – placing it among a rare class of exporting auto-manufacturers based in the region. Speaking ahead of last month’s Intersec event, Eng Khalid Al Khatib, CEO, NAFFCO recalls the early days of the company. “We started in 1991 when we built our factory here in Jebel Ali in the UAE. We were about 15 people at the time and designed and manufactured certain types of firefighting equipment. From there, the journey started. Now we’re considered one of the best in the world, with over 10,000 people and around 600 engineers in different sectors,” he affirms. According to Eng Khalid, the UAE-based company holds the longest approved list of products in firefighting and fire alarm systems – all approved by international organisations FALCON TAKING FLIGHT – in the market but it hasn’t always been a NAFFCO’s FALCON series is specially designed to meet the requirements of active intervention in case of an airport or aircraft related emergency. smooth ride to the top of the fire protection industry. The recession of the previous decade was particularly challenging, he explains, ARFF FALCON with the company’s strategy counterintuitive strategy proving ultimately successful. The ARFF FALCON series are the right choice for or centre-left steering, tested in accordance with “In 2008, during the recession, many airport firefighting and rescue; these vehicles are ECE R29. companies were letting go of their employees built to meet the requirements of fast intervention • Tank, cabin and body covers made of Glass but NAFFCO was hiring people. I remember in case of emergency exceeding the applicable Reinforced Polyester (GRP). that we hired a thousand extra people for standard NFPA 414 and ICAO regulations. The • ICAO specified equipments based on airport our ongoing projects and everybody was Chassis options American or European origin with category are available at request. surprised by this move,” he says. “We kept a cabin that is custom built with centre, centre-right • Automatic Around the Pump Foam system. the same salary level and did not affect the employees’ lives. We came out from the period Model drive Approx. water Foam Fire Pump Capacity Gvw (T) and learned a lot from it. From 2008 up to HP Tank (L) Tank (L) (LPM@10 bar) now, the company has tripled its numbers. “The challenges are always there, but our Falcon-4 4x4 500 6,500 780 6,000-10,000 24 vision and hard work has helped us overcome Falcon-6 6x6 700 12,500 1,500 6,000-10,000 36 these challenges. We’ve managed to put the right people and resources in place and Falcon-8 8x8 900 16,000 1,920 6,000-10,000 52 turn challenges into opportunities, which

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to see any building in the country Having played such a crucial role implementing the fire and safety codes. in the development of fire safety in the “The Civil Defence departments have country, NAFFCO’s UAE roots remain a tremendous role. There was a study that During very strong and Eng Khalid envisions AMBULANCEs showed that the UAE is one of the safest the reces- this will continue long into the future. places in the world in terms of fire and safety,” sion, many NAFFCO supplies a selection “We’re exporting to more than 100 of ambulances all of which are remarks. “We actually have a very good companies countries from the UAE, and we’ve gained a lot relationship, and this will last for the future. constructed to comply with the of trust in the market. Our products are specified The UAE Civil Defence has really contributed were let- European standard EN1789. for all industries, from oil & gas and buildings to protecting property and life through their ting people Type A Ambulances are for non- to malls and high-rise buildings,” he says. fire and life safety codes, which you can now go of their emergency use such as patient “We’re contributing to fire safety worldwide, see are fully implemented in buildings in the employees transportation. For emergency use, not only in the UAE. We sit as a counsellor on UAE, from the design up to the testing and Type B Ambulances are ideal and different boards. So, in our journey of thirty commissioning and then maintenance. but nAff- have a dedicated treatment area. years, I can say that I’m satisfied with steps “It’s a complete cycle that leads to one thing, CO was hir- Type C Ambulances offer mobile being taken, but there is a lot yet to do. which is the protection of the end user. This is ing people” ICU care which is vital in certain “We feel it is our duty to contribute to what we and the UAE Civil Defence care about emergency situations. awareness and training. Now we’re working – to protect the life of people and their property.” on a training on how to evacuate people from buildings. There is no advertising of our products, it’s just pure awareness of the people. It is not about buying our A GLOBAL FIRE FORCE NAFFCO is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and products, we do care about people’s lives, suppliers of all firefighting equipment, fire protection systems, fire alarms, safety equipment, truck and vehicles. and this is why they choose NAFFCO.” NAFFCO’s research and development is also based in the UAE but he explains that company is working globally to ensure its products keep evolving. “We have a special group here for R&D, and we also collaborate with our partners all over the world. We cannot do it all – we can do a part, the US can do a part, Europe can do a part, and we end up bringing a really nice product because we’re connected,” he explains. “We cannot proceed with anything new unless we are completely convinced, because we are passionate to protect, and therefore we have to be convinced that a product is really designed and fit to protect the lives of people. NAFFCO has gained the trust of people and we will continue to grow it.” At Intersec 2019, NAFFCO presented its latest innovations in fire truck technology to fire extinguishing systems. It also showcased a new foam system for the oil & gas industry, along with green foam fire extinguishers and ARFF vEHICLEs ON COMMERCIAL CHAssIs extinguishing system for solar batteries. “At NAFFCO, development and A cost effective solution for Airport Rescue and accordance with ECE R29. creativity are continuous,” he notes; adding Firefighting Vehicles, these units are built on • Tanks options of Glass Reinforced Polyester that the event is now crucial to his industry. commercial chassis from reputed manufacturers (GRP), Polypropilene or SS 316L “In 1999, I remember Intersec was half as Scania, Mercedes, MAN. • ICAO specified equipments based on airport a hall at that time, and now I believe it’s the The original chassis cabin is converted to category are available at request. strongest exhibition for fire and safety in crew cabin with right or left steering, tested in • Automatic Around the Pump Foam System the world that is organised annually. It has a strong presence; it’s an international show, not Model drive Approx. Cabin water Foam Fire Pump Capacity just for the UAE,” he says. “We have visitors HP Tank (L) Tank (L) (LPM@10 bar) from all over the world, in addition to local consultants. Every year, anyone visiting the NF-ARFF-4 4x4 480 Double 6,000 720 3,000-4,000 show can see that it’s growing. Intersec is now a NF-ARFF-6 6x6 580 Double 9,000 1,080 4,000-6,000 necessity for any fire company or consultancy wishing to be present in the Middle East.”

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It’s lIke a magIc carpet Unveiled at the 2019 north American international Auto show, the nissan iMs, reinvents the limo

issan believes the and a rear seat that either offers three-across “The IMs explores the limits of sedan Nissan IMs, a car it seating, or, once the slim rear outboard design with an approach that elevates the calls an elevated sports seats are folded, an “indulgent Premier Seat” category in both look and functionality.” sedan, is a car type we in the rear centre, “worthy of world-class We’ve The IMs features electric and have never seen before executive travel”. It even features an all-wheel created a autonomous technology developed through whichN could shake up the executive class. drive system with adaptive air suspension, vehicle that Nissan Intelligent Mobility, the company’s Describing the car as closer to a sedan suggesting it could even cope off-road. is equally vision for changing how cars are powered, than a crossover SUV, the IMs is a purely “Advances in electric vehicle technology driven and integrated into society. electric-vehicle with the battery located and autonomous driving have allowed our enjoyable in The IMs is a study in duality and contrast. under the body, elevating cabin height. designers to break free of the platform and manual and In autonomous driving mode, it features According to the Japanese car-maker, its packaging rules that constrain traditional autonomous completely hands-free operation, whereas in stretched interior space, a result of the vehicle’s passenger vehicles, to create a completely modes” manual driving mode, it delivers the exciting, extended wheelbase, features unique “2+1+2” new type of car,” said Alfonso Albaisa, high-performance driving experience that only seating architecture with pivoting front seats senior vice president for design at Nissan. an advanced electric vehicle can provide. The

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performance all-wheel-drive system, resulting rear spoiler and a kicked-up rear bumper. in an ideal front/rear weight balance, The B-pillar-less 4-door body includes exceptional traction and excellent cornering reverse-opening rear doors for easy interior performance in nearly any conditions. Thanks access, a super-thin roof structure, invisible to an advanced air suspension that adapts to door handles with eClinch, super-flush side different driving situations, the IMs provides a windows and wing cameras in place of outside The IMs concept’s exterior exemplifies rearview mirrors. The wing cameras fold in Nissan’s new “elevated sports sedan” design when the IMs is in autonomous mode. language, which transforms a traditional To emphasise the car’s Japanese sedan into a vehicle with provocative character, a geometric graphic inspired proportions, sporty character and excellent from a traditional Japanese pattern called aerodynamics. Unique to Nissan, it Asanoha has been applied in gold over the seamlessly marries futuristic high-tech IMs’ smoked glass roof surface. The pattern qualities with timeless Japanese accents. is used throughout the vehicle, including The IMs exterior form is characterized on the wheels and inside the cabin. by simple horizontal and vertical lines rather Interior design reflects timeless than sculpted surfaces. It forgoes Nissan’s Japanese futurismThe interior of the IMs signature “floating roof” theme to take represents a new way of visualizing how advantage of the new body proportions’ commuters will travel in an autonomously forward A-pillar and extended C-pillar driven world. To help express the cabin’s locations. The sleek shape isn’t just sporty; spaciousness, the designers created a visual it also results in a low drag coefficient. separation of the body and greenhouse. Additionally, various body panels, including Putting a priority on the vehicle’s interior the fenders, front spoiler, rocker panels and space, all powertrain components have a full-length undertray, provide effective been tucked away under the cabin floor. downforce and minimal lift at high speeds. “With the raised, flat-bottom platform The roofline was inspired by the shape and absence of interior restrictions, there’s of the moon, with the gold-colored anodised a sense of almost levitating, as if you’re brushed aluminum roof rail accents suggesting riding on a magic carpet,” said Albaisa. the ring of moonlight created by an eclipse. In contrast to the space-age character The vehicle’s unique proportions – defined by of the exterior, the IMs’ interior draws its its long wheelbase and waistline, cabin-forward inspiration from a modern Japanese home. In A-pillars and sloped rear-window angle – what Nissan designers call “timeless Japanese give the vehicle a pure, simple silhouette. futurism,” the cabin combines modern “We looked at Nissan’s heritage and Japanese elements, highlighted by examples realized that some of our most successful of high-level craftsmanship, with a high-tech models, such as the first-generation expression. For example, the shapes of the Murano and our Z® cars, all had very instrument panel and door trim reflect “a simple silhouettes,” said Albaisa. “With spaceship to the moon,” with the use of dark simplicity of design, the perceived fabrics and colors animated with light streaks quality is also naturally improved.” suggesting moonlight and shadow. The colors Nissan’s signature V-motion design and materials set an intimate mood that can language, incorporated throughout the be animated with light around the occupants. 2019 Nissan model lineup, is emphasized In manual driving mode, the IMs’ on the IMs’ grille-less front fascia through interior becomes a driver-centric cockpit the shape and placement of the headlamps. with advanced driver-assistance technology IMs also possesses the high levels of safety The bold, thin V-shaped lighting design and multi-level information displays, giving technology and virtual world connectivity. is both prominent and practical, giving the driver full vehicle control. The vehicle’s The IMs’ electric powertrain consists the vehicle a futuristic yet distinctively complex, interconnected components, of dual electric motors (front and rear) the Ims Nissan look, while aggressive 22-inch sensor outputs and control units are all and a fast charging 115 kW/h battery that explores wheels add to its sporty attitude. integrated into a simple interface. For generates 483 horsepower (360 kW) and the limits In autonomous driving mode, the example, the super-thin, two-layer floating 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque, ensuring that of sedan IMs’ headlights and rear combination instrument-panel screen offers both technical the concept car will not only keep up with light turn blue and the lighting blinks information and a visual exploration of the modern-day sports sedans but leave most design in continuously on the center of the front world around the vehicle when desired. of them in the dust. Capable of traveling an both look and rear to notify pedestrians and other In autonomous driving mode, the steering estimated 380 miles on a single charge, the IMs and func- drivers of its autonomous status. wheel retracts and the front seats pivot inward is on the same playing field with its gasoline- tionality” The exterior also features deep door to face the innovative rear seating arrangement, powered counterparts in terms of range. sections, a three-dimensional section hood, characterized by the special “Premier Seat.” The powertrain utilises a high- holographic rear tail lamps, an integrated “There is no center console, so when

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the front seats are turned, the interior becomes an enjoyable, relaxing ‘grand area’ where the occupants can engage with each other in a comfortable way,” said Albaisa. “And the unique rear centre seating allows the primary passenger to enjoy the vehicle’s intelligent connectivity features at all times, whether the driver is in autonomous or manual mode operation.” Completing the IMs’ sense of duality is the advanced graphic user interface. In manual driving mode, the interface is both flexible for upgrades and simple in design, including a minimal number of switches and controls. The interface’s design and logic, combined with full autonomous driving technology, allows the driver to fully experience the high level of performance provided by the IMs’ all-wheel-drive electric powertrain. UnoBstRUctEd ViEw Directly in front of the driver, unobstructed by the retractable The large, thin instrument panel with steering wheel, is a ‘layered’ instrument cluster, in which the primary four compact screens follows a horizontal layer provides only critical information to let the driver focus on information architecture that enhances the operating the vehicle without unnecessary distractions. interior space. The layout has been fine-tuned to follow the natural movements of the eye. the platform will bring the IMs to a safe, to real-world sensing information, which is C

Directly in front of the driver, unobstructed controlled stop if the driver is incapacitated. gathered and reflected from the virtual world, M by the retractable steering wheel, is a “layered” Further enhancing the IMs is its unique and displayed before the driver and passenger’s Y instrument cluster, in which the primary layer With the connection to the virtual world, which Nissan eyes for a rich mixed-reality experience. People provides only critical information to let the absence calls Invisible-to-Visible, or I2V. It refers to a will also be able to connect with each other CM driver focus on operating the vehicle without of interior 3-D interface where the real world converges through the virtual world and Omni-Sensing. MY unnecessary distractions. The second layer restrictions, with the virtual world. A platform developed by For example, the technology can help CY offers additional information when needed. Nissan, I2V helps vehicle occupants see what drivers see the around corners, visualise precise CMY Another key feature, the “interior sensing there’s may otherwise be “invisible,” adding confidence information about traffic jams – including platform,” uses sensors and cameras to monitor a sense and excitement to the vehicle experience. causes – and determine alternative routes for K the driver’s condition. It interprets facial of almost The opportunity to “see the invisible” a stress-free journey. Drivers may even enjoy expressions and body posture to determine if levitating” is made possible with Omni-Sensing the company of a “passenger” from the virtual the driver is unable to continue driving. Active technology, recently announced by Nissan world in the form of a three-dimensional in both manual and autonomous drive modes, at the CES trade show. The IMs is connected augmented-reality avatar inside the car. The Nissan IMs is an advanced study in progressive proportions, resulting in an entirely new type of vehicle – the elevated sports sedan. With its sleek exterior and a warm, cavernous cabin, the IMs offers a fresh kind of driving experience - manually, autonomously and virtually. “We’ve created a sporty performance vehicle that is equally inspiring and enjoyable in manual and autonomous driving modes,” said Albaisa. “Thanks to the technology of Nissan Intelligent Mobility and the incredible insight of our designers, the IMs truly represents the next stage in sustainable mobility.”

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Model IMs Battery 115 kW/ h KEEpinG thE dRiVER sAFE The IMs uses sensors and cameras to monitor power 483hp the driver’s condition. It interprets facial expressions and body posture to determine torque 800Nm if the driver is able to continue driving. drive AWD

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NEW CHINEsE/UAE PLANT BEING BUILT IN KIZAD, ABU DHABI A NEW LANDMARK The plant is expected to secure additional TYREs Zone is being developed by longstanding strategy to electricity supply for six hours in Construction work has kicked Jiangsu Provincial Overseas diversify our economy. emergencies using storage batteries. off on the UAE’s first tyre Cooperation and Investment The groundbreaking also manufacturing plant, which is Company (JOCIC). Roadbot is demonstrates the increasingly being developed in KIZAD’s the the first Chinese firm to set close ties between the UAE and world’s China-UAE Industrial Capacity up there since JOCIC and Abu China and reinforces the UAE’s largest Cooperation Demonstration Zone. Dhabi Ports signed a 50-year role as a key partner in China’s The Roadbot Tire Project KIZAD agreement in 2017. The Roadboat Belt and Road initiative. This virtual (Roadbot) is being developed project was launched last year inauguration marks another battery in line with international during the visit of Chinese significant step towards standards, will feature the latest Premier Xi Jinping to the UAE. cementing Abu Dhabi’s role plant opens innovations in tire production “The Roadbot factory will as a hub for global trade and in abu dhabi and is expected to become make an important contribution connectivity, leveraging the UAE’s BATTERIEs operational in October 2020. to the UAE’s manufacturing unique position as a trading The region’s first grid scale battery The 2.2sqkm Demonstration base as part of our leadership’s link between East and West and deployment and the world’s largest supporting the leadership’s vision virtual battery plant with a capacity to enhance the UAE’s position as of 108 MW distributed over ten sites a highly attractive destination for across Abu Dhabi. The opening marks investment in today’s competitive the first integrated control system business environment,” said for energy storage in Abu Dhabi and HE Dr Sultan Al Jaber. intends to assist the city by confirming The factory will be spread load balancing during the day. over 275,000sqm and will have During the opening ceremony, an initial annual production Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman capacity of three million of the Department of Energy said: Passenger Car Radial (PCR) tyres “The landmark deployment ensures and one million Truck and Bus sustainable energy supply across Radial (TBR) tyres. Production several key sites in Abu Dhabi of PCR tires will increase to 10 as part of an integrated plan to million annually by 2022. The secure sufficient electrical power THE RIsE OF UAE MANUFACTURING facility strengthens Abu Dhabi’s production to meet growing demand The Roadbot Tire Project KIZAD is estimated to create up unique position in the regional for energy in the emirate,” reported to 1,200 new jobs and will connect Abu Dhabi to global and regional automotive manufacturing demand. OEM and replacement tyre Emirates News Agency (WAM). markets, the statement said.

INsIDE THIs MONTH’s WORKsHOP: HYUNDAI TAKEs A LEAP WITH THE ELEVATE, DIEsEL ENGINEs EVOLVE, NEW VEHICLEs AT INTERsEC, AND MORE

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TADWEER RECYCLEs 7,000T IN TYREs IN 8 MONTHs TYREs Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre, Tadweer, has recycled dates 6,954.33t of used tyres in the past eight months of operation announced at its Gulf Rubber Factory. for the The figures mean that Gulf Rubber Factory big 5’s 40th PREVENTING LANDFILL has been processing an The facility ensures the safe disposal of used and event average of 28t per day. damaged tires in the emirate, eliminating the need EVENTs The public-private joint for methods such as burning or landfilling. The Big 5 welcomed close to 60,000 venture was set up in 2011 as participants in 2018. Organiser dmg with the facility utilising tyre highest international standards, rubber as well as in molding events says, the next edition of the recycling technologies from where the factory implements and manufacturing value-added event will return to celebrate its 40th leading European companies to ISO18001, ISO14001, ISO9001 rubber products, such as rubber anniversary from 25 to 28 November produce different sizes of rubber and ISO18001 quality systems,” flooring for sports grounds and 2019 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. granules from recycled tires in an said Dr. Salem Al Kaabi, Tadweer children’s playgrounds. The Officially inaugurated by Sheikh economically sustainable and eco- Acting general manager. granules are non-toxic, weather- Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, friendly process called crumbing. Used tyres undergo mechanical proof and impact-resistant, the Deputy Ruler of Dubai and “Tadweer established Gulf shredding through multiple significantly minimising injuries Minister of Finance and Industry of Rubber Factory in partnership cutting and purification rounds to to players and enhancing the the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with the private sector as part remove any traces of steel or fibre. durability of the flooring. on November 26, The Big 5 2018 of its strategic plan to recycle According to Tadweer, the recycled Dr Al Kaabi said that brought the future of construction diverse types of waste and utilise granules are then converted into Tadweer seeks to contribute to to the Dubai World Trade Centre. them as raw materials in a variety a high-quality rubber compound support the UAE government’s efforts of industries in line with the for use as an alternative to natural to achieve sustainable development.

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Diesel Dreams Volvo CE’s Dr Staffan Lundgren discusses whether the humble engine has a future, and, if so, what it looks like

he diesel engine has become engine. The basic diesel engine is very strong in competition with one another.” a highly efficient power and can withstand very high pressures.” The millions of users of heavy equipment source – but how much According to Lundgren, there have been are causing an upside trend in the size of further can it be developed? big improvements to the diesel engine during There is a engines – customers are moving larger loads Despite being developed the last 30 years – jumping from around 35% difference and that requires greater power, he says. Tcontinually over the last century to become efficiency in the 1980s to today’s 50% efficiency. between “The Volvo Group’s largest output is a highly fuel-efficient power unit, the diesel “That means half of the fuel is now how effi- now 1,000 hp. But compared to passenger engine is now under threat like never before. being put into useful mechanical work. cient an cars, all heavy-duty applications are still So ‘what is the future of the diesel engine? For reference – a gasoline engine is around (relatively) underpowered,” argues Lundgren. Dr Staffan Lundgren, senior technology 35% efficient,” he remarks. “These gains engine is at The perception of diesel as a dirty fuel advisor for powertrain at the Volvo Group have come from high pressure common rail its ‘sweet is proving hard to shake for the industry but explains why the diesel engine’s efficiency fuel injection systems, turbo-charging and spot’ and as the lead strategist at the Volvo Group and has helped it become the power behind the introduction of computing power to how effi- specialising in evaluating new technologies for the future of propulsion, he believes that almost all heavy machinery for decades. control precisely the combustion and the cient across “Diffusion combustion – where the after-treatment management systems.” making diesel engines very clean is possible. combustion is concentrated around the While good fuel efficiency is the the whole “And that is something that the heavy- ignition and oxygen is diffused around the most important element for Volvo’s real-world duty industry has made greater progress combustion area – is very efficient,” he customers, they also require good engine operating on than the light duty sector,” he remarks. explains. “It has minimal energy losses to performance and durability. He adds: “Then range” “Part of the reason for this is that the the walls of the engine through radiation it has to be durable and meet emissions efficiency demanded by customers in the or convection – much lower than a petrol requirements – and these are sometimes heavy-duty sector is much higher.”

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how CLEAn iS CLEAn? How clean can diesel really go? Can it achieve the seemingly impossible task of zero emissions? Asks Dr Lundgren.

FinDing ThE SwEET SpoT There is a difference between how efficient an engine is at its ‘sweet spot’ and how efficient across the whole real-world operating range, says Dr Lundgren.

The clean-up process of diesel diesel engine was successfully run on peanut efficiency/lowering fuel consumption is its engines has been further complicated oil. The problem isn’t with the technology combination with electromobility. However, by the burden of accommodating the of making the clean fuels work, but rather the demand on engines in the future will not emissions standards intended, ironically, From an their availability. But if the supply issue of be as varied as it is today, notes Lundgren: to lower the pollutants they produce. efficiency renewable fuels can be solved, then it is possible “There is a difference between how efficient an “It has been a challenge to refine the point of for diesel engines to run 100% CO2 free.” engine is at its ‘sweet spot’ and how efficient thermodynamic process to compensate for the view the He continues: “Bio-fuel production across the whole real-world operating range. burden of having added the SCR after-treatment engine shouldn’t compete with food production – but Partnering engines with electric motors, system. But now we are back on track to increase there are other fuels where this isn’t a problem. as in parallel hybrids, allows the engine efficiency step by step,” explains Lundgren. doesn’t Electro-fuels (E-fuels) use solar or wind power to run at its most efficient level. Without

How clean can diesel really go? Can it care if to ‘crack’ water and combine it with CO2 from doubt, electrification will form part of the achieve the seemingly impossible task of the fuel methane – and these fuels feature quite high future combustion driveline solution.” zero emissions? Lundgren answers that it molecule efficiency – up to 80% claimed. This could be Lundgren has been studying other depends on what you mean by ‘emissions’. comes from an interesting complement to electrification. technologies that could lower fuel costs and “If you propel the engine with fuel that “From an efficiency point of view the consumption such stop/start technology and has no carbon and couple it with an efficient a fossil or a engine doesn’t care if the fuel molecule 48V electric systems that power ancillaries combustion process that creates no soot, renewable comes from a fossil or a renewable electrically, rather than mechanically. These may then zero emissions are possible. We have source” source. So, with investment in the right all have future uses in heavy duty applications, been working on using methane and DME type of renewable fuels, the transition to once their robustness is proven, he believes, (dimethyl ether) as clean alternatives to diesel,” renewables should be straightforward.” but also sees advances in heat recovery as an he says. “This is not a new idea, in 1900 the The next big step in increasing engine another important source of greater efficiency.

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Free attendance for industry professionals. Register online accessandhandlingsummit.com “This is not an easy task on heavy-duty the future,” remarks Lundgren. “The diesel engines, as they run relatively cold exhausts, combustion engine remains a very cost- but there is still hope to capture it and make The efficient solution for creating mechanical it commercially viable,” he explains. problem energy. That said, legislation, especially in The diesel engine’s efficiency could yet be Europe, is pushing towards electrification extended further and has a theoretical system isn’t with quite strongly, and that may impact directly efficiency of between 55-60%. Beating that the tech- on the combustion engine’s longevity. kind of efficiency is going to be a challenge nology of “Our feeling is that its use will be for alternative power engineers but also making application-based, and that it will continue for Wider reach could extend the use of diesel technology. the clean a considerable time in long distance uses, such “For reference, the best power stations as long-haul trucks. But even here there will fuels work, operate at 50-55% efficiency, and fuel cells probably be a blend of technologies in use. The and better are also around 50%-plus efficient – so diesel but rather diesel engine can be very clean and efficient. engines can be incredibly efficient. This, their avail- nEw ConCEpTS It also plays well with electrification. As a added to the fact that engines working with Dr Lundgren during a recent conference manufacturer, we need to find the best solution, ability” on new combustion concepts at KAUST handling electrification will often have a lower power in Saudi Arabia. based on the decisions that society makes. (source: @VolvoGroup) demand, will mean fuel use is set to decline in Whatever they are, we need to be prepared.” The Access and Handling Summit will highlight the key aspects of the sectors, FiVE RoADS oF ThE FUTURE, ExpLAinS VoLVo bringing the best global and regional practices, solutions, products and equipment to delegates through a series of panel discussions and presentations.

in the past 50 years 2. plastic Roads 3. glowing Roads 4. Self-healing roads 5. Electrified Roads there have been Concrete production In bad weather conditions Self-healing materials were About 60% of carbon huge advancements contributes 8% of global or in low light it can be voted one of the top ten pollution from the

in the automobile CO2 emissions according to hard for both car autopilots emerging technologies by transportation sector comes industry but the roads the WWF. It is made from and drivers to see road the World Economic Forum. from passenger vehicles. supports them. quarried aggregates – such markings, but this could Previously this technology However, the big issue as limestone, granite or all soon change. On a was only really explored by with electric vehicles is the 1. Jigsaw Roads sand – bound with cement, small stretch of road in the the aerospace industry, but time they take to charge. Dutch company KWS bitumen (asphalt) or other Netherlands, streetlights its potential widespread use Cars like the Tesla Model S partnered with Wavin and agents. But what if we have been replaced with in the concrete construction can travel over 250 miles 21 October 2019 Total to develop PlasticRoad replace these finite resources glow in the dark lines. These industry has driven more on a single charge, but – a prefabricated, modular with one of humanity’s fluorescent strips absorb extensive research. recharging can take up to Habtoor Grand Hotel roadway made from infamous biproducts, sunlight and at night the Researchers in the 25 hours. But research is recycled plastic. The such as plastic? India has light is emitted back out UK are developing a being done into electrified Dubai, UAE modular fitted pieces make been filling potholes using again. Replacing street concrete mix that contains roads which would allow it 70% faster to build whilst plastic as a binder on a lights – especially on less bacteria encompassed drivers to charge on-the-go. the plastic hollow design small scale for years. UK travelled roads – provides in microcapsules, which Some research is looking accessandhandlingsummit.com makes it four times lighter engineer Toby McCartney a sustainable solution will germinate when into wireless charging; than asphalt. The hollow has even developed a way without jeopardising the water enters a crack others are looking at cable design also allows for pipes to turn recycled plastic into driver’s safety. Roosegaarde in the concrete. contact charging where and cables to be installed pellets that can be added is also looking to create This then produces – not unlike a life-size without extensive digging to asphalt to decrease the road warning marks out of limestone (calcite), plugging Scalextric – cars will charge and has the capacity to use of binders. You need temperature sensitive paint. the crack before water by keeping contact with store excess water during 3-10kg of recycled plastic The margins will illuminate and oxygen corrode the charging coils on the road. storms and floods. The trial per tonne of paved asphalt. when triggered by a drop-in steel reinforcement below. Installing them in 10% of phase began this September This process makes the temperature, for example, Self-healing concrete is roadways will extend the with the opening of a bike road considerably stronger warning drivers of icy estimated to reduce lifetime driving range on average path in the Netherlands. and last much longer. patches on the road ahead. costs by up to 50%. from 94 to 480km. Access and Handling Summit and its entities are a product, owned and operated by CPI Trade Media. © 2019 CPI Trade Media. All rights reserved.

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THE ULTIMATE WAY TO TRAVEL The UMV has wheels with hub-mounted electric motors that are attached to extendable robotic legs, so the vehicle can drive, walk or climb over obstacle.

Optimus Climb The ‘walking car’ leads the auto tech on show at CES

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he 2019 Consumer has been before, and redefine our perception Electronics Show (CES) of vehicular freedom,” said David Byron, in Las Vegas was the design manager, Sundberg-Ferar. “Imagine ultimate pick-me-up for a car stranded in a snow ditch just 10 feet geeks and technophiles off the highway being able to walk or climb tin January. Undoubtedly one of the crazier over the treacherous terrain, back to the road ideas on show – and so far out there it made potentially saving its injured passengers – the aisles of VR goggles and talking toasters this is the future of vehicular mobility.” look mundane and quaint – was Hyundai’s CES 2019 was an opportunity to lay-out Elevate ‘walking car’ concept. Described as Hyundai’s future mobility roadmap which the first Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV), is based on three key areas: developments the design blends technology found in in ‘Open Innovation’, the company’s electric electric cars and robots, allowing it to vehicle (EV) strategy, and its strategy to gain traverse terrain beyond the limitations of global leadership in connected mobility. even the most capable off-road vehicle. Under its updated EV strategy, Hyundai is The concept is primarily designed to introducing EVs built on a new and dedicated provide efficient, rapid, resilient transportation platform named ‘E-GMP. The platform, for disaster assistance, such as search-and-rescue currently under development, incorporates the and humanitarian aid missions. Wheels with world’s first integrated drive axle technology, hub-mounted electric motors are attached IDA (Integrated Drive Axle), to provide a to extendable robotic legs, so the vehicle quieter and more stable driving experience. can drive, walk or climb over obstacles. “The dedicated electric vehicle models At CES, engineers used a working scale will offer customizable features, allowing model to demonstrate the design in action. A drivers to alter the space and configuration of full-size version could climb over obstacles 1.5m vehicles more efficiently than vehicles that are tall, or stride across a gap 1.5m wide. A variety derived from traditional internal combustion of different bodies can be swapped on and off architecture,” said Wonhong Cho, EVP of the modular chassis, depending on the need. Hyundai Motor’s Customer and Marketing “When a tsunami or earthquake hits, Division. “With our state-of-the-art ‘Style Set current rescue vehicles can only deliver first Free’ design concept, Hyundai Motor tries to responders to the edge of the debris field. provide a whole new experience to consumers They have to go the rest of the way by foot. with different lifestyles and needs, going beyond Elevate can drive to the scene and climb right just the autonomous driving technology itself.” over flood debris or crumbled concrete,” said Hyundai Motor also showcased John Suh, head of Hyundai CRADLE. technology that assists hearing-impaired “This technology goes well beyond drivers by replacing sounds with visual or emergency situations. People living with touch-based cues, and using advanced sensor disabilities worldwide that don’t have and artificial intelligence technology to access to an ADA [wheelchair] ramp could help them ‘hear’ the traffic around them. hail an autonomous Hyundai Elevate that The technology employs two separate could walk up to their front door, level driving assist systems that work together itself, and allow their wheelchair to roll simultaneously – the Audio-Visual Conversion right in. The possibilities are limitless.” (AVC) and Audio-Tactile Conversion (ATC). According to Hyundai, Elevate is the result According to the company, they use artificial of almost three years’ work in collaboration intelligence (AI) to analyse sound patterns with industrial design consultancy, Sundberg- outside the car, and then use vibrations of Frear, as part of Hyundai’s mission to create the steering wheel and pictograms displayed new ‘last mile’ mobility technologies. The via the head-up display (HUD) to alert UMV has them aplenty, including: robotic the driver and explain what the system can legs with five degrees of freedom plus in-wheel hear. The steering wheel is also equipped propulsion; the ability to walk in mammalian with multi-colored LEDs which indicate and reptilian style gaits for omnidirectional navigational information while driving. motion; its capable of climbing a 1.5m vertical For example, the technology could alert wall; ir can step over a 1.5m gap; and non-back the driver of emergency vehicles by recognizing drivable motors enable the legs to lock in any the sound of a siren, vibrating the wheel as an position. The fact it has a modular electric alert and displaying the appropriate pictogram vehicle platform seems like an afterthought. on the HUD. It also translates data from vehicle “By combining the power of robotics sensors – such as when reversing – so the with Hyundai’s latest EV technology, Elevate driver knows how far the car is from obstacles has the ability to take people where no car without relying on the warning chime.

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vehicle electronics,” said Tobias Huber, HAPTIC dRIVING Hyundai Motor is creating tech that assists hearing-impaired who is responsible at Continental for drivers by replacing sounds with visual or touch-based developing smart, functional materials. cues, and using advanced sensor and artificial intelligence The newly designed prototype jacket technology to help them ‘hear’ the traffic around them. comes with energy-saving LED lights and eye-catching conventional night reflectors for safety, ensuring good visibility at all times. The jacket, targeted at employees of courier companies, emergency services, utility services staff and truck drivers, has also been AUdI VR MARVELS A focus on equipped with an optional heating function AT CES 2019 that protects its wearer against accidents and is activated automatically on leaving the vehicle. Audi and Marvel Studios have been diversity and A coil incorporated in the driver’s seat teaming up since the inception of inductively charges the batteries which the Marvel Cinematic Universe, powers the LEDs and the integral heating beginning with the appearance of fresh skills system, ensuring that the jacket is always the Audi R8 in Iron Man (2008). adequately charged. In addition, a flexible Drawing upon this longstanding The Women in Construction Summit will second coil in the jacket absorbs the power relationship, Audi and Disney highlight the lack of gender diversity in from the seat coil. Various material layers Games and Interactive Experiences the built environment and will discuss safeguard the garment’s washability and limit demonstrated how a backseat Hyundai demonstrated the technology radiation of the magnetic field to the driver. passenger can enjoy their journey attracting fresh talent to build the cities in a campaign video called ‘Quiet Taxi’. “The heating function is about far more even more using VR technology. and structures of tomorrow. The documentary follows Daeho than just improving comfort,” added Huber. Audi demonstrated the immersive Lee, Seoul’s first ever designated An autono- “In delivery vehicles, the jacket heating system futuristic technology with “Marvel’s hearing-impaired taxi driver, as he mous Hyun- can reduce the cab energy consumption by Avengers: Rocket’s Rescue uses the driving assist technology. dai Elevate up to 90%. That adds up to an extended range Run,” an in-car VR experience Lee, a father of two children who since the driver is heated rather than the cab.” for backseat passengers being recently began a new career as a taxi driver, could walk Electrically conductive materials are brought to life by Disney Games had difficulties with hearing and had to rely up to their used to generate the desired warmth in and Interactive Experiences. mainly on his sight. This caused problems front door, the jacket without having to install a single Wearing VR glasses, the passenger with other drivers when he could not hear level itself, millimetre of heating filament. This is in an Audi e-tron (combined electric the horns or sirens of surrounding vehicles. and allow thanks to a conductive, coatable polymer power consumption in kWh/100 Additionally, he needed to constantly rely compound that is incorporated in the km: 26.2-22.5 (WLTP); 24.6-23.7 their wheel- on his vision, which caused fatigue at a rate material by means of a printing process. (NEFZ); combined CO2 emissions many times that of the average driver. chair to roll If electricity flows through the material, in g/km: 0) is transported into a The campaign video, along with the right in” it is directly converted to heat. Consequently, fantastical depiction of outer space: technology itself, emphasises the value of the surface is fully warmed within seconds at The Audi e-tron now functions as the ‘freedom of mobility,’ demonstrating Hyundai’s the cost of a relatively low power input. ship manned by the Guardians of efforts to enable the hearing-impaired to the Galaxy, as the passenger makes 01 May 2019 drive freely and safely using state-of-the-art their way through an asteroid field innovative developments. As part of its goal, together with Rocket, a character Hyundai also developed an application that from Marvel Studios’ Avengers: The Oberoi Hotel enables communication between passengers Endgame in spring 2019. Every and drivers who are hearing-impaired. movement of the car is reflected Dubai, UAE Continental meanwhile unveiled two in the experience in real time. prototypes of new smart wearables for the If the car turns a tight corner, the first time at CES, including a heated and player curves around an opposing womeninconstructionsummit.org actively-illuminated safety jacket, that features spaceship in virtual reality. If the LED lights for enhanced safety at work. In Audi e-tron accelerates, the ship in addition to being safe, the prototypes also the experience does the same. offer comfort with integrated heat function “While this CES demo was that saves energy for vehicle heating. developed purely in the spirit of “The smart wearable concepts open up exploration and experimentation, huge opportunities for the future and allow we are constantly evaluating for interaction with vehicle electronics to be emerging technologies to enhance expanded. In the future, sensors in clothing THE QUIET TAXI our stories and experiences,” said could determine data such as humidity and The documentary follows Daeho Lee, Mike Goslin, VP Disney Games Seoul’s first ever designated hearing-impaired taxi temperature and, based on this, actuate the and Interactive Experiences. driver, as he uses the driving assist technology. Women in Construction Summit and its entities are a product, owned and operated by CPI Trade Media. automatic climate control system via the © 2019 CPI Trade Media. All rights reserved.

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01 May 2019 The Oberoi Hotel Dubai, UAE

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FIRed up Firefighting vehicles make their debut at this year’s Intersec

ast month’s Intersec show as well as municipal civil defense units. structure and chassis, offering considerable in the UAE brought the Designed to combat flammable liquid advantages over imported vehicles.” event’s usual mixture of and gas fires, the Al Shallal truck can tackle a Beyond the Al Shallal, Bristol also used equipment launches and range of large-scale emergencies with its highly The the show to demonstrate its Containerized hopeful product managers effective ‘attack’ capabilities, says Bristol. Rosenbauer Firefighting Pump Set, a precision-made unit Llooking to tempt their way into the inventories Able to flow upwards up to 40,000l of TIGON is created for environments and locations where of civil defence and private security water and foam per minute through its three one of the access to proper firefighting equipment and organisations in the UAE and beyond. roof-monitors, the Al Shallal truck also carries most all- sufficiently pressurised water is an issue. Over the year’s, we’ve seen tanks and dry chemical powder that can be applied to a The Containerized Firefighting Pump Set trucks make their debuts at the Dubai blaze using its patented hydro-chem system. terrain, can be easily deployed to offer clients access showcase and this year was a chance for “The large size and impressive variable, to essential fire-safety systems, particularly Dubai-based fire protection services and capacity of the heavy-duty industrial fire and long- in remote areas or at facilities where space is equipment-maker Bristol to unveil its truck, coupled with an attractive and lasting limited. Targeted industries include oil and gas, large-scale Al Shallal firefighting truck. affordable price point, makes it the ideal power and construction, said the company. Although the vehicle has been made and vehicle for industrial firefighting and civil industrial All controllers and accessories for the assembled in the UAE it has been designed defense departments,” says Bristol. vehicles various firefighting and jockey pumps are to meet US firefighting requirements and “Built locally in the UAE using a worldwide” engineered to standard configuration inside specification guidelines. This is a heavy-duty commercial truck chassis rather than a custom the container, with piping and systems able to industrial fire truck built to serve a wide model, the Al Shallal truck has a significant be customised to customer requirements and range of organisations whether they are appeal to GCC customers given its timely in full compliance of National Fire Protection involved in the regional or global oil and gas delivery and convenient after-sales support Association guidelines and regulations. industry, the power and industrial sectors, and technical services for both the super An integral pumps station with a

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compact and safe design, the Containerized Firefighting Pump Set allows for easy access to internal equipment while also presenting users with low labor costs due to its quick and simple installation process and minimum maintenance needs. The company also showcased its HFC227 Easy Flow and Power Flow Fire Suppression System during the event. Listed by UL, the highly regarded global safety sciences and standards company, the fire protection system can be easily installed to quickly and effectively tackle a wide-range of blazes, from sensitive electrical equipment to mADE IN THE UAE industrial accidents involving flammable liquids. Built locally in the UAE using a commercial truck chassis rather than a custom model, the Al Shallal truck is a large The system, which utilises a flow of and high capacity heavy-duty industrial fire truck super-pressurized nitrogen to spread an anti-fire agent over a designated area, comes “By introducing these systems to our with a considerably low environmental clients at Intersec, Bristol is contributing impact due to its zero-ozone depleting to the important and ongoing efforts to These potential and short atmospheric lifetime. improve and constantly update vital fire-safety A sEcURE mARkET By using two interconnected cannisters, products equipment and procedures across the region.” one containing pressurized nitrogen and the represent Rosenbauer from Austria, one of the Intersec 2019 took place amid a second a fire-extinguishing agent, Bristol reliable world’s leading manufacturers of systems for Middle East market where demand is able to overcome coverage problems firefighting and disaster protection, used the for security, safety, and fire protection commonly faced by conventional clean solutions event to premiere the TIGON, a vehicle it dubs continues to climb. Andreas Rex, agent fire systems by rapidly and powerfully to some of as a ‘radically designed, extraordinarily all-terrain Intersec’s show director, said: “The discharging over an extended area. the most specialty firefighting vehicle for industrial use.’ Middle East market for physical and Mahmoud Awad, Managing Director pressing “The special vehicle combines proven perimeter security, commercial and of Bristol, said: “As a regional leader with challenges off-road expertise from Tatra and optimally information security, fire protection, global presence, in the field of fire safety and designed drive components with outstanding and drones, is currently estimated to protection, Bristol is proud to consistently bring facing civil extinguishing technology from Rosenbauer,” be worth $14.5 billion. Analysts say the latest technologies to our clients in the local defense said Christian Mairzedt, SVP and gead of the this will grow at a compound annual market through our participation at Intersec. depart- Middle East and North Africa at Rosenbauer. growth rate of 13.5% over the next six “These three products represent the ments “The Rosenbauer TIGON is years, valuing $31 billion in 2024. highest standards of firefighting technologies across one of the most all-terrain, variable, “Governments are taking a lead role that have been designed to offer efficient and long-lasting industrial vehicles in ensuring infrastructure, buildings, and reliable solutions to some of the most the Gulf” worldwide. Its powerful performance borders and societies are safe and pressing challenges facing industries and makes it one of the most extraordinary secure, and the region continues civil defense departments across the Gulf. fire fighting vehicles of our time.” to be an early adopter of smarter, integrated, and innovative solutions spanning both the public and private sectors – from banking, aviation, education and retail, to hospitality, healthcare, construction and energy. According to analysts 6WResearch, the Middle East market for commercial and cyber security, fire protection, smart home solutions, and drones, worth a combined $7 billion in 2018, will grow to $16.4 billion in 2024. The Middle East fire safety systems and equipment market will increase by 8%t annually, valuing $3 billion in 2024, while the markets for cyber security ($2.7 billion in 2024), smart home ($869 million), and drones ALL-sTAR, ALL-TERRAIN VEHIcLE ($2.4 billion), are also in-line for The Rosenbauer TIGON is one of the most all-terrain, variable, and most durable vehicles available in the security market. solid double-digit annual growth.

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PARTING SHOT 100% proof 8 days, 2,000km, two countries, 100% electric mobility. The Gcc Ev rally returns

he team at Global Electric Vehicle in the evening to take part in the first ever ‘ultimate tunes’ at its events and in the cars. Road Trip (EVRT) was once EV Drag Race at the iconic F1 circuit where “Knowledge is power, as they say, and again at the head of the GCC’s the electric power pioneers took on their part of our mission is to educate and thanks biggest Electric Vehicle rally gas guzzling cousins in a race to the finish,” to the fantastic team at YallaMotor, we will be when it returned for its 2019 commented Ben Pulen, CEO of Global EVRT revealing the findings of the region’s largest Titeration. This year’s race was bigger, better and Across eight days of adventure, the ever survey of consumer knowledge, opinions, more sustainable than ever before. The EVRT Chevrolet Bolt, Renault Zoe and Teslas perceptions and purchasing intentions connected three e-mobility forums in Abu Dhabi demonstrated just how far electric innovation for electric vehicles,” added Pulen. (starting 17 January), Muscat (20 January) and has come and why the time is now to upgrade During the week, spectators could join the Dubai (24 January) to “educate consumers and your life and reduce your carbon footprint. road trip for stage 1 (Abu Dhabi to Muscat), stage inspire the transformation to sustainable travel. “ “Along with our awesome Vehicle 2 (Muscat to Dubai) or both and test out the cars, C Chevrolet, Renault and Tesla were once Partners, we are honoured to work with meet EVRT’s influencers, media, experts and VIPs. M

again vehicle partners for the epic road trip Jumeirah Group as our official Hotel Partner “The EVRT ME was a great platform for Y which launched from the World Future and give our roadtrippers, media and VIPs us to showcase our green auto loan product Energy Summit (WFES) at ADNEC (Abu luxury accommodation,” Pulen continued. and help businesses and consumers buying CM Dhabi National Exhibition Centre). No Road Trip is complete without electric vehicles,” said Sachin Chandna, MY

“Following a cultural tour of the UAE music trip so EVRT was excited to welcome vice president head of Personal Loans Auto CY capital, our drivers descended on Yas Marina Anghami – a music app – to bring the Loans and Overdraft, Emirates NBD. CMY

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