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(From Gulf Construction)
The long association between the National Readymix Concrete (NRC) and Al Basti & Muktha has been going from strength to strength, with the two companies sharing phenomenal growth and jointly contributing to the UAE's booming economy. "Our cooperation in the past has resulted in many iconic developments in Dubai and both companies are looking forward to continue carrying forward this success into the future," says an NRC spokesman. "We have many projects to our name - the Knowledge Village, Emaar headquarters, 22 villas at Umm Sequeim and 271 at Al Warkaa, are just a few in the long list," he adds. One of the more challenging projects that the partnership has handled of late is the Arabian Ranches development. "The requirements of the project were of a huge scale and NRC had to commission a new fully computerised concrete batching plant with a capacity of 90 cu m/hr for it," he adds. "The sky is the limit for development in Dubai and NRC is taking full advantage of the unprecedented escalation in construction activity in the UAE," he says. Currently, the company is executing a high-rise at Al Mankhool in Bur Dubai, Marina Tower at Dubai Marina and a Burj Dubai development - Old Town site A, Phase 1 to 9 buildings. NRC, a division of Lootah Group of companies, was established in 1977 with an objective of taking part in the growing construction sector. Being pioneers in the field, NRC has implemented the latest techniques and has led the readymix concrete sector, both in terms of technology and innovation. "We are proud to be the leading suppliers of quality readymix concrete. We are contributing our bit in building the emirate's infrastructure by providing the best concrete products to the contractors," he points out
To cater to the vast demand of the construction sector, NRC has spread out a total of eight fully operational plants at six different branches - at Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Sharjah Jebel Ali and Arabian Ranches. "All plants are fully computerised and ...