Unitech thrives on strong portfolio.

(From Gulf Construction)

Lebanon-based supplier of building materials and tools, Unitech - which has set up its Dubai office in 2000 - is happy with the growth that the company has achieved in that market and is looking forward to grow further

"The Dubai market is excellent," says a spokesman for Unitech. "We have been achieving a year-on-year growth of 30 per cent there." The company attributes much of its growth to its wide range of products and the relationship it has built with its clients over a short span of five years. "We aim to build up a relationship that is based on mutual trust and try to be more personal. We strive towards offering a better service and have good workers," says the spokesman

Established as a specialised building material supplier with a 10-member team in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1979, the company has shown a steady and stable growth in the 25 years of its existence. Today, Unitech operates through 30 geographically diverse outlets in the Middle East with more than 500 employees, among whom as many as 50 engineers are working in the domain of the sales of building construction materials, says the spokesman

He continues: "We adopt a highly selective approach when it comes to the products we deal with. We believe that safety cannot be taken for granted, that is why our basket of products comprises some of the best." Unitech's product portfolio includes: - Products that are designed and manufactured in-house at its facilities in Dubai, Jeddah or Cairo (at Specailied Factory for Steel Products) such as: mechanical cladding fixations (brackets and cramps made of stainless steel); cable management systems (cable trays, ladders, trunkings, and support systems); pipe, clamps and hangers used in the support of pipes and equipment; plasterers' beads, expanded metals and block ladder reinforcements; steel lintels and blockwork accessories; gypsum profiles for dry wall and ceiling constructions; and garbage and linen chutes. - Products that are supplied through a professional team of engineers and architects such as: raised access floorings used to provide access for cable routing; expansion joint covers for pedestrian floors, vehicular floors, interior and exterior walls, ceilings and roofs; handrails and corner guards for the protection of walls against traffic; speed bumps and bumper guards for building service areas, commercial loading docks, parking garage walls/columns; entrance mats and rubber tiles; roadway expansion joints; and bridge bearings required at bridge abutments and piers to accommodate existing movements and rotations; and - Goods and items that are sold through a highly-skilled team of sales executives supported by technicians such as: AEG power tools; anchoring systems; ...