Cooline gets Eurovent certificate

Cooline, the international brand of Zamil Air Conditioners (ZAC), has been awarded the Eurovent Certification. The honour is for ACs up to 12kW cooling/heating capacity including window types, mini-splits and ducted splits.

The certification is in recognition of the cooling and heating capacity ratings generated by ZAC's own state-of-the-art R&D laboratories and published in Cooline's catalogues, the firm said.

Cooline is the first brand from the Middle East to receive the Eurovent certification. Eurovent follows the Aham (Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers) Certification received in 2000. ZAC is the largest supplier of ACs in the Middle East.

Steel firm wins contracts

Zamil Steel Industries of Saudi Arabia has announced that during the third quarter of 2002 it won contracts worth more than SR70 million for the supply of different steel structures through its three distinct divisions: Pre-engineered Buildings (PEB), Structural Steel (SS) and Towers and Galvanising (T&G).

Company president Khalid Al Zamil, who made the announcement, said it exported these products to 19 markets in Asia, Africa and Europe.

Sharjah industrial base expanding

Sharjah's manufacturing industries posted a 12.9 per cent growth last year with the total number of firms rising to 1,052 in 2001 from 931 in 2000, a recent study showed.

Compiled by the Sharjah Economic Development Department, the study noted that the quantitative jump in the sector was accompanied by a qualitative breakthrough with high-quality performance and conformity with environmental requirements.

The contribution of the sector to the gross domestic product surged to 18 per cent in 2002, the study said.

Metals and heavy equipment, the study said, had accounted for 25 per cent (263 firms) of the total number in the sector, followed by chemical companies 21 per cent (221 firms), furniture and timber 10.5 per cent (110 firms), printing and paper 9.4 per cent (99) and food and drinks 8.5 per cent (90).