Optima Partitioning Systems, one of the UK’s largest architectural partitioning companies, has opened an office in Dubai, the company announced.

Optima earlier this year acquired the Unilock brands. The Dubai venture will operate as Optima Unilock Middle East (OUME) and forms part of the Optima Unilock Group based in High Wycombe in the UK. 

“OUME will provide a full range of relocatable and demountable partitioning, including the Futurewall, Mistral, Signature and Elegance Vetro systems.  It will also offer architects and specifiers throughout the Middle East advice on design and planning issues, and help resolve technical requirements such as glass stability, fire ratings and acoustic performance,” Optima said.

“This is an exciting time for the Optima Unilock Group as we expand our operations overseas. We are already attracting a great deal of interest from contractors, specifiers and architects throughout the region, which is currently experiencing phenomenal growth in construction and interior fit-out projects,” said OUME regional director Philip Chipperfield.

Prior to the acquisition, Unilock had already built up a reputation as a leading supplier of partitioning products to Middle Eastern countries, particularly the UAE and Qatar.
Previous projects include QGPC offices and Qatar Central Bank in Qatar, Dubai Airport and Free Zone and the headquarters of Sadco and Gasco in Abu Dhabi. Mistral partitioning continues to be supplied to the marketplace through many on-going projects.