(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Satish Kanady | The Peninsula
The products up for display at the third edition of 'buy local products showed the prowess of Qatar's ‘made in Qatar' products in the country's construction sector.
A range of locally made products on display confirms that a powerful local product movement is fast growing in Qatari market, thanks to QDB's unflinching support to local startups and SMEs- local companies have become capable of meeting the demands from at least in the electricity, water and recycling sectors.
For companies like Arabian Specialised Materials (ASMA), the ongoing blockade on Qatar has been proved a ‘blessing'. The company, a leading construction solution provider, has been depending on UAE , and Saudi Arabia for raw materials for years. 'We couldn't bring in our last consignment because of the blockade. There were huge orders in our books and we finally realized that we can source the raw materials locally. Now, for the past 100 days, we have been solely depending our local sources for the raw materials, Emad El Kurdi, Division Manager, ASMA Industries told The Peninsula.
Public Works Authority (Ashghal) and Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) are among some of the major clients of ASMA.
The lamp manufacturer, Al Shams Advanced Lighting Technologies, promoted by QDB, is not only meeting the local demand, but has strong command in the Middle East market. It supplies lamps to all over Middle East, until the quartet countries declared a blockade on Qatar. The company, after completing new projects in lighting design, landscaping and trading, is set to further expand its portfolio in Qatar.
Al Shams HID lamp factory is the largest, most modern and well-equipped plant in the region. Launched in 2009, the company was the pioneer in producing all types of High Intensity Discharge Lamp in Qatar. Later on added manufacturing of CFL & LED lamp in their portfolio. Al Shams products are tested and certified by Dekra, Breau Veritas, ERDA and also awarded with SASO Quality Mark.
The company produces High Pressure Sodium Vapour Lamp, Metal halide Lamp High Pressure Mercury Vapour Lamp, Compact Fluorescent Lamp, LED Lamps, Fluoresscent Tube Lamp, Incandescent Lamp, and High Intensity Discharge Lamp, Dipesh Shah, General Manager, Al Shams Advanced Lighting Technologies said.
Seashore Steel is the first private steel melting and hot rolling company in Qatar, located at the Doha new industrial area. The plant produces internationally approved Quality Mid Steel Billets and Structural Steel products. The annual production capacity of the plant is presently 100,000 tonnes of billets and structural steel products.
'We use highly sophisticated and internationally approved quality testing methods for analyzing the mechanical parameters like tensile strength, pull out tests and chemical parameters like carbon, manganese, sulphur and phosphorus... we are striving toward international certifications and globally recognized benchmark for excellence in environmental management, said Anoop Mammen Mathew, Senior Technical Engineer-Switch Gear, Seashore Eletromechanical.
Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), a 100 percent Qatari owned enterprises, is Qatar's first ever electronic manufacturing plant that is certified and licensed by the regulatory bodies. It strives to be the market leader in the Mena region in the production and supply of Smart Electronic Equipment that is energy-efficient and reliable for the benefit of consumers.
AEC is one of the six facilities provided with governmental support for a enw market trend in the most distinctive industrial zones, with a total manufacturing space of 2400 square meters; with approved funding from QDB, AEC manufacturing facility will be fitted-out to satisfy the clean room manufacturing environment for Smart Meters and other by-products.
The local companies who showcased their products included those providing plastic solutions, building and construction solutions, new technology systems, electronic gadgets, pipes and lighting equipments, wooden products, specialised composites products, technical bolts, new energy solutions and switch gears , environment protection products, Greenfield recycling projects and pipes and fittings.
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