Newtownabbey-based Environmental Street Furniture (ESF) has supplied a range of customised street furniture and security products in a deal worth £600,000 to the new state-of-the-art Dubai Arena.
The company supplied over 700 products to the project, including bollards, benches, tree grates and litter bins.
Managing Director, Alan Lowry said Dubai Arena has been ESF’s largest project to date.
Dubai Arena, officially named the Coca-Cola Arena, following a ten-year deal with Coca Cola, is due to open in June 2019 and will span half-a-million square feet.
“Having the opportunity to showcase our products to the millions of tourists, estimated to be 25 million per year by 2025, is a great achievement for a small company from Northern Ireland.
“We supplied a number of products, most of which were manufactured in Northern Ireland, including security bollards to go around the perimeter to ensure its protection as well as benches, litter bins and tree grates,” he explained.
“A greater focus is being placed on perimeter security across the globe due to the increase of attacks, especially where large crowds gather, so it’s important to ensure each product installed at the Dubai Arena is fit for purpose. All ESF’s security bollards are PAS 68 tested and certified and due to our recent acquisition of Sentry Posts, we have the technical ability to design and deliver a global project of this scale,” he added.
Mr Lowry said they have delivered a number of projects across the United Arab Emirates in recent years, with street, themed and solar powered products, including IMG Worlds of Adventure, Warner Brothers Park and Global Village.
Both the Department for International Trade (DIT) and Invest Northern Ireland were instrumental in enabling ESF to quote for this prestigious project at Dubai Arena.
Speaking about ESF’s work at Dubai Arena, Swathi Sri, Head of Territory – India, Middle East and Africa at Invest Northern Ireland said they were delighted to see the ESF team build on their recent successes in the UAE and to work on such a significant project as the Dubai Arena.
The multi-purpose arena, located at City Walk, will have the capacity to accommodate 17,000 people and will host a variety of events all year round.
ESF has experienced an array of global success since breaking into the export market in 2013. Alan Lowry has also been announced as a finalist in the prestigious Institute of Directors ‘Director of the Year’ awards where he is shortlisted in both the International and Innovation categories.
