Business & Money | Tuesday 8 September, 2015 12:36 pm |

In time of Cityscape Dubai from 8-10 September, the UAE’s infrastructure project pipeline remains buoyant, driving increased adoption of evaporative cooling solutions to maintain efficiency, safety and comfort at construction sites across the Emirates and elsewhere in the GCC.  Texas-based Portacool, LLC works closely with the region’s construction sector, which has firm completion deadlines despite blistering temperatures. 

 

“A big portion of Portacool’s business in the Middle East comes from the construction and manufacturing industries, which remain robust despite falling oil prices. With mega-projects on track for Expo 2020 as well as increased investment in workers’ welfare and site safety, which includes a cool environment, Portacool is demonstrating returns on efficiency and productivity at some of the busiest construction sites across the region,” said Bob Mangiaforte, Vice President of Sales, Portacool LLC.

 

“Infrastructure development to build airports, hotels and transportation systems is set to continue, in order to meet the needs of both residents and tourists in the Middle East. In line with this growth, Portacool is maximizing its inventory of cooling solutions warehoused in the region to address the needs of regional construction sites, which have aggressive completion targets in weather than can reach 50 degrees, with humidity near 90 percent,” he added.

 

The recently-released report GCC Construction Industry – Trends and Challenges for 2015 estimated that the value of contract awards this year in the GCC could reach more than $194 billion.  Accordingly, Portacool is developing new cooling solutions which can significantly lower the temperature on remote construction sites for the safety of workers as well as cost efficiency.  The company, which has been operating in the Middle East since 2004, has contributed to cooler, more safe working environments for a number of high profile projects in the Middle East, including Doha International Airport, where their products kept construction workers safe and cool over three years until construction on the project was completed.

 

“As governments in the region leverage technology in infrastructure development, they recognize the importance of simultaneously using new solutions to improve the welfare of the labor force and the public,” continued Bob Mangiaforte. 

 

Headquartered in Center, Texas, Portacool, LLC produces a range of products and mobile evaporative cooling units that cool areas from 45-360 m2 which can reduce the temperature as much as 17 degrees Celsius. For more information on Portacool, LLC please visit: http://www.portacool.com/ or Facebook.com/Portacool ME.