Al Gurg Leigh’s Paints (AGLP), the decorative and heavy-duty coatings manufacturer of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, has won the contract to supply high performance coatings worth more than AED1 million to protect the new Dubai Flower Centre (DFC) at Dubai International Airport.
Philip Mathew, General Manager, Al Gurg Leigh’s Paints, said: “Leigh’s paint was used to protect DFC’s steel structure measuring approximately 75,000 square metres. Consultants selected Leigh’s Fast Track, Epigrip Epoxy range to ensure maintenance free corrosion protection and fire proofing compatibility. Its quick drying time and ease of application mean that that the project was completed in just over three months. The use of Epigrip Epoxy coatings also means the structure won’t need re-application for another ten years.”
“Leigh’s paints have over 135 years' experience in protection and decoration. We are committed to exceeding our customer’s expectations through innovative products and our expert technical support,” added Mathew.
DFC is due to open in December 2005 and has been designed as a fast-moving trans-shipment hub for flowers and perishables. Once the first phase of the development is completed, it will be able to handle 150,000 tons of flowers and perishables, with connections to over 150 destinations.
The DFC structure built by Cleveland Bridge Engineering and Al Habtoor Engineering now stands cladded and is currently being fire proofed with Leigh’s Firetex range of products.
Al Gurg Leigh’s Paints has been associated with Dubai Airport for many years. The Dubai Airport Exhibition Centre and permanent air show hangars were painted with Leigh’s protective coatings in 2000. The mechanical workshops and peripheral building on the new concourse at the Dubai Airport are fire protected with Leigh’s Firetex intumescent systems.
Leigh’s product portfolio has been developed through laboratory testing applications. Products are monitored for their film build and drying under a wide range of controlled and practical conditions. All Leigh’s products have U.K Certified approval or meet European and world standards.
Al Gurg Leigh’s Paints was established in the Emirate of Sharjah in 1988 to manufacture a wide range of Industrial and Decorative Coatings. The Protective Coatings for the Industrial, Marine and Petrochemical Industry including Coatings for Fire Protection are manufactured under licence from Leigh’s Paints, UK while high quality Dulux decorative paints are manufactured under licence from ICI Paints, UK. AGLP manufactures and distributes the full range of paints under the Leigh’s, Dulux and Oasis Brands.
In addition, Al Gurg Leigh’s Paints operates a regional technical laboratory equipped with the latest R&D and analysis equipment providing a high degree of technical commitment to the region. Al Gurg Leigh’s Paints is a member of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group of Companies.
The Easa Saleh Al Gurg (ESAG) Group was founded by the Chairman of the Group and the UAE’s ambassador to the UK, H.E Easa Saleh Al Gurg CBE, in 1960. Today the group is associated with over 20 brands such as British American Tobacco, Unilever, Dunlop, Siemens, United Colors of Benetton, and Burmah Castrol.
