Construction work on the Dh50 million ($13.61 million) global headquarters for Metito has started at Techno Park, Dubai.

Metito, a world leader in water, wastewater and desalination treatment projects and technology, will now consolidate all its global offices, manufacturing and research facilities from the UK, US and within the UAE, on one site at the new park that is being developed on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, close to the Jebel Ali Free Zone.
Metito anticipates moving to the new headquarters in mid-2005, when it will occupy an estimated 500,000 sq ft area, giving the firm adequate room to expand operations in the future. A total of 500 engineers, scientists, technicians and executives will work from the new location.
Metito is the first major international company to start construction work at the Techno Park, Dubai which will focus on research and technological development in the areas of water desalination and environmental resources. The project is being developed under the authority of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation.
Techno Park, Dubai will cover an area of 33 sq km near the 8th interchange of Sheikh Zayed Road. Desalination, a core skill for Metito, will be a major focus of activity on the Park with demand for desalinated water estimated to double in the UAE alone by 2010.
The park will initially focus on three major areas creating a desalination cluster, that will be one of its kind in the world; an oil and gas cluster to support a region with 35 per cent of the world’s crude oil production; and an environmental resources and management cluster that is committed to prevent and reverse desertification, marine research and conservation and clean unconventional energy.
Metito will also establish a training centre and host seminars at the park to help enhance the skills and knowledge of local university students, engineers and technicians working within the water, wastewater and desalination industries.
Metito CEO Mutaz Ghandour says: “We are proud to be the first major company to set up in this pioneering technological environment. From here, we will manage  our operations all over the world.
“As a company committed to technological excellence and preserving the environment Techno Park is the perfect location for Metito. Over 50 per cent of the world’s desalination projects are in the Gulf region and it estimated that demand for desalinated water in the UAE will double by 2010. The Arab world is also expected to invest over $30 billion in desalination projects by the year 2025.”
Metito also intends to showcase its technological expertise on site by constructing a water treatment and waste water treatment desalination plant that will enable the company to become totally self sufficient in water. The plant will recycle wastewater and showcase how the company’s cutting-edge technology operates.
Managing director Fady Juez adds: “We have been recognised as a leader in our field for years and this plant will allow companies and interested parties to see our expertise first hand.”