GERMANY’S leading paint and insulation manufacturer Caparol has won a contract to provide interior and exterior paints for the Bawabat Al Sharq project in Abu Dhabi.
The development is a Baniyas Investment and Development Company project valued at Dh3 billion ($816.77 million). Bawabat Al Sharq extends across 108 hectares of land and is the first luxury mixed-use development of its kind in Bani Yas, one of Abu Dhabi’s prime suburban areas.
“At Bawabat Al Sharq we will be supplying Capastructure and Decolasur as external wall coatings, along with CapaMatt for interiors for 192 villas,” said Gary Seabrook, general manager of Caparol in the Middle East.
“The project is aimed for completion this month (October). We are extremely pleased to be working with the Baniyas Investment and Development Company.”
DecoLasur is a versatile glazing compound which is described as being ideal for traditional paint effects such as colour washing, ragging and dragging. It can also be used on textured surfaces for a distinctive, rustic character. Capastructure is used to create a rustic, decorative country-style finish.
Expressive and individual designs can be achieved by top-coating with Decolasur to give a dual colour or a heritage finish. Capastructure can be trowel applied to produce the characteristic rustic patterns or spray applied to give a more even finish.
Bawabat Al Sharq includes residential, commercial, retail and entertainment offerings in addition to educational facilities, a medical centre, a health club and sporting, community and recreational areas. It also boasts a fully-fledged mall, including 339 high-end retail outlets covering 70,000 sq m.
Caparol’s Bawabat Al Sharq project win comes in the wake of the company winning another housing project in Abu Dhabi comprised of 92 villas.
Seabrook said: “We are working in conjunction with our partners Commodore Contracting on this Al Ain-based project. Caparol’s external thermal insulation composite systems (Etics) will be used throughout, along with StructurePutz, a synthetic aggregate filled resin plaster, for exteriors. The project is due for completion by 2013-end.”
According to Seabrook, the UAE’s thermal insulation market is growing at a rate of 20 per cent per year, thanks to the government’s mandatory building efficiency codes and new green testing and certification process.
“Proper use of Etics can save 30 to 35 per cent of building power consumption,” added Seabrook.