This is an important customer support initiative by Palm Utilities, a totally customer-centric company which serves over half a million residents in the country through its high profile operation portfolio.

The Customer Service Centre, which will be open to the public from today (Monday, November 23rd), will provide a wide range of services to customers, including registration, settlement of bills, bill enquiries and final bill requests in addition to receiving general complaints, etc…

The Customer Service Centre will be a contact point for all important transactions with the company. Being located at one of the most popular shopping malls in Dubai, it will be easy for customers to settle their bills or receive important information even while on a shopping visit. This will save time and effort considerably.

Mr. Yousuf Kazim CEO Palm Utilities said: “The convenience and comfort of our customers is our first priority; our Customer is King. The Ibn Battuta Mall move is aimed at providing customers with better services. We understand their needs and realise that a Customer Service Center at a more convenient location will be of great help to them.”

“We greatly understand the value of our customers and we continuously aim to provide them with an exceptional quality of services,” he added.

Palm Utilities, which operates through its subsidiaries Palm District Cooling and Palm Water, provides environmentally sustainable and financially feasible solutions in water utility services for cooling requirements as well as building and operating strategically placed district cooling plant and networks. Ensuring lowest carbon footprint in its operations, Palm Utilities offers services at highly competitive cost to end users. The company has won several international, regional and local awards in recognition of its service excellence.

Palm Utilities’ high profile client base includes the Iconic Palm Jumeirah Trunk & Crescent, JAFZA, Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Jumeirah Village, Discovery Gardens, Dubai Multi Commodities Center and Ibn Battuta Shopping Mall.

Our New offices timing at Ibn Battuta Mall as below:

Saturday to Thursday: 9:00am to 10:00pm – (0900 to 2200)

Friday: 2:00pm to 10:00pm – (1400 to 2200)

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As the inaugural race organizers for the Itihad Aviation major Prize in Abu Dhabi 2009 said that all event tickets were sold out and more than 50 000 spectators will be present on race day starting 30 October-November 1, as many satellite channels, including Abu Dhabi sports channel 2 will carry the race live.

Mr. Zayed Al-Baddad the Chairman and CEO of AL-Baddad International a subsidiary of Al-Baddad Global group of companies said:
we are proud to complete and handover 36000 square meters on time, and without any delay, and at the highest level that fits this global event, as the experience we have gained over the years provides us the inspiration for working and looking to the future, and deal with responsibilities with confidence.
Mr. Zayed also added that the arena of Marsa Yas is one of the most beautiful and most sophisticated facilities for race cars in the world, and the Hallmark podium has comfortable seats in the covered terrace, a feature the world has not seen before, and Marsa Yas hotel which is offering guests the experience of the race cars passing through, which is considered to be unique at all scales.

Established in 1975, QCon is organised along three main business lines: Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC); Maintenance; and Fabrication. The company has successfully executed over 1,400 construction projects in a broad range of industrial sectors. QCon is the leading contractor in Qatar’s Oil & Gas sector and is also the market leader in the provision of maintenance services. The company also has dedicated facilities to carry out the fabrication of heavy off-shore structures, including a topside production facility located in Qatar’s Mesaieed Industrial City.

Commenting on the acquisition, Shaikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of QAAC, said: “We are proud to have formed a strategic alliance with three of the region’s leading financial institutions to acquire QCon, and we are confident that the Consortium will be able to add tremendous value to the company as it enters the next phase of its growth.”

Majid Al Sayed Bader Al-Refai, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Unicorn, commented: “We are delighted to have put together a strong Consortium and to have the opportunity to partner with leading Qatari institutions to acquire QCon, an acknowledged heavyweight in the Qatar Oil & Gas sector. Our investment in QCon marks Unicorn’s third investment in the regional energy sector in recent months and reflects our confidence in the ability of the sector to continue to drive regional economic growth.”

Abdullah Bin Fahad Bin Ghorab Al-Marri, Chairman of QFIB, added: “We are pleased to be part of such a Consortium. This is an important investment for QFIB in the energy sector and we look forward to working with our partners to support QCon’s expansion plans, both in Qatar and within the broader MENA region. We are confident of QCon’s ability to capitalise on the future growth of the Oil & Gas sector and large-scale industrial projects, which will result in an increase in the demand for engineering, construction and maintenance services. QCon is well placed to take advantage of these developments to further grow its business regionally.”

Mohammed Abdulaziz Saad Al-Saad, Board Member of TFI, commented: “QCon is the market leader in the Qatari contracting and maintenance sectors and is an excellent position to grow, particularly given the company’s long experience serving the largest industries in the region: Oil, Gas and Power. We look forward to working with our partners and with QCon’s highly experienced management team to support the company’s next phase of growth. We also intend to leverage the synergies with our other portfolio companies to achieve long-term growth for QCon.”

The 3C company, which has expertise of more than 15 years in development of Green Buildings, will be showcasing India’s Largest Green Residential Estate “Lotus Boulevard” at the Property show along with other projects.

“India Property Show is an excellent platform to showcase our project Lotus Boulevard. Through this, we would like to provide an opportunity to the prospective home buyers to buy a home that offers a blissful and healthy living. Prime location of Lotus Boulevard makes it a viable option for investment purpose as well. It is with this perspective that we will be offering special price during this 3-day event,” said Mr Surpreet Suri, Director of The 3C Company.

Located in Sector 100, Noida, India, Lotus Boulevard is a 30-acres housing project, offering 2BHK and 3BHK units, with areas ranging from 987 sq. ft. to 1820 sq. ft. The project boasts of numerous features that makes it a ‘Green’ project. Each of the towers are such designed that the orientation of the building is as per the sun path diagram. The project offers all modern amenities for a luxurious lifestyle. In addition, the company also has ‘high-on-space’ 3BHK and 4BHK apartments – Lotus Boulevard Espacia adjoining Lotus Boulevard project. Spread over magnificent 10-acres in Sector 100, Noida, Espacia offers apartments ranging between 1950 sq.ft to 2550 sq.ft.

The project houses ‘Planet Lotier’ a 1,25,000 Sq. Ft hub of entertainment and enrichment activities such as Cricket academy by legendry cricketer Madan Lal, Fitness centre by Elemention, Dance school by Ashley lobo, Medical facilities by Max Health care, Pre nursery school by Lotus Valley International School, Multi Utility sports hall for badminton, volley ball, Basket Ball and rock climbing wall. It will also have Indoor heated pool, Outdoor pool, Kids Pool and wave pool with Skating rink, open Amphitheatre, Exhibition centre, multi speciality Restaurant, Convenient shopping, and multi cuisine food court.

The 3C Company is committed to promote the sustainable construction practices throughout the Indian industry. Through the development of Green buildings in India, The 3C envisages a future which is aligned with the long-term health and vitality of the planet. ‘Green Building Technology’ is an idea for the planet… for the future… for life. It is inspired from various elements of nature and innovatively designed to generate significant economic and health advantages

This is the only team in Asia to have to its credit Three Platinum rated LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified Green Buildings by USGBC (United States Green Building Council) namely Green Boulevard, Patni Campus in Noida and Wipro campus in Gurgaon. and Two LEED Gold rated buildings – Spectral office in Hyderabad and WIPRO campus in Greater Noida .Green Boulevard currently is the largest Platinum rated LEED certified Green building in Shell & core category in the world to be awarded by US Green Building Council.
Green Revolution is not untouched by Indian corporate houses. Some reputed brands that have gone Green along with The 3C Company are Sapient, Accenture, Nokia Siemens Network, Pearson, ITC Building in Gurgaon, Wipro Campus in Gurgaon, Patni Campus in Noida, Green Boulevard in Noida, Knowledge Boulevard at Noida, are a few Green Buildings in the NCR.
The company believes that there is a huge untapped market to be explored and there is no dearth of users who prefer Green buildings. The expertise and recognition in developing green projects has fostered very good results for the company and has also fetched recognition to the country in the development of Green building. The 3C Company will continue creating marvels for Indian Construction industry and the group will only ameliorate in years to come.

Driven by the motto of creating, caring and conserving, this team is only creating buildings that are sustainable in form, function and use and shall continue to contribute towards reducing Carbon Footprints on the Earth through environment friendly creations. The 3C Company is passionately spreading the thought of “THINK GREEN. LIVE GREEN” with every move they make.

The new plan for Tanmiyat’s customers was drafted in consultation with several investors and sales agents to ensure the viability of the schedule. All payment timelines are benchmarked against construction milestones as per the latest RERA law. In developments like Living Legends, where villa construction is ongoing and will be completed at the end of 2010, investor payments are expected to be completed over the course of the coming year.

The final calendar of payment reflects the realities of today’s real estate market and allows both the developer and its clients the freedom to pursue a variety of solutions.

Dr. Wan Hasni, Advisor in Charge of Tanmiyat, said: “In May 2009 we advised all of our customers to stop making their payments as we were going to review the schedule of payments against the construction progress. Last month, we began communicating the revised, RERA-approved payment plans to our customers.”
“Our newly enhanced customer relations department caters to our customer’s requests and has been offering them guided tours of our construction sites. We’ve received wonderful feedback and we have many more satisfied customers willing to go forward with our new payment plan,” he continued.

Several investors have welcomed both the new plan and the added degree of transparency Tanmiyat has begun to introduce to the process.

“In the past, there wasn’t always clear communication to investors, but with the new management on board there has been a marked improvement,” said Shabir Suleman, owner of 70 properties in the Living Legends development. “I’ve been able to tour the site to view the status of construction, and I’ve seen firsthand the advanced state of the development.”

“I was one of several investors who were asked to review the new payment plan prior to its implementation, and I, personally, am quite comfortable with the new timelines that have been put in place,” continued Suleman.

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The project consists of a 14-storey office building, 14 apartment buildings of 14-storeys each, 148 townhouses and 11 luxury villas as well as various commercial spaces.

This is the seventh project announced by DSI in 2009 bringing the total value of these projects to an excess of AED 2 billion.

DSI is a leading UAE-based end-to-end service provider of MEP, IWP and civil contracting services and is currently working on projects across the MENA region. On March 16 2009, DSI became the first specialist contracting company to list on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM).

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