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ADNEC appoints Melville as mains contractor for Abu Dhabi’s new Exhibition Centre |
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12/22/2006 9:07:29 AM |
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 Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has announced that it has appointed international venue services provider, Melville Exhibition and Event Services, as the mains contractor at the new National Exhibitions Centre currently under construction in the UAE capital city. The move comes as finishing touches are applied to the new venue.
The appointment will see Melville provide the mains, water, waste and rigging services for the new 55,000 square metre venue, the first phase of which will be completed in January. Melville also intends to offer its services to organisers of the events staged at the state-of-the-art Exhibition Centre.
Simon Horgan, Chief Executive Officer, ADNEC said: “The new venue will be the most modern exhibition facility in the world and one of the largest purpose-built exhibition centres in the Middle East. ADNEC is aiming to raise the bar in the UAE exhibitions industry and therefore I am delighted to have Melville, one of the World’s best all-service exhibition contractors, to work with us,”
Nick Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, Melville. “This is a great opportunity for Melville to expand its presence in a growing market by providing contracting services for one of the world’s most important exhibition centres. Abu Dhabi is becoming a significant destination for the exhibition industry and we look forward to bringing our quality-focussed capabilities to the UAE capital city.”
When complete, Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre will offer 55,000 square metres of interconnecting hall space, 8,000 square metres of high specification multi-purpose hall space for conferences and events, in addition to dedicated conference and banqueting areas for 1,200 people.
About &'1616;ADNEC:
The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) is a first class MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) venue in the Middle East. ADNEC is following an expansion strategy with the aim of catalyzing the MICE industry in the UAE capital, and is developing a brand new 148,000 square metre business and leisure district termed the Capital Centre. Situated close to the Airport, the AED 8 billion Centre will house the state-of-the-art Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, an iconic 33-storeyed Feature Tower, a micro-city consisting residential, commercial and hotel accommodation, a marina and waterfront leisure zone and an existing grandstand. The exhibition centre project is being undertaken in three phases, and is expected to complete by 2009.
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