At the new Dubai Arena, a Northern Ireland firm, Environmental Street Furniture (ESF), has supplied customised street furniture and security products in a deal worth £600k. ESF supplied over 700 products including bollards, benches, tree grates and litter bins.
ESF Managing Director, Alan Lowry said: “Dubai Arena has been ESF’s largest project to date and we’re delighted to have contributed to what is sure to be one of Dubai’s most popular tourist attractions. Having the opportunity to showcase our products to the millions of tourists, estimated to be 25 million per year by 2025, is a great achievement for a small company from Northern Ireland. We supplied a number of products, most of which were manufactured in Northern Ireland, including security bollards to go around the perimeter to ensure its protection as well as benches, litter bins and tree grates.
“A greater focus is being placed on perimeter security across the globe due to the increase of attacks, especially where large crowds gather, so it’s important to ensure each product installed at the Dubai Arena is fit for purpose. All ESF’s security bollards are PAS 68 tested and certified and due to our recent acquisition of Sentry Posts, we have the technical ability to design and deliver a global project of this scale.
“We have been very fortunate to deliver a number of projects across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in recent years with our street, themed and solar powered products, including IMG Worlds of Adventure, Warner Brothers Park and Global Village. We are hopeful to continue that growth, with the addition of our security products, throughout the UAE and Middle East in the months and years ahead.”
The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) and Invest Northern Ireland were behind enabling ESF to quote for the project. Swathi Sri, Head of Territory – India, Middle East and Africa at Invest Northern Ireland said: “We are delighted to see the ESF team build on their recent successes in the UAE and to work on such a significant project as the Dubai Arena. Northern Ireland has a world class reputation for design capabilities, and ESF’s success stands as a testimony to their commitment to high-class quality and ongoing innovation.”
About Dubai Arena
Officially named the Coca-Cola Arena after a ten-year deal with Coca Cola, it’s due to open in June 2019 and will span half-a-million square feet. The multi-purpose arena, at City Walk, will have the capacity to take 17,000 people and will host a variety of events all year.
About ESF
ESF in 2018 opened their first American office. Its other sites include, in Belfast, the AC Marriott hotel at City Quays. Visit https://worldofesf.com/; fire and ambulance stations, and in Dubai, Carnaval Funfair Land, Global Village. Other street furniture includes picnic benches, planters and solar products.
