Business & Money | Monday 28 November, 2016 2:39 am |

USGBORAL ME, the renowned manufacturer of interior finishing products, has begun production of metal ceiling panels from its Dammam factory in Saudi Arabia, the newest and latest plant for metal ceiling in the region for the past 5 years. The move marks a major expansion of the company’s product portfolio, which comprises plasterboard, ceiling lining systems and accessories.

The new products, which are considered an enlargement for the USG Boral ME ceiling tiles portfolio, was unveiled in the region at The Big 5 show in Dubai, UAE, this November.

Eng. Fares Saghbini, Managing Director of USGBORAL ME mentioned: “Our new high-quality and cost-efficient aluminum alloy and steel ceiling systems, are targeted at commercial and institutional interiors -residential excluded-, enhancing the aesthetic and functional value of these interiors since they provide virtually unlimited design possibilities for applications ranging from banks to corporate offices, shopping malls, and as well as airports.”

“What differentiates us is that the whole production of the Metal Ceiling System, from tile to suspension system is done in-house; giving premium finishing, high quality and a wide variety of choices. Moreover, our products range varies from standard suspended ceiling systems to specialties and custom-made to meet the various requirements of architect’s specifications.”

 

The systems meet several industry standards including ASTM E119 for fire tests of building construction and materials; ASTM C423-99 for test method for sound absorption and sound absorption coefficients by the reverberation room method; and ASTM E84 for fire hazard classification, among others.

 

Also, contributing to energy savings and thus to Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design certification program for green buildings (LEED), these systems are being manufactured with high recycled content (HRC) and offer a light reflectance performance of LR-1, in compliance with ASTM Standards.

“Our systems have high sound absorption and sound attenuation and are environment-friendly and recyclable. Needless to say, they’re easy to install, easy to clean, robust, and have an easy access quality to them for service maintenance” Saghbini points out.

USGBORAL ME is the only manufacturer to provide a full ceiling system in the middle east, offering the region locally made interior systems with international warrantees, backed by a team of professionals available around the clock to provide support to customers, right from the early stages of design up to the hand-over of a project.