“The office furniture market in the UAE is estimated between AED 700 million and 1 billion, and the carpets and flooring another AED 1 billion,” said Ajai Dayal, General Manager, Retail and Marketing, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group.
“The residential and commercial property market in the Middle East has been moving at an incredible pace and this has led to an increase in demand for new office space and exponential growth in the office furniture business,” he added.
OFIS - the furniture, flooring and interior solutions business of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group - will participate in ‘Office 2006’, the Middle East’s premier exhibition in office furniture solutions.
Focusing on aesthetics and ergonomic design, OFIS will showcase a wide range of the latest in office furniture and flooring. The brands on show include premium wooden flooring from Parador, Germany; Della Valentina Office systems, free standing desks and storage ideas from Italy; modular desks, storage and partitioning systems from India’s BP Ergo; German engineered ergonomic chairs from Dauphin; Interface flooring solutions, broadloom carpets from Bentley Prince Street and Beaulieu of America, and furniture from Kembo in Holland.
Delegates attending the exhibition will include Marco Tenani of DVO, Della Valentina Office, Andrea Kocjancic of Ares Line, Samir Dande, BP Ergo, Erno Nemeth, Parador Flooring, Tomasso Gnoni, Unifor, Rudolph de Jong of Bentley Prince Street along with the local representatives of Interface Carpets.
Dayal said: “With employees spending more than 8-10 hours a day in the office, more and more companies are renovating their workspaces and investing in new ergonomic furniture to ensure the well-being of their employees. Work styles keep changing, and at OFIS, we monitor these changes to bring more and more products that will enhance the productivity, efficiency and aesthetics of the workplace.” “The UAE is a major international trade hub for the growing commercial market in the region. With the heavy demand for floorspace and other office products, industry professionals can now look forward to a range of comprehensive services and technology to create enjoyable and inspiring work spaces. We are delighted to be a part of Office 2006, which will be an ideal platform to showcase OFIS’s great range of unique furniture, technology and innovative solutions,” added Dayal. The Office Exhibition is open to trade visitors only and will be held at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre from 4 - 6 June 2006, 11am - 7pm daily.
This Exhibition is the Gulf region's premier event for the design and management of the office environment. The exhibition features exclusive product launches, cutting edge developments and innovative design from world renowned providers of office furniture, interiors, office technology and services.
Notes to the Editor:
OFIS is the furniture, flooring and interior solutions business of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group (ESAG). The company has been in the business of office furniture for almost two decades and was formally known as Technical and Trading Establishment.
OFIS’s large portfolio of world-class brands includes Wilkhahn, Unifor, Della Valentina, BP Ergo, Dauphin, Trendline, Benel, Interface and Parador. Its showroom is located in Dubai at the foot of Maktoum Bridge.
The Easa Saleh Al Gurg (ESAG) Group was founded by the Chairman of the Group and the UAE’s ambassador to the UK, H.E Easa Saleh Al Gurg CBE, in 1960. Today the group is associated with over 20 brands such as British American Tobacco, Unilever, Dunlop, United Colors of Benetton, and Burmah Castrol.
