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21
April 2003
METITO,
(Overseas) Limited, the international water and
wastewater treatment experts, have completed the
first phase of a waste water treatment works to
handle all the needs of Dubai Investments Park now
and in the future.
The first phase of the plant is now operational
and capable of processing over 1000 cubic metres
of sewage and industrial wastewater generated by
businesses at the Park and treating the water for
use for irrigation purposes on the site.
It is the first element of a major long-term project
by METITO who have secured a 30-year contract to
build and operate the works on behalf of Dubai Investments
Park that will have an eventual capacity to handle
up to 40,000 cubic meters of waste materials.
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The
giant multi-phase Dubai Investments Park is being
developed at a cost of Dhs 1.5 billion over an area
of 3,200 hectares and offers mixed use for industrial,
business, residential and recreational purposes.
METITO Overseas Limited Commercial Manager, Mr.
Mohammed Wehbe, said: “The long-term requirements
of a project of this scale are enormous in both
handling the waste water needs and the needs to
provide treated water for the massive environmental
and landscaping demands of such a prestigious project.
“METITO is proud to have been selected by
Dubai Investments Park as its long term partner
on this project where we will operate and maintain
the treatment works we are now building in phases
over the next 30 years.”
The scope of work for METITO on this project includes
turn key design, engineering, fabrication supply,
installation commissioning, full operation and maintenance.
Features of the system being installed at the Park
include water conservation by reuse of water for
irrigation purposes, environmentally friendly atmosphere
and fully automated systems.
METITO is the leading international company for
the provision of wastewater treatment , desalination
and water supply project. In the UAE, it operates
its European, Asian and African operations from
the headquarters in Sharjah, and has a factory and
laboratory facility in the Hamriya Free Zone. METITO
is an international company that was founded in
1958 by Mr. Farouk Ghandour, its present Chairman,
and has project management capabilities to undertake
similar and much larger projects worldwide.
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