Construction commences on first Bahrain's US$45 million warehousing development at BIW.Summary: Kuwait Finance House (KFH KFH Kuwait Finance House KFH Kaiser Foundation Hospital KFH Katonai FelderÃto Hivatal (Military Intelligence Office; Hungary) ) to finance project's first phase First Bahrain, an innovative regional real estate developer, today held a groundbreaking ceremony for its 716,000 square feet logistics and warehousing project at the Bahrain Investment Wharf WHARF. A space of ground artificially prepared for the reception of merchandise from a ship or vessel, so as to promote the convenient loading and discharge of such vessel. (BIW BIW Body in White (automotive design technique) BIW Business Information Warehouse biw Biweekly (medication dose) BIW Building Information Warehouse BIW Ben Ik Weer (Dutch: I'm Back) ). The first phase of the USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 45 million development, funded in part through debt secured from Kuwait Finance House, is now under construction. The contractor, Abdullah H. Al Darazi & Sons, is pursuing an aggressive schedule to complete the work prior to the end of 2009 with the entire project due for completion in 18 months. First Bahrain's BIW project is conceived due to a clear shortage of quality warehousing space in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and is aimed at raising the bar for warehousing development by developing modern spatial solutions catering to the needs of small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Amin Al Arrayed, General Manager of First Bahrain commented: "First Bahrain applies a strategic and demand-driven approach to its investments, and identifies niche opportunities within existing markets. The groundbreaking ceremony at BIW signifies the start of the construction on Phase 1 of the project, which will offer well managed, accessible, and state-of-art warehousing facilities for the Bahrain SME (1) (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) See SMB. (2) (Subject Matter Expert) An individual who is well-versed in the policies and procedures of a particular department or division. sector. We are also proud to have the ongoing backing of KFH, and are on track to deliver the entire project within 18 months." The BIW warehousing development, in close proximity to the new Shaikh Khalifa Port, is a prime example of First Bahrain's demand-driven investment approach, as well as its approach to exploring untapped opportunities in Bahrain's real estate market. The development also reflects First Bahrain's entrepreneurial spirit and its ability to differentiate its offerings. The BIW groundbreaking ceremony follows the recent appointment of Abdullah H. Al Darazi & Sons Co. as main contractor for the development. Also serving in the project team are consultants Tebodin Middle East, the Project and Construction Managers, and BWS BWS Board of Water Supply (Honolulu, Hawaii) BWS Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome BWS Black Wall Street (Hip-Hop record label) BWS Battered Woman Syndrome BWS Beer, Wine and Spirits Middle East, who perform duties as Quantity Surveyors quantity surveyor Noun a person who estimates the cost of the materials and labour necessary for a construction job quantity surveyor n → aparejador(a) m/f . In addition to the physical warehousing space, the development will offer a range of value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. , including a 24/7 security service, state-of-the-art ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. provision, assistance on fit out, and leasable forklifts. The warehousing space will be divided into individual units, starting with 1,000 square feet and with an option to combine units to accommodate larger tenants' needs. The small to medium, modern and safe warehousing spaces can be used solely for storage, or as a combined storage and office facility, ideal for encouraging startups and smaller companies and in allowing existing companies to expand. 2009 Mena Report (www.menareport.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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