SSl Contracting	SSL Trading
SSL Real estate	Port Saeed
SSL Foundation	Lootah BC Gas
Loota / TUV	Co-Op Islami
Education	Financing
SSL Industries	SSL Ready Mix

Solid Waste Treatment

Another first for the Gulf region is the solid waste treatment plant proposed to be set up for Dubai Municipality. This plant will be processing all the solid waste generated by the city to produce high quality compost and an environment safe residue as landfill.

S.S. Lootah International through its venture with TUV Rheinland of Germany have got together with two German companies, Interplan Environment Systems GmbH, ARCADIS Trischler and Partner GmbHand Horstmann Fordertechnik GmbH to form a joint venture. These companies have a well-established track record in designing, commissioning and operating similar plants in Germany and elsewhere.

The Lootah joint venture company is working on a 20 year build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) basis. During the 20 years, the Lootah company will be earning its income from the sale of high grade organic fertilser (compost) produced from the plant.” Its output of 200,000 tons of fertilizer caters for less than half the 600,000 tons being imported every year,” Danesh added. The Dhs 120 million plant thus has a built-in payback, while at the same time solving the ever-growing problem of waste disposal that seems insurmountable with the current systems.

Environmental Management

Environmental Management is yet another activity that the SS Lootah Group is involved in. This sector is carried out by the Lootah / TUV, a joint venture of the group with TUV Rheinland of Germany.

With 125 years of experience as a consultant firm on environment matters, TUV Rheinland bring to the UAE reliable services in environment monitoring, impact assessment, laboratory testing, technology consulting and risk assessment, Lootah / TUV is also an approved agency for certification of Quality and Environment Management Systems (ISO 9000 and ISO 14000).

Lootah / TUV’s office in Dubai is manned with a solid core staff carrying out basic analysis works is strengthened by additional resources of specialists on deputation from Germany as and when needed. Late last year, Lootah/TUV certified Le Meridien Jumeirah Beach as Eco-Hotel ( an audit and certification process based on ISO 14001, but catered to the Hotel Industry), and is in the process of assessing several other organizations seeking the certification.

All the main companies under the Lootah Group are currently working on Quality Certification Plan that should be fully in place by end of this year.

High-rise technology

High-rise building technology is a specialized field that few companies around the world have. The Lootah Group have got into a joint venture with Bouygues of France to provide this technology and re in the process of lining up works. The joint venture set up for this purpose was successful in the bid for the Sharjah World Trade Centre, a masterpiece of modern times, the construction however, has been delayed pending resolution of the financial consideration by the client, the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( SCCI).

Apart from lining up joint venture tie-ups the International Division is often called upon by the group companies to assist with expertise in specialized

fields. Given the vast network of international contacts built up by the division, this is a routine ongoing activity that has been instrumental in providing solution for various problematic opportunities.