+++ press release / strategic cooperation / 03 - 2012 +++

APG International & DORMA reinforce Strategic Partnership in Structural Glass Doha (Qatar), 28-02-2012 APG International & DORMA have joined forces to strengthen their strategic partnership in the design, fabrication and delivery of sophisticated structural glass applications. Both companies presented their Team Work at the 4th Facade Design & Engineering Summit Middle East in Doha, Qatar which brought together leading architects, designers, facade engineers and developers to discuss cutting-edge solutions and technologies used in latest projects around the world. APG's successful partnership with DORMA looks back on a 15 year history and broad portfolio of global structural glass projects. APG's expertise and experience in engineering, fabrication and installation have been combined with DORMA's high quality glass fitting products to provide reliable, state-of-the-art structural glass solutions in the Middle East, Europe and North America. Dirk Schulte, Managing Director of APG’s Middle East operation puts it in a nutshell: “With decades of successful collaboration, we are glad to announce the reinforced strategic partnership between APG and DORMA to boost our combined market activities with quality products and services. Our experience and mutual trust are essential basics to provide sophisticated systems from a combined - single source.” Altaf Afridi, DORMA’s regional Marketing Director and Head of DORMA Gulf’s Project Management Team, emphasized: “It was a great idea to joint venture with APG International at this event. The reunification of our key competences enables us to offer project services from design to installation of our structural fitting products and custom application solutions.” The Mall of Arabia in Jeddah, QNB in Doha, REVEL in Atlantic City, CENTRA-Bank in St. Petersburg and WTC T1 in New York City are just few examples mentioned from a full range of common projects.

DORMA's and APG's combined strength, experience and quality offer all-in-one solutions that give clients peace of mind.

TeamWork (from left to right)

Edward Z Zaucha, CEO, APG International Inc. Dirk Schulte, Managing Director, APG ME Altaf Afridi, Marketing Director, DORMA Gulf Sami Al Naji, Country Manager Qatar, DORMA Ehab Ezzat & Bilal Ahmad, DORMA PM Team