The Acropolis Museum and the new Heraklion Athletic Center in Crete chose Alumil. Group is awarded - eighth year - from the non-profit organization "GrowthPlus" for its substantial contribution to European economic growth.
ALUMIL administration announces with content the undertaking of two large projects, consisting a sound promotion for branded Hellenic quality products.
In detail, world known architectural and construction groups, participate in the design and construction of the Acropolis Museum; a complex, large project, targeted to create a "nutshell", with prevailing glass and aluminium surfaces and limited use of cement.
In collaboration and co-ordination with ALUMIL Large projects Dept., 900m2 will be built, including 800 windows, doors and the 300 m2 atrium; dominating ALUMIL architectural series are Μ15000 Prestige, M10800 Skylight και M5600 Solar Shading.
It is worth mentioning that the entire roof - 2,000 m2 surface - as well as a special cast for glass railings of 1,200 m total length, were covered with a new curtain wall system, in collaboration with the famous architectural office of Bernard Tschumi and the conslulting & design office MDE.
The architectural series top standards for water, air, wind resistance and painting quality certified from the world known Institutes (IFT Rosenheim, AAMA New York, etc.) was a decisive parameter for the project's undertaking, in tandem with top functionality and design. The nutshell was recently delivered; procedures for the antiquities' transport follows.
New Heraklion Athletic Center in Crete, with additional training areas, is another complex and impressive project. In the Municipality of New Alikarnassos, in a prominent position, on the road to the airport, it is capable to host up to 5,200 spectators. For its construction, ALUMIL systems Μ6 SOLAR STANDARD ALUTHERM και Μ9400 were used, well known for their top European standards for thermal, wind, water and static properties, CE certified.
Particular interest presents the new inclined curtain wall system, running through the Athletic Center outer surfaces, acting as a 'ring' between the cover and the rows of seats.
Finally, Alumil Group, the largest aluminium extrusion and profiles industrial group in Greece, among the leading European organizations, was honoured for the eighth year since 1996 (1996, 1998, 2001-2006) throughout European corporations, in terms of growth. Awards special ceremony is taking place on Saturday, November 24th in Prague, run by «Europe's 500 - Entrepreneurs for Growth' organization. During the 2003-2006 period, Alumil has demonstrated an outstanding 63% growth in employment positions, creating 846 new job places and increased sales by ? 184 m., an 80% increase since 2003, reaching ? 243 m. in 2006.
It is worth noting that GrowthPlus' research was conducted among 28 countries, 25 E.U. members, Norway, Island and Sweden. GrowthPlus is the European union of the most dynamic entrepreneurs "Europe's 500". It is actively involved in promoting European business in every aspect; it offers consulting support to European governments, targeted to continuously improve business environment. Following high level criteria, Growthplus publishes every year a list with the 500 most rapidly developing corporations in Europe from every industry. -----------------------------------
ALUMIL is ranked among the largest aluminium extrusion and profiles production private European group (No 1 in Greece since 2000) establishing production sites, large sales networks and warehouses for products targeting architectural & industrial use, shipbuilding, transportation, etc. With 26 subsidiaries, 20 of which are spread throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, ALUMIL offers production sites in four Hellenic industrial areas, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Albania. ALUMIL has successfully infiltrated into 45 markets in Europe, the Balkans, the M. East and in the U.S.A. A significant competitive advantage remains its widespread sales network in Greece and in every client-country.
Parent company was founded in 1988 and since 1998 is listed in the Athens Stock Exchange. Included eight times in GrowthPlus' Europe's 500, ALUMIL's Group sales surpassed euro 243 m. in 2006, while EBITDA exceeded euro 39.5 m.
(Symbols: Athens Stock Exchange: ΑΛΜΥ, Reuters: ALMr.AT, Bloomberg: ALMY GA, Telerate (Bloomberg): GR;ALMY).
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Apostolos Papadopoulos-Almeida | Group Investor Relations & Research ? Head Tel: +30 2341079480 | Fax: +30 2341071988 | Investors@Alumil.com Kilkis Industrial Area | 61100 Kilkis | Greece | www.alumil.com