??Gcc Landscaping Business Set To Double To Aed 60 Billion By 2010??

Spurred by the boom in the industry, landscaping projects in the region comprising commercial and residential design and maintenance are set to double in volume to exceed AED 60 billion by 2010 according to UK’s , organizers of Gulf . The event is scheduled to take place at the National Exhibition Centre from 17th to 2008.

in the is a competitive business fraught with high competition, shrinking profits and high . “With the advent of international players, regional landscape designers and builders are realizing that there’s more to growth than , soil and water,” said , Chris Fountain.

Spurred by the boom in the industry, projects in the region comprising commercial and residential landscaping design and maintenance are set to double in volume to exceed AED 60 billion by 2010 according to UK’s , organizers of Gulf . The event is scheduled to take place at the National Centre from 17th to 2008.

in the is a competitive business fraught with high competition, shrinking profits and high . “With the of international players, regional designers and builders are realizing that there’s more to growth than sunshine, and water,” said , Chris Fountain.

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Mr. Fountain noted that the is beginning to value the outdoors and professionals are now in big demand. “Driven by the , many have increasingly turned to services to design, develop and maintain their while landscaping contractors are learning how to grab their share of this high growth market,” he said.

Gulf is an for the booming Middle East outdoor design and architecture industries. The event is designed to generate for companies in the business.

The will serve as a sourcing platform and networking event for the regions landscape architects, developers, contractors and other key buyers, to enable them to select products, and solutions for the huge number of major developments in the commercial, retail, leisure and residential sectors, as well as city parks and highways.

The event will be co-located with Working Buildings Middle East and Fit-Out Middle East to enable those involved in the development and delivery of this major growth industry to meet their and outdoor architecture needs in one visit.

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Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Landscape Design Poised To Grow Rapidly In Uae

, June 2 (IANS) Driven by a , the market for landscape designing in the (UAE) is expected to grow to well over 60 billion (about $16 billion) in the next two years, WAM reported Monday. The commercial and residential designing projects in the Arab federation are set to exceed 60 billion by 2010, the quoted Britain’s , a leading landscaping firm, as saying.

“With the advent of international players in the sector, the local designers and builders realise that there’s more to growth than , soil and water,” , Chris Fountain, said.

He said the () is beginning to value the outdoors, and professionals are now in big demand.

“Many have turned to services to design, develop and maintain their , while landscaping contractors are learning how to grab their share of this high growth market,” he said.

will organise an exhibition Nov 17-18 on outdoor design and architecture in the Middle East. The event is being organised to generate for the designing companies.

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Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Me Housing Boom Boosts Demand For Landscaping, Outdoor Living Products

Buoyed by record oil prices and a booming construction industry worth over Dhs3.6 trillion, the states are creating unprecedented demand for landscaping design, garden equipments and outdoor living products according to a research by Epoc Messe Frankfurt, organizers of the Garden and Middle East.

The exhibition is scheduled to take place at the Dubai International Convention and Centre from May 25 to 27 2008.

“According to recent statistics, up to five million residential units are under construction in the , including more than 1,400 new high-profile developments collectively valued at over Dhs2.5 trillion”. said Mr. Eckhard Pruy, CEO of Epoc Messe Frankfurt GmbH.

“The building boom will see hundreds of billions of dirhams being spent on new housing developments, apartment blocks, hotels, leisure facilities, office developments and even islands over the next five years”.

He explained that this housing upsurge will fuel a secondary boom for the garden and sectors, as these developments will require hundreds of square kilometers of . “Projects such as Dubailand will require vast amounts of , as will of course the Palm Islands and the World Projects. Add to this new golf courses and park facilities and it is not surprising that it is currently estimated that over Dhs60bn is expected to be spent on gardens and in the next five years”.

Mr Gavin A. Morlini, Senior Show Manager of Garden and Middle East, forecasts that by 2010 “Dubai’s new homes, apartments, hotels and clubs will see as many as 5,000 new swimming pools being built. The number of new houses currently being built will require over five million square meters of lawns to be laid. The spend on garden furniture will be nearly Dhs120m, while the spend on barbecues will be over Dhs37m. The outlay for paving stones, and decking for all types of developments will exceed Dhs210m according to our research”.

Mr. Morlini added that the Middle East, has over 2,100 projects either planned or underway in the Gulf region in 2006, of which the UAE and Saudi Arabia made up 29% and 20%, respectively.

With 15-25% of the world’s construction cranes in operation, Dubai will remain the ‘construction capital’ of the Gulf. Yet is set to be ‘the next Dubai’, while Jeddah is benefiting from Saudi Arabia’s development of its western region.

Further, Kuwait’s construction industry is one of the most robust in the region, with a value nearing Dhs14.4bn and planned are estimated at over Dhs39.6bn according to construction industry estimates.

Residential demand in Kuwait is also at an all time high.

Although several major projects are currently in the pipeline, with over 70,000 units due to come online over the medium-term, there is a long waiting list for housing.

The Garden and Middle East enjoys the support of Dubai Municipality, GardenEx, Society of Engineers, and the Taiwan Importers and Exporters Association.

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

All Fixed Income Investments Come With Risks

Investors relying on fixed income for income have been hit with the double whammy of rising inflation and lower interest rates. In the search for higher income, they often overlook the many risks associated with fixed income .

The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story about a Philadelphia mortgage lender, American Business Financial Services Inc. The company raised capital for lending by touting a “24 month investment yielding 9.14 percent annually” in newspaper and direct mail ads, at a time when the two-year Treasury notes were paying 3 percent.

For additional capital, ABFS also securitized their mortgage loans and sold them off to investment banks. When mortgagees began to refinance, the loans were paid off and ABFS found itself owing both its noteholders and the investment banks. By January 2005, ABFS was out of money and forced into bankruptcy. The noteholders ended up with nothing.

The lesson we can draw from this vignette: All fixed-income carry some sort of risk, and investors must be able to recognize the risks when lending their .

The most common risk, and most easily understood, is the risk of not being paid back. Is the lender reputable? How strong is its balance sheet? Does the lender have a viable business that will earn the to pay back the loan on time? Is the lender’s business in an industry that is stable?

As is typical of most corporate loans, the ABSF notes were not secured by collateral. Investors had to rely strictly on the creditworthiness of the borrower. Creditworthiness of corporations, banks and governments can be checked through one or more of the seven reporting agencies that provide business and government credit reports.

Moody’s and Standard &; Poor’s are the most commonly quoted reporting agencies. Both use a letter system to rate borrowers. Their respective highest ratings are Aaa or AAA. Ratings lower than Baa or BBB are considered speculative and not investment grade.

Some municipal bonds may be insured for repayment of principle and interest, offering a higher degree of safety for the investor. Bank deposits are also protected up to $100,000 per depositor by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC).

Finally, in the event of bankruptcy, bond holders have preference over stock holders when it comes to the assets. However, if the borrower has secured other loans with those assets, the bond holder is second behind the other secured interests.

More subtle risks that are not considered by credit reporting agencies include interest rate risk, reinvestment risk and purchasing power risk. A maturing investment has to be reinvested in order to continue the income stream. If interest rates have fallen, the new CD or note will carry a lower interest rate and generate a lower income stream. If interest rates go up, the noteholder’s note is worth less and, if forced to sell, the holder may not get back the entire investment. Purchasing-power risk means simply that a dollar of income tomorrow may not buy as much as a dollar today.

In the ABSF case, we have investors who were lured by the 9.14 percent return and ignored the risks. They bought into a complex financial engineering scheme laid out in a 230-page prospectus by ABSF that supposedly spelled out the risks. Landscaping If this had been a truly low-risk investment, the world’s capital markets should have drowned the company in cash. The high spread between the two-year Treasury and the 9.14 percent offered was too good to be true. Even my brother-in-law looks good compared to those guys!

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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

City Backs Plan To Reduce Water Use

The rapid storming of assets in the thoroughbred industry by Queensland miner Nathan Tinkler has raised eye brows over the significant amount that Tinkler Patinack Farms has outlaid over the past six months.

Once Tinkler commenced buying yearlings at New Zealand Bloodstock Ltd Karaka Sale Series in January the public face of the operation was revealed to the industry. Tinkler, Landscaping Stone an unpretentious man not given to flamboyance just because he is wealthy, had an aim to invest in the industry and build a business that spanned both bloodstock and racing.

The costs of buying yearlings rose as the sale went past, along with stallions, horses in training, stud farms and broodmares. The total to-date is could be in the vicinity of $50-60 million.

While it all seemed somewhat unreal, Landscaping Stone it was actually a real demonstration of the mineral wealth that the world commodities boom has created in Australia.

Stone And it seems that Tinkler is not going to run out of money anytime soon. Finance media reports over the past 24 hours say that Macarthur Coal might be about to receive a takeover offer.

Macarthur Coal produces pulverised or coking coal, which is used in the production of steel, and thermal coal, which is used to generate power stations.

The company’s two operations, Coppabella and Moorvale, are located in Queensland Bowen Basin, and they are surrounded by the other major mining giants.

The reports say that the value of coking coal has soared 200 per cent this year, as demand from Asia continues to support a big lift in coal prices in what is Australia’s biggest export industry. PCI coal is forecast to triple in prices to $200 a tonne for the 2008 contract year, which began April.

KenTalbot, the former chief executive of the company, holds about 50.9 million shares or 24.02% of Macarthur Coal. Chinese group CITIC is the second largest shareholder with a  19.9% stake and Tinkler holds about 10.4% of the coal miner.

Talbot  holding was valued at $750 million in the media on Tuesday, which values Tinkler holding at around $325 million, and that is before any takeover premium is factored into an offer for the strategic shareholding.

If the takeover goes ahead is another matter of course, but Patinack Farms would seem to be well backed by Tinkler mineral .

Mind you, the operation will need some significant cash flow to get through the first couple of years for the yearlings alone. Take 100 yearlings, and multiply by an average $30,000 per horses for metropolitan training per year, and it is a very large sum of to bank roll. That takes winning 80 plus Saturday metropolitan races per year to cover.

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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Global Garden Products Market To Surpass Aed 835 Billion By 2010

Homeowners taking an avid interest in designing the outside of their homes and outdoor living in general have boosted the garden products market worldwide and it is projected to register strong growth and surpass AED 835 billion in sales by 2010.

“It is in to be out-doors - whether you are cooking, entertaining, reading, Landscaping Rock relaxing or even working in the great outdoors and this new trend has ensured higher sales of garden products worldwide,” said Eckhard Pruy, CEO of Epoc Messe Frankfurt GmbH, organizers of Garden and Middle East, the region’s largest industry platform for design, garden equipments and outdoor living products scheduled to take place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 25 to 27 2008.

Mr. Pruy noted that the garden and business was driven by emerging trends and the rising popularity of garden as an extension of modern homes. Growing material comforts, increasing annual household incomes, Rock and changing consumer lifestyles are resulting in increased in gardening, and garden landscaping, thereby creating ample opportunities for growth in the industry.

“Higher fuel prices are expected to further drive this trend as more people continue to stay closer to home for their entertainment and relaxation needs,” Mr. Pruy observed.

The trend towards turning the backyard and the garden into livable areas of a home is directly translating into business opportunities in the garden products market.

“Homeowners today are as focused on designing the insides of their homes as they are about decorating the outside of the home,” remarked Gavin A. Morlini, Senior Show Manager of Garden and Middle East.

He noted that homeowners are paying more attention to flowers and plants, exterior lighting, cozy couches and containers adding spots of color throughout the yard and an increasing number of people choose easy and simple gardens that are and full of color.

Mr. Morlini added:“ Home owners are choosing simple elegance over fussy gardens so less is in fact more and the buzz word is minimalism.“

The surge in garden activities such as lawn parties, backyard camping, barbeque with family and friends, are generating a need for equipping the garden.

The Garden and Middle East enjoys the support of RTA, GardenEx, Society of Engineers, Rock and the Taiwan Importers and Exporters Association. Also participating in this year’s are country pavilions from China, Germany, India and Taiwan.

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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Global Garden Products Market To Surpass Aed 835 Billion By 2010

Homeowners taking an avid interest in designing the outside of their homes and outdoor living in general have boosted the garden products market worldwide and it is projected to register strong growth and surpass AED 835 billion in sales by 2010.

Hillside Landscaping “It is in to be out-doors - whether you are cooking, entertaining, reading, relaxing or even working in the great outdoors and this new trend has ensured higher sales of garden products worldwide,” said Eckhard Pruy, CEO of Epoc Messe Frankfurt GmbH, organizers of Garden and Middle East, the region’s largest industry platform for design, garden equipments and outdoor living products scheduled to take place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 25 to 27 2008.

Mr. Pruy noted that the garden and business was driven by emerging trends and the rising popularity of garden as an extension of modern homes. Growing material comforts, increasing annual household incomes, and changing consumer lifestyles are resulting in increased in gardening, and garden landscaping, thereby creating ample opportunities for growth in the industry.

“Higher fuel prices are expected to further drive this trend as more people continue to stay closer to home for their entertainment and relaxation needs,” Mr. Pruy observed.

The trend towards turning the backyard and the garden into livable areas of a home is directly translating into business opportunities in the garden products market.

“Homeowners today are as focused on designing the insides of their homes as they are about decorating the outside of the home,” remarked Gavin A. Morlini, Senior Show Manager of Garden and Middle East.

He noted that homeowners are paying more attention to flowers and plants, exterior lighting, cozy couches and containers adding spots of color throughout the yard and an increasing number of people choose easy and simple gardens that are and full of color.

Mr. Morlini added:“ Home owners are choosing simple elegance over fussy gardens so less is in fact more and the buzz word is minimalism.“

The surge in garden activities such as lawn parties, backyard camping Hillside , barbeque with family and friends, are generating a need for equipping the garden.

The Garden and Middle East enjoys the support of RTA, GardenEx, Society of Engineers, and the Taiwan Importers and Exporters Association. Also participating in this year’s are country pavilions from China, Germany, India and Taiwan.

Show Profile:
Garden + Middle East is the only dedicated international trade event in the region for the and outdoor living industries. The show offers the perfect regional industry networking event to present the latest trends, products and services available to the sophisticated market of and outdoor architecture The next Garden+ Middle East is scheduled to take place from the 25-27 May in 2008, in the Dubai International Convention and Centre, . Show website: Show website: www.gardeningexpo.com

Company profile:
EPOC Messe Frankfurt GmbH is a subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt, the world’s largest trade fair organiser with its own fairground. It conducts over 150 events worldwide with 15 subsidiaries across Europe, Asia, America, Africa and the Middle East, and brings 800 years of experience to Dubai, the strategic hub for the region.
The successful portfolio of events of EPOC Messe Frankfurt GmbH in Dubai include: Intersec Middle East, Materials Handling+Logistics Middle East, Hardware+Tools Middle East, Garden+ Middle East, ISH kitchen+bath Middle East, Light Middle East, Beautyworld Middle East, Wellness &; Spas Middle East, International/CES Hometech, Automechanika Middle East, Hillside and the Middle East Toy Fair.

*RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: The report is collated using data from companies in the major product segments of Garden &; Seeds, Lawn &; Garden Care, Garden Tools &; Implements, Garden Furniture, and Garden Accessories from USA, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and the Rest of World. The data is based on historical annual market analytics and data obtained from key and niche players’ &; includes both primary and secondary research comprising select online sources.

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Monday, April 14th, 2008

Gore joins boom with milkplant plan

The site of the proposed plant is a 6.5ha block known as the former McNab stock saleyards.
The Southland Times understands a new company, McNab Ventures, is behind the proposal. Its listed directors are James Williams, of Rangiora, and Christopher Shelley, of Singapore.
Mr Williams yesterday declined to comment on the proposal.
Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks confirmed the council and Environment Southland had been in discussions with a group interested in establishing a dairy processing plant in the district.
%26quot;Its my understanding it will be a milk processing plant and employ up to 60 to 70 people.%26quot; The plant is the latest in a string of major in the Gore district which include TrustPowers $380 million wind farm and Solid Energys acquisition of significant areas of farm land for lignite developments.
Mr Hicks said the processing plant was certainly a confidence boost for the district. %26quot;A lot of people see the south, and in particular the Gore district, as a good place to do business and develop industries such as this,%26quot; he said.
The council last year paved the way for commercial developments on the McNab site by approving an application to rezone the land from rural to industrial.
The district plan change was instigated by landowner Ocean Springs Products 2007 Ltd after an attempt to sell the land failed to attract a high enough tender.
Ocean Springs agent Mike Williams, of Rangiora, says in a submission supporting the rezoning that having the site zoned industrial would encourage economic development by allowing the further processing of products produced within the region.
Five neighbouring landowners opposed the rezoning but four of those submissions were withdrawn before the matter went to a hearing.
The dairying boom has attracted significant new investment in Southland. In late January, Fonterra announced plants to build a new $212 million milk powder plant at its existing Edendale plant while Dairy Trust is building a milk powder plant at Awarua and hopes to have it opened in August.

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Friday, March 21st, 2008

8 Tips for Saving Money With the Green Lifestyle

Many people believe that going green means spending more money. It’s true that when “green” lifestyle options are discussed, the first things mentioned are solar panels and hybrid cars. These are that most people simply can’t afford. Here are some tips you can easily implement that will help the environment and save you .

1. Stop the junk mail. Every year millions of trees are chopped down to create the junk mail that is sent to your home. You can contact the Direct Marketing Association to have your name removed from their mailing list. You will have less mail to go through on a , and lower trash bills.

2. Receive and pay your bills electronically. Set up online billing with your utilities and credit companies to receive your bills electronically every month (and pay them that way too.) You will be saving trees and the cost of postage.

3. Shut down your electronics when not in use. The average computer kept on 24 hours a day uses 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity. Even when your TV’s off, it’s still using power. Unplug all your electronics when not in use. Any change you make will lessen your electric bill.

4. Use less so that you have less going into the trash. Eat ice cream in a cone rather than a cup (trash) or bowl (has to be washed). Bring your travel mug to the place where you buy your coffee versus throwing out a cup every time. Less trash will be better for the environment and will lessen your household trash, therefore reducing your trash bill.

5. Cutting your utility bills. Take shorter showers - reducing your shower time by two minutes will save 10 gallons of water. Removing the lint from your dryer after each use will save electricity. Switch your light bulbs to Compact Fluorescent Bulbs and you save four times the energy of a regular light bulb.

6. Collect water. Place covered containers outside to collect rain water that you can use to water your lawn, flower beds and gardens. We keep a bucket in the shower to collect water as we get the water to the right temperature and use that to water our indoor plants. This will reduce your water bill.

7. Reuse and Reduce. The foil or plastic bag you use only once can be reused. Purchase reusable canvas bags to take to the store (some stores give discounts to customers who bring their own bags.) The more ways you can think of to “reuse and reduce,” the less you will be buying from the grocery store.

8. Recycle. Check with your city or town so you can recycle as much as you can. My town picks up glass, plastic, metal and newspapers weekly. Monthly they pick up mixed paper - magazine, junk mail, envelopes, wrapping paper etc. We can also drop off cardboard - both corrugated and food boxes. Check with your town about what you can recycle. Less trash means lower trash bills from your hauler.

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Let Specialists Handle Your Tile Cleaning Chores

Keeping your home clean and tidy equals performing a lot of chores, some more complicated than others. It is common sense that you should vacuum as often as every three days, or at least once a week, and that you should dust your furniture every time you vacuum. These are the most common ways of cleaning your home. What most homeowners fail to realize is that there is dust, dirt, and harmful bacteria in many other places of their home. While many people resort to carpet or rug cleaning with the sole purpose of prolonging the life of their , they should know that it is highly advisable to have these operations performed regularly and not just for reasons of aesthetical nature. The bacteria and spores that accumulate in many places of your home, such as carpets, upholstery, mattresses and even ceramic tiles can be hazardous to your health and to that of your entire family. Even though dirt may not be visible with the naked eye, it exists, and it should be your number one concern to get rid of it, especially if you have small children running around the house or if one of your family members is allergic to dust.

Tile cleaning is probably one of the most difficult maintenance cleaning operations to be performed in a household. Most of us think that some detergent, some water and a mop should do the trick, but we couldn’t be farther from the truth. These may remove visible and fresh dirt, but in time a lot of dirt gets trapped in grout joints and , making it difficult for homeowners to have clean and germ free again.

As has been said before, many cleaning operation inside the house are performed with little more than just water and some detergents, but homeowners should be aware of the possible water damage with certain products. Water damage is frequently encountered with carpet or rug cleaning, not to mention leather cleaning. As all of these goods are either considerable or treasured objects, or both, you should definitely take into account water damage and the extent to which it can deteriorate the furnishings in your home. Water damage may not be an equally important factor in the tile cleaning process, as are among the most resistant and durable floor coverings. However, there are other aspects related to tile cleaning that should be taken into account.

As has been said before, tile cleaning is easy to perform by any homeowner with a mop and some water. However, deep and sanitizing cleaning, which is a must given the traffic on ceramic and the dirt that accumulates, can only be performed by specialists.

For optimal results, the tile cleaning operation should make use of high pressure hot water coupled with powerful vacuuming that removes all the water and dirt from the and grout joints. Any attempts to do this on your own may result in serious mess and even damage, as you should also attach a dome to the floor, so that there would be no overspray or mess. Therefore, it is best that you let professionals attend to your tile cleaning requirements, but make sure that you don’t resort to that kind of professionals who do no more than what you could do yourself, yet they charge a lot for their inefficient job.

For more resources about Water damage or even about Tile cleaning please review this link http://www.primeclean.com.au

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Saturday, March 15th, 2008