Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) has announced that Phase 2 of its exhibition centre has entered into the final stages of construction.

“The main structural work of the Dh500 million ($133.5 million) Phase 2 development is complete and the main shell of the building is now in place. Over the next few weeks glazing, marble and other key elements will begin to be installed,” the company said in a statement.
Some 2,300 workmen are currently employed on the project in a concentrated 24-hour programme of development. Construction is scheduled for completion in September.
Simon Horgan, CEO of Adnec, said: “Despite testing conditions within the regional construction industry, construction on Phase 2 has progressed on schedule throughout the entire development.  This is a credit to all involved.”
Horgan stressed that the speed of development had been credited to the company’s highly successful partnering programme, which has been adopted in all its development initiatives.
“The partnering programme places all parties involved in the project as a single team to immediately tackle and overcome issues that may arise,” he said. 
Adnec, lead contractor Arabtec, project manager Mace and engineering and architectural consultant RMJM have employed a specialist team of 12 people from Greece to work on Phase 2. Rinol Hellas SA is credited for significantly speeding up the build process by ensuring better quality and technical superiority of the building project.
On completion of Phase 2, Adnec will be the largest exhibition centre in the Middle East with over 55,000 sq m of fully interconnected exhibition space spread across 12 halls. Adnec has been developed as the centrepiece project of the Dh8 billion Capital Centre project, a fully integrated community development that is considered a strategic element of the Abu Dhabi 2030 vision.