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site panels.
JCM: Could you give us an overview of PCT's
market by application, in volume and value?

H.W.: PCT focuses on five core market
sectors:
- Architecture: the largest business unit in
terms of projects and production volumes.
- Marine: working with the world's most famous yacht designers and engineers, PCT
specializes in building high-performance,
custom racing sailing and power boats from
7 to 18 metres in length. With an annual
capacity of 10 to 20 boats, volumes vary
from single offshore racing boat projects
to multiple builds, like PCT's Premier 45
performance cruising yacht, nominated
European Yacht of the Year.
- Rail: this fast-developing business unit
has a bright future ahead and is currently
involved in a bid phase for new projects
within the region.
- Aerospace: this new and upcoming
division recently won a contract to manufacture core shapes for aircraft flap track
fairings. Flap track fairings are composite
'jackets' that sit beneath the wing of an aircraft and provide an aerodynamic covering
for the hydraulic mechanisms.
- Renewable Energies: this new and
developing business unit is active in the
that would meet all requirements. During
this development phase, PCT built a 1:1
prototype panel measuring approximately
13m2. This was structurally built using a fire
resistant sandwich of glass fibre and epoxy
resin combined with a lightweight foam
core that was then finished with fire resistant
resin and stainless steel coloured tiles. PCT
has completed the production of 2,048
of these panels to complete the 26,400m2
surface area of the Medinah station roof.
PCT's strength lies to a large extent in its
capacity to adapt, thanks to its design and
engineering department with a team of
more than 40 people. This is of primordial
interest, as each request is unique. PCT
specializes in customized projects, so it has
also developed consulting activities with
architect and design bureaus to provide
them with support for their ideas.

field of energy efficiency and energy-saving
solutions.
JCM: JCM: What is the main strength of
PCT?

H.W.: PCT's headquarters and all

production facilities are based in Dubai.
PCT enjoys a strategic location in the heart
of a dynamic hub for global commerce,
with unmatched infrastructure that provides seamless connectivity for businesses
worldwide.

ding), infusion and prepreg.
JCM: Which markets are driving your
growth? What are your target markets?

H.W.: Architecture is our largest business
unit in terms of projects and production
volumes. PCT has worked closely with
some of the leading international design
consultants and architects, and delivered
projects of varied complexity across the
globe.

JCM: What is your international strategy?
JCM: Do you plan investments (equipment,
process, facilities, etc.)?

H.W.: PCT has ambitious plans for conti-

nuous expansion, and investment in new
technologies allows our company to serve a
global customer base.
All facilities are air-conditioned and
climate-controlled to provide the correct
environment for the advanced chemicals
and materials used, and to achieve high
accuracy measurements.
Depending on the number and variety of
parts required, along with the budget and
lead times for tooling, PCT can offer a
range of processing methods and finishes
such as vacuum-consolidated wet lay-up,
RTM/Light RTM (Resin Transfer Moul-

Promoting the advantages
of composites
The company's dynamism also relies on its
ability to convince. The building & construction sector is not necessarily the most
receptive to composite materials - but PCT
has managed to put forward the specific
advantages of these materials and the benefits of using them in that sector:
- new aesthetic possibilities due to the ability
to mould complex, fluid and creative forms
and produce more efficient geometric
shapes,
- the ability to integrate special surface
finishes and a wide variety of unusual effects,
including simulating traditional materials,
- huge weight savings (an advanced-composite cladding model can typically weigh as
little as 10% of its concrete equivalent),
- rapid installation, enabling time and cost

H.W.: To be recognized as a leading global
supplier and manufacturer of advanced
composite components for the architectural design, transportation and boatbuilding
markets.
JCM: What are the next steps in your development?

H.W.: The next steps are to develop the
new business sectors of aerospace and
renewable energies, establish and maintain
PCT as a preferred supplier and manufacturer of advanced composite components
for existing industry sectors, and reinforce
and differentiate the brand positioning of
PCT's Marine and Rail divisions through
ongoing global marketing that highlights
PCT's unique capabilities. n
savings on site, as composite structures can
cover much larger spans between support
points, dramatically reducing the need for
substructures. This has a positive effect on
the cost and weight of the completed structure, while significantly reducing installation
time,
- superior durability with reduced throughlife costs and less degradation,
- improved thermal insulation and absence
of cold bridging,
- durability - composite structures are highly
resistant to corrosion.
To learn more about PCT's goals and strategy, we contacted its management office,
and they graciously accepted to answer our
questions. n

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