Abanos has been featured in Design Middle East’s August 2026 edition as part of its Top 50 Fit-Out Companies Powerlist, recognising the company’s continued growth, technical capabilities, and contribution to the UAE’s evolving fit-out industry.
With more than four decades of experience, Abanos has grown alongside the UAE’s built environment, delivering more than 1,000 projects across residential, commercial, cultural, healthcare, hospitality, institutional, retail, restaurant, and yacht environments. The feature highlights the company’s evolution from a joinery manufacturer into one of the UAE’s leading fit-out specialists, as well as its position among the region’s largest manufacturers of fire-rated door sets.
The Powerlist feature also explores how Abanos has responded to the changing demands of the industry. Against a backdrop of economic fluctuations, supply chain challenges, and increasingly complex project requirements, the company has strengthened its capabilities through vertically integrated manufacturing, automation, digital coordination, and local production. These investments have supported greater delivery certainty while maintaining quality and production efficiency.
Innovation and sustainability also remain central to Abanos’ approach. The company continues to integrate advanced manufacturing technologies and digital workflows across its operations, with CAD+T-enabled joinery production supporting precision and production control. Automated manufacturing systems help improve productivity and reduce material waste, while BIM-led coordination enhances accuracy throughout the project lifecycle.
The feature further highlights Abanos’ use of responsibly sourced and certified materials, including FSC- and PEFC-certified timber, alongside lower-carbon solutions such as Palm Strand Board (PSB®). These initiatives reflect the company’s approach to combining technical performance, quality, and environmental considerations across its projects.
Looking ahead, Abanos sees the next phase of the UAE’s fit-out industry being shaped by demand for smarter, more personalised, and experience-led environments. By combining craftsmanship with technology and innovation, the company continues to deliver bespoke interior solutions that respond to changing client and market requirements.
The feature concludes with Abanos’ perspective on the future of the industry: “The UAE fit-out industry will only reach its full potential when it continues to adapt, anticipate change, and redefine possibilities.”
As part of the ECC Group, Abanos continues to build on its established capabilities, supported by its teams, clients, partners, and manufacturing infrastructure across the region.
Read the full Abanos feature in Design Middle East’s August 2026 edition (Page 49):
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