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DEZEGA HOLDING TO SUPPLY SELF-RESCUERS FOR IDRIS PROJECT IN QATAR

18 October , 2016  

KYIV. Oct 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) – DEZEGA Holding Ukraine, the designer and producer of mine rescue equipment, has signed a contract with the largest international tunneling company Bouygues Construction to supply self-contained self-rescuers for workers of the Inner Doha Resewerage Implementation Strategy (IDRIS) project in Qatar.

The company said in a press release on Monday that IDRIS will use 60 minute self-contained self-rescuers certified in Europe. The certificate is approved in Qatar.

DEZEGA training self-rescuers will be used to train workers.

“We have managed to confirm the status of manufacturer with the best ratio between the price and quality of products in our segment and win the tender to supply the self-rescuers. The market of Qatar is new for us. In the future we are going to continue its development,” the press service said, citing Holding Development Director Yuriy Spivak.

The cost of the contract and other bidders in the tender are not disclosed.

The $3 billion IDRIS project envisages construction of over 45 km of ductwork, 70 km of side ducts and a pump station 70 meters deep. This is the largest sewage project in the world. The project was designed due to growth of population in Doha, the capital of Qatar and the city’s preparations to host World Cup 2022.

The implementation of the project will start in November 2016.