Fino International is one of the leading and finest interior fit-out contractors in the UAE with four dedicated production facilities all under one roof. Of this the three major facilities namely Marble, Joinery and Metal total over 150 000 sqf of production space with the forth facility, Upholstery and Soft Furnishings, taking up approx. 3 000 sqf. The company currently employs 2500 skilled workers and staff on their projects.

Fino International is the appointed fit-out contractor of the 3 most prestigious packages on the Burj Dubai Project namely Armani Hotel & Apartments, Armani Hotel Public Areas and the Emaar Executive & Chairman’s Offices.

  The Armani Hotel & Apartments at Burj Dubai is the flagship hotel for the newly formed Armani Hotels & Resorts by Giorgio Armani and is the first hotel for this group. The hotel consists of 160 guestrooms on levels 5 – 8, 38 and 39, as well as 144 hotel apartments on levels 9 – 16. The interior design was personally done by Giorgio Armani in conjunction with Wilson & Assoc. out of Singapore. The selection of most of the material and finishes used in the project was hand picked by Armani himself. As with the Hotel & Apartments, the Public Areas, on levels B2, B1, Concourse, Ground and levels 1 – 3, were also designed by Giorgio Armani in conjunction with Wilson & Assoc.

Finishing material used in the hotel and apartments includes, fabric panels, leather, Venetian plaster, marble and granite, woven vinyl, solid wood parquet flooring and decorative acoustic ceilings.

Many of the base building material used on this project was specified out of the USA by the consultants SOM and fino International therefore imported over 100 x 40’ containers of drywall partitioning, waterproofing and acoustic flooring specific for this project.

The third package awarded to Fino International is the complete fit-out of the Emaar Executive Offices which includes the Chairman’s office on levels 152 – 154, making them the highest occupied office space in the world. Other levels in this package include levels 112 – 121, 139 – 143. The material specified for this project is mainly USA based and fino International has to import and ship many products from there. The most challenging aspect of this project is a 15m high suspended staircase from levels 152 – 154 with marble treads and curved glass enclosure.

Fino International will complete the Armani Hotel & Apartments  by the end of 2008 and the Emaar Executive Offices will be handed over in the summer of 2009.