‘Ras Al Khaimah Is a Key Player in UAE’s Economic Diversification and Sustainable Development’: RAK Ruler Inaugurates Peikko Gulf’s New Headquarters

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi:

• We are committed to offering a package of economic incentives to help companies expand their operations from Ras Al Khaimah
• The flexibility of RAK’s legal system and its compatibility with international standards sets the foundation for an attractive and competitive investment climate
• Ras Al Khaimah is a leading regional destination for international brands

Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) strives to provide an attractive and developed investment environment, supported by a flexible and comprehensive legal framework that meets the needs of companies based in the Emirate, asserted His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, as he inaugurated the new headquarters of Peikko Gulf in Al Hamra Industrial Zone.

“The fact that multiple high-profile international companies have set up shop in Ras Al Khaimah is testament to the exponential growth sweeping across all economic sectors in the Emirate,” H.H. Sheikh Saud added. “This also reflects the developments taking place in the economic ecosystem, which enable it to better meet the needs of companies operating in Ras Al Khaimah”.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Chairman of Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ); Finnish Ambassador to the UAE Her Excellency Marianne Nissilä; Topi Paananen, Chief Executive Officer of Peikko Group International; members of the executive committee of Saudi Arabia’s Rashed Abdul Rahman AlRashed & Sons Group; and members of Peikko Gulf’s board of trustees.

Peikko is a world leader in supplying concrete connections and composite structures. Founded in Finland in 1965 with a capital of EUR225 million, the company employs approximately 1,800 people in 34 commercial and eight industrial branches around the world. Peikko Gulf employs 80 people of 10 nationalities. At the end of 2019, Peikko Gulf opened its headquarters in Ras Al Khaimah on industrial land covering an area greater than 11,000 square meters, as a means to raise its production capacity, which is expected to double to 6,000 tons per year.