Packaging is the unloved end of most manufacturing operations. Production gets the budget, sales gets the attention, and packaging gets whatever's left over. Then a customer rejects a shipment because three pallets shifted in transit, and suddenly everyone cares. Here are the packaging mistakes we see most often across UAE manufacturers cement, mortar, tile adhesive, food, chemicals and what they actually cost when nobody fixes them. Mistake 1: Treating Strapping as an Aftert

The UAE dry mortar market has changed a lot in the last five years. Tile adhesives, skim coats, plasters, and specialty grouts are no longer niche products they're now baseline expectations on most major projects. Demand has outpaced supply in several segments, and that's pulling new investors into the space. If you're one of them, the equipment decision you make in the next few weeks will define your factory's economics for the next decade. Here are seven questions you shoul

Most block factory owners we meet have the same complaint: "We're not producing what we should be." The machines look fine. The team is showing up. The orders are there. But somehow, the numbers at the end of the month don't match the capacity on paper. After integrating and servicing block production lines across the UAE for years, we've noticed the same five bottlenecks come up again and again. None of them are about working harder. They're about fixing the things that quie

If you've ever stood on a UAE jobsite at 6 AM watching a concrete delivery run late, you already know the truth your batching plant either earns you money or quietly bleeds it. And in this market, where deadlines are tight and ambient temperatures hit 45°C by lunch, the wrong equipment choice doesn't just slow you down. It can sink an entire project's margins. So before you sign off on a quote that looks tempting on paper, here's what actually matters when you're picking a re