Meet Surge’s DDD 2021
Global Advocate Sponsors
This December 8th, Surge’s ‘Design, Dine, make a Difference’ Gala will once again offer the region’s Architecture & Design community a unique forum to come together for a common purpose. Together, the industry will raise awareness and funds for Surge’s global work to provide sustainable safe water, sanitation and hygiene solutions to the world. We will also celebrate the region’s commitment to sustainable design, via The Sustainability Design awards hosted in partnership with Love That Design.
Surge is also excited to announce that they have secured 8 Global Advocate sponsors: Al Tayer Stocks (ATS), Consort, Cundall, Havelock One Interiors, Interface, Jaquar, Light Link, Roca and Seekers Furnishing.
Surge welcomes both returning and new sponsors to their growing Surge family. Here’s a bit more about each company and how they are doing their part to make the world a better place!
ATS has been a leading contractor within the UAE for over 20 years. The business is comprised of 3 divisions – Interiors, Building and MEP. ATS take pride in their reputation and have reinforced their positions in the market through successfully delivering challenging projects across all sectors.
“We at ATS have a tremendous amount of respect for the work being done by the Surge for Water team. Supporting Surge gives us the opportunity to play a small part in bettering the lives of people all over the world. We have been part of this event for many years and look forward to continuing our support of this great initiative.”
Consort Architectural Hardware has come a long way since they started in 1970, but their mission remains the same – to provide highly engineered, quality hardware of unbeatable functionality whilst adhering to the most stringent industry standards.
Their hardware and fittings are created for the full life cycle and long-term performance, which reduces waste and helps to protect our planet. When it comes to sustainability, their work is never done. They will continue to review their supply chain, business operations, and manufacturing to ensure that they are continually challenging themselves to set increasingly ambitious targets and align with evolving best practices.
Daniel May, Director shared,
“Consort is committed to safeguarding our future through the responsible and ethical use of resources and minimising our negative impacts on the world around us.
We realise Water is the fundamental source of everything and its importance to the world is crucial. It’s also important we therefore take care of our environment to ensure we try to minimise the effects of global warming. By doing so, we believe we have a corporate social responsibility to give back & support such an important cause.”
At Cundall each and every person’s work is dedicated to a greater purpose, to make a change in the world by building an environment that is focused on people and a sustainable future. Their vision to be agents of change for a sustainable world and construction industry thought leaders is what led them to achieve their carbon neutrality commitment and set the goal of becoming carbon positive by 2025.
Richard Stratton, Managing Partner MENA, Cundall –
“Surge’s mission to achieve impactful solutions through sustainable design aligns closely with what we aspire to achieve at Cundall. We believe that every project should achieve genuine benefits through our involvement. It is a privilege to support Surge’s local community of designers and to play a part in achieving safe water access for those that need it most.”
Since 1998, Havelock One Interiors has established itself as a leading turnkey fit-out service provider in the Middle East, being driven by the aspiration to deliver exceptional quality through the power of thoughtful precision, Havelock One supports its clients with dedication and care. They deliver high-end services and products for hospitality, F&B, retail, commercial, government, entertainment and residential projects!
Gavin Dawbney – Senior Manager – UAE shared,
“As we move on from the global pandemic, it is easy to forget that more than 1 million people lose their lives every year because they don’t have access to sanitation and clean water.
We decided to support Surge in their quest for making a positive impact on communities and help the people who need it most in a sustainable manner. The gala event also allows us to collaborate with leading architects and interior designers in the UAE. For this year’s theme, ‘GAIA’, we are working with Kristina Zanic by recycling and upcycling used disposable masks and integrating them into a design piece manufactured in our factory. With an estimated 1.5 billion used masks having wound up in our oceans and waterways, last year alone, we feel this draws attention to an important issue.”
Interface, Inc. is a global flooring company specializing in carbon neutral carpet tile and resilient flooring, including luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and nora® rubber flooring. They help their customers create high-performance interior spaces that support well-being, productivity, and creativity, as well as the sustainability of the planet. Their mission, Climate Take Back™, invites us to join as they commit to operating in a way that is restorative to the planet and creates a climate fit for life.
Zubair Ahmad Regional Director Middle East & Africa shared,
“The Surge event brings together perfectly two fundamental aspects of Interface’s ethos – design leadership and sustainable practice. We are proud to support an initiative that challenges the A&D community to create beautiful schemes which respect and protect our planet.”
“We are aligned with Surge’s mission of transforming communities. Being an established global brand in the bathroom category, we feel the onus of providing safe sanitation, hygiene, water, menstrual health solutions that can help end the cycle of poverty lies with us too. Together, we can transform lives and make a difference.”
– Fawzy Tello, Business Head – Middle East and Ms. Vandana Makar – Business Development Manager
Jaquar Group offers complete bathroom solutions. Jaquar is on a mission to make a difference by enhancing the lives of the underserved. Jaquar, relentlessly reach out and actively contribute to the social and economic development of the community. They’ve been carrying out various CSR activities and community projects for better sanitation, health, and education under the aegis of the Jaquar Group.
Light Link provides quality lighting design and supply solutions with absolute integrity and commitment. They take the time to listen and understand clients’ wants and needs, aligning their services to suit.
Jaspal Bal, Director shared,
“Our decision to sponsor Surge was an easy one. We believe it’s important to be part of the change and help to drive awareness within our industry and beyond. The more people that get involved, the more it encourages others to help.
Billions around the world still don’t have access to clean water, while others take that luxury for granted. Campaigning to transform communities in need of safe water is such a worthy cause; we want to align ourselves with more charitable initiatives moving forward and we hope this is just the beginning of our collaboration with Surge.”
Roca is a family-owned Spanish bathroom manufacturer with more than 100 years history and experience. They pride themselves on being a European manufacturer, active in 170 countries, offering a complete bathroom solution. Supported by their factories and extensive knowledge they offer the latest innovations, materials and designs to the market. We Are Water Foundation, is a non-profit organisation, set up by Roca in 2010. The foundation’s aim is creating awareness and contributing to resolving complications faced from the lack of water and sanitation in the world.
Luc Siezenis, Country Manager shared,
“We are delighted to be part of Dine and Design, as it is a perfect blend between a proactive design community and a charity, creating solutions for the issues with water on a global scale. The charity does an amazing job and we are proud to be able to contribute to the event.”
Seekers Furnishing has been a Surge supporter since the organisation’s launch in the region. They have been delivering bespoke joinery for over 25 years. From minimalistic designs to those that push boundaries to their limits, the Seekers team delivers.
They have been selected by some of the world’s biggest brands such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Siemens, and have delivered award winning projects. In 2016 they became the first joinery in UAE to be awarded the AWI QCP Licence.
Malcolm Fernandes, Sales Manager, shared.
“Seekers is proud to support Surge because they are inspirational with a hands-on approach teaching people how to be the owners of positive transformations in their communities over the long term.”
Surge is thrilled to have the support of these Global Advocate Sponsors in providing access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. Thank you Al Tayer Stocks (ATS), Consort, Cundall, Havelock One Interiors, Interface, Jaquar, Light Link, We are Water Foundation (via Roca), and Seekers Furnishing for supporting both this year’s gala and Surge’s mission! Together, we’re creating a better world!
