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Awarded Dubai Chamber Advanced CSR Label for 2nd Year

We were thrilled to receive the Dubai Chamber of Commerce CSR Advanced Label for the second time. Summertown was 1 of 7 companies to achieve the advanced level CSR award for 2019, and to receive the label for 9th consecutive year. Presented at an award ceremony this week, Esra Kayhan, Human Resources Manager, received the […].

Nicola Trivett 1 min read

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Summertown joins an expert panel conversation on material transparency

Material Transparency Industry Panel hosted by Love That Design – to understand the implications, positive and negative, of materials used to create our built environment. Our Managing Director Marcos Bish joined Katherine Bruce, Sustainability Consultant at AESG, Frazer Butcher, Managing Director at Humanscale, , Diane Thorsen, Design Director at Gensler, Simon Walter, Head of Real Estate at Nokia […].

Nicola Trivett 1 min read

Congratulations to our 2020 Dubai Marathon 10km Runners

Congratulations to the 12 employees (Rajinder, Hugo, Martin, Nicola, Palaksha, Srinivas, Ramesh, Marcos, Anurag, Rommel, Ruturaj and Jack) and 2 family members who ran the 10km in the 2020 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. This is the 9th year Summertown employees have participated in Marathon, as part of our Health and Well-being program. In addition to […].

Nicola Trivett 1 min read

New 2018-2019 Sustainability Report released

We are delighted to release our 2018-2019 Sustainability Report, which details our performance against the environmental, economic and social issues that we believe matter most to our business and our stakeholders. Our fourth annual Sustainability Report prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard, highlights the impact of eight material issues we believe […].

Nicola Trivett 2 min read

Inside the Ahrend Healthcare Studio

We would love to show around the new Ahrend Healthcare Studio fitted out by Summertown. Located in Dutch Design Center in the heart of the Dubai Design District (d3), Royal Ahrend, an international leader in office furniture sought Summertown to fit out their first global Ahrend healthcare innovation and inspiration studio. If you would like to […].

Nicola Trivett 1 min read

Smart & Healthy Workplaces Breakfast Forum

Marcos Bish, our Managing Director joined the Dutch Design Center’s breakfast forum on Smart and Healthy Workplaces together with Onno Willemse, Director Business Development Smart Buildings of Royal HaskoningDHV and Jan Arentoft, Managing Director of Royal Ahrend Middle East. The open breakfast forum was hosted by the Dutch Design Center in the Dubai Design District […].

Nicola Trivett 2 min read

Free LEED for 2,000sqm+ projects under JOURNEY2030

We are excited to announce that as part of our ‘JOURNEY2030′ sustainability goal to “DELIVER 100% SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS” Summertown will now offer all clients our own new ‘green standard’, the ECO-Sustainable Summertown Interior Certification (ECO-SSI) and FREE Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified level certification for interior projects over 2,000sqm. Free LEED certification […].

Nicola Trivett 2 min read

Opening ceremony of Ahrend Healthcare Studio in d3

On 25 April 2019 Summertown joined Royal Ahrend for the official opening ceremony of their new Healthcare Studio under the patronage of Jan Arentoft, Managing Director Middle East Royal Ahrend; Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi Executive Director, Dubai Science Park ; His Excellency Mr. Hans Sandee, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UAE; […].

Nicola Trivett 2 min read

JOURNEY2030 - Summertown's New Sustainability Goals

We are excited to launch ‘JOURNEY2030’ – three new sustainability goals that underpin our sustainability strategy and align with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UAE’s sustainability agendas that are impacted by its business.Summertown-Sustainability-Goals-Infographic Marcos Bish, Managing Director at Summertown says: “We have always aimed to be amongst the pioneers of […].

Nicola Trivett 1 min read

Design & Build Roundtable with Perkins & Will and CBRE

Industry roundtable agrees ‘Design and Build’ approach can unlock efficiencies for commercial interior projects. In a recent roundtable discussion with fit out contractor Summertown Interiors; design firm Perkins & Will; and project managers CBRE explored the benefits and challenges of working under the ‘design and build’ method for commercial interior projects. The design and build […].

Nicola Trivett 3 min read

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Category: News

Awarded Dubai Chamber Advanced CSR Label for 2nd Year

Summertown joins an expert panel conversation on material transparency

Congratulations to our 2020 Dubai Marathon 10km Runners

New 2018-2019 Sustainability Report released

Inside the Ahrend Healthcare Studio

Smart & Healthy Workplaces Breakfast Forum

Free LEED for 2,000sqm+ projects under JOURNEY2030

Opening ceremony of Ahrend Healthcare Studio in d3

JOURNEY2030 - Summertown's New Sustainability Goals

Design & Build Roundtable with Perkins & Will and CBRE