Al Hamra Tower with 414m is one of the famous landmark and the tallest building in Kuwait.
The prominent and slim 77 floor tower will provide 98’000m² of generous business premises and offices. The huge construction contains a shopping mall spread out over 5 floors and a multiplex cinema with nine auditoriums. The cost of the entire building amounts to approx USD 950 million.
In AL HAMRA Tower, flame retardant and fire resistant BETAflam® Cables, tested in accordance with BS 6387 and certified by LPCB were installed.
The 3 hours fire-resistant cables type BETAflam® FR-MI 110 SWA (steel wire armoured) with a core diameter of up to 300mm2 and an operating temperature of 110 °C were used in the tower for safety-relevant installations such as emergency power supply.