page_title: Depa Group
section_title: 2000 - 2010
hierarchical_section_title: Depa Group / History / 2000 - 2010
caption_attribution_description: The Interpretation Centre for Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world, in the Dubai Mall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
context_page_description: Depa Plc is a publicly listed interior construction and manufacturing firm headquartered in Dubai, UAE. Established in 1996 and listed on the Nasdaq Dubai. The firm provides interior construction services and joinery manufacturing for construction contractors in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. Depa Group consists of four subsidiaries: Depa Interiors; Deco Group; Design Studio Group; and Vedder.
context_section_description: In 2000, Depa established a subsidiary called Pino Meroni Yacht Interiors. In 2001, Depa Abu Dhabi completed its first contract - the ADWEA headquarters. In 2003, Depa Interiors completed the interior works for the Grand Hyatt Hotel Dubai.
  In 2005, Depa Abu Dhabi provided interior works for the Emirates Palace hotel. In the same year Depa formed a joint venture with Mivan, named Mivan Depa, and provided interior works for the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, designed by architect I. M. Pei.
  In 2006, Depa provided interior work for the Dubai Festival City district including InterContinental Hotel, Crown Plaza Hotel, Dubai Festival City Convention Centre and Harbour Plaza Hotel. In the same year Depa also established operations in Morocco, Sudan, Qatar, India, and formed joint venture (later to become a wholly owned subsidiary) Depa Albarakah to procure and install gypsum, and acquired Abu Dhabi-based woodworking firm Eldiar. In the same year Depa completed the interior fit-out of the Shoreline Apartments complex on the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. In 2006 the company also acquired Deco Emirates, Dragoni International, Royal Thai Carpets, and Design Studio and a 22.2 per cent stake in JWICO.
  In 2007, Depa established joint ventures with JWICO in Jordan, The Parker Company and Decolight and set up operations in Saudi Arabia. In Morocco, DepaMar provided interior works on the Mazagan Beach and Gold Resort in El Jedida, and Depa Qatar secured the contract to fit-out the Commercial Bank of Qatar’s headquarters in Doha. In 2007, Depa and German interior contractor Lindner Group formed the Lindner Depa Interiors joint venture, which in 2008 was awarded contracts to fit-out 11 Green Line stations and 13 Red Line stations for the Dubai Metro.
  In 2008, Depa, Deco, Depa Abu Dhabi and Mivan Depa all provided interior work for the Atlantis, The Palm Hotel Dubai. 2008 was also the year Depa Interiors began work on the interior fit-out of the Burj Khalifa (originally named Burj Dubai), the world’s tallest building. Depa also completed the fit-out of Al Futtaim's new management offices in Festival Tower, Dubai. In the same year Depa and Design Studio formed the joint venture DDS and were awarded the fit-out of Marina Bay Sands Singapore. Later that year DDS became a wholly owned subsidiary and was incorporated in Singapore. Additionally, Depa acquired yacht interior fit-out firm Vedder in Germany. Also in 2008, Depa listed on the Nasdaq Dubai and the London Stock Exchange. In 2009 Depa Abu Dhabi and Mivan Depa delivered works for Ferrari World on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, and completed work on five Yas Island hotels. In Dubai, Depa completed the fit-out of the Palazzo Versace.
caption: In 2008, Depa began work on the interior fit-out of the Burj Khalifa (originally named Burj Dubai), the world's tallest building.
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