How you make ice in the UAE desert - in pictures

Gulf Ice Factory & Modern Ice Factory - G&M Ice - in Dubai Investment Park started producing ice in the Emirates in 1976

PHOTO PROJECT: ICE FACTORY. A visit to the Gulf Ice Factory & Modern Ice Factory (G&M Ice) located in Dubai Investment Park on June 15th, 2021. Water supplied by DEWA is cleaned and filtered in a five step process: chlorination, multimedia filtration, a five micron cartridge filter system, a UV lamp and lastly a metal detector screens the water before it is used to manufacture the tube ice for human consumption.
The company first started producing ice in the UAE in 1976 in the emirate of Sharjah followed by setting up of multiple units like Modern Ice Factory in 1989, Quality Ice Distribution Office in 1992, Tube Ice Production in 2000 & its latest production facility at Dubai Investments Park launched in May 2008. They are the largest ice producer in the UAE.
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A visit to the Gulf Ice Factory & Modern Ice Factory -- G&M Ice -- in Dubai Investment Park. The company started producing ice in the UAE in 1976. Starting in Sharjah, it then set up of units like the Modern Ice Factory in 1989, the Quality Ice Distribution Office in 1992, Tube Ice Production in 2000 and its latest production centre at Dubai Investments Park, opened in May 2008. The company is the largest ice producer in the Emirates. Water is cleaned and filtered in a five-step process: chlorination, multimedia filtration, a five-micron cartridge filter system and a UV lamp. Finally, a metal detector screens the water before it is used to make ice. Antonie Robertson / The National