Mabetex Group

Mabetex was founded in 1991in Lugano (Switzerland) by Behgjet Pacolli, President & CEO of Mabetex Group. Mabetex plays an important role in difficult markets, immediately became an important company specializing in the civil branch.

The first important works are the prelude to a rapid expansion of Mabetex in various states, starting with the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, expanding to Kazakhstan, to Uzbekistan, as well as in several countries in Southeast Asia, Balkans and elsewhere.

As a result, Mabetex become a multinational company and was chosen for the design and construction of government infrastructure of the new capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-sultan (former Astana)

In Nur-sultan , Mabetex is recognized for having built the palaces of the city, including the Presidential Palace Akorda, Parliament, various ministries, and also great cultural works, such as the Classical Theatre Opera and Ballet, the multifunctional Leisure Centers, the Olympic Center Shuchinsk, the Velodrome, the Hockey Arena. Beyond that, Mabetex is building the Housing Center “Saranda”.

So as in the field of interior design and development of mineral treatment plants and food processing plants. It is also active in the field of environmental protection and the construction of numerous water purification plants.

Mabetex Group celebrates its decades in business (1,2. 25 Years of history)[2] with the creation of a work of global importance such as the EXPO 2017 in Nur-Sultan.[3]

The first major works are the prelude to a rapid expansion of Mabetex in various states, starting with the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, expanding throughout Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, as well as several countries in Southeast Asia, the Balkans , and elsewhere.

As a result, Mabetex became a multinational company and was chosen for the design and construction of government infrastructure in the new capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan (former Astana) starting from 1996 until today.

Mabetex is currently working in Kazakhstan, where it played an important role in the construction of the new capital Nur-Sultan[6] (former Astana) and one of the completed award-winning projects was the new Ak Orda Presidential Palace.[7] Located on the left bank of the Ishim River, its architecture combines classical, modern and ethnic influences. The president's residence is part of a complex of modern administrative buildings in the new city center - and its main purpose is to symbolize the new face of Kazakhstan.

Evidence of the Group's capabilities can be seen in the construction of the Presidential Complex of the new capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, where more than 1,000,000 m² were constructed.[8]

The Group is one of the main players in the Kazakhstan construction sector, having built almost 40% of the buildings in the new city of Nur- Sultan (former Astana)[9] among the most important, the ministry of foreign affairs, the concert and theatre hall, the Opera house, the Saryarka Velotreck (10'000 spectators), ice-hockey stadium, and the Airport Nur-Sultan, hospital mother and child care, diagnostic center, oncology center, hospital and medical building, Arman complex, three towers, + Radisson hotel Astana, Saranda -luxury villas resort, the drama theatre, cardio center in Almaty, olympic centre, ski jumping, skiing, stadium, biathlon, hotels and other facilities - sucinsk.

Panoramic view of the Akorda and the Central Concert Hall in Nur-sultan

In Switzerland, the Group, active since 1991, collaborates with the most famous local architects. The first work created is the Kazakh embassy building, located in a residential area of Geneva. The building houses several well-appointed offices and conference rooms. The offices and conference rooms have been furnished with style but with reference to the Kazakh style.

Among other works, the Swiss Diamond Hotel stands out, a luxurious five-star hotel located in Lugano, famous throughout Switzerland and Northern Italy for its exclusivity and the excellence of the services offered, so as other projects like the reconstruction of the 5 star hotel Fluela in Davos and the new Romantica Residence building complex in Melide-Lugano, currently under construction.

The Mabetex Group in Kosovo was fully involved in the reconstruction of the Parliament building. The work carried out included the renovation of the interior and the reconstruction of the exterior with glass facades. On February 17, 2008, the historic declaration of independence of Kosovo was signed in a room built by the Group.

In recent years Kosovo and Albania have been experiencing an intense period of construction, in which Mabetex is committed to the forefront also creating new jobs, so as many already completed projects like:

• Reconstruction of the “Banka Ekonomike”;
• Reconstruction of the five star hotel “Swiss Diamond Hotel”;
• The Rilindja Tower, rehabilitation of the new ministerial building;
• Construction factory of ALU and PVC facades, doors, windows and glass in lebane, and the new pediatric and pediatric surgery hospital OASIS project (currently under construction).

In Russia, Mabetex Group is known for having renovated the Kremlin on a large scale, the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation. Beyond the Kremlin, Mabetex was commissioned to renovate the White House in Moscow, the official home of the Russian government. Several floors of the building had been severely damaged in October 1993. Mabetex was asked to carry out an extremely urgent intervention to completely restore both the exterior and interior of the building. This also includes the interior decoration and complete furnishing of the more than 2,500 offices.

In Italy, the Mabetex Group was responsible in the study and project for the refurbishment of the La Fenice theatre in Venice after it was burned.

In Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, the group constructed the project for the City Hall.

In 2018 Mabetex started new construction projects in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar and its surroundings, the “Turtle Rock Resort” as well as residences and a Hotel.