XtreeE launches 3D printing construction unit in UAE, receives new funding

Parisian large scale 3D printing firm XtreeE has received a major investment from TTWiiN Investment Partners, an investment arm of the US-based engineering consulting firm Thornton Tomasetti, in the company’s latest round of funding. The details of the funding round have not been disclosed, but additional investment was made by Shibumi International, subsidiary of international construction firm Gulermak Heavy Industries, and UK-based construction company Vinci Construction, an existing investor. In addition, XtreeE has announced a collaboration with Concreative, a concrete 3D printing company based in the United Arab Emirates, to open a new 3D printing production unit in Dubai. There is a huge misconception within the AEC industry that 3D printing is a technology only of the future, remarked Ray Daddazio, the president of Thornton Tomasetti.