Chillblast picks Innovation City Ras Al Khaimah for GCC base
The UK’s most awarded PC manufacturer is setting up its regional hub in Ras Al Khaimah’s Innovation City, bringing locally assembled AI, gaming and professional systems to the GCC. The move underscores the UAE free zone’s push to attract global tech companies building for the region, not just selling into it.
Why it matters: - Chillblast’s GCC base in Innovation City Ras Al Khaimah brings premium British computing closer to buyers across the Gulf. - The move adds another global tech brand to an AI-focused free zone built around artificial intelligence, gaming, robotics, healthtech and emerging technologies. - Every system assembled there will carry the “Made in Innovation City” mark, tying local production to the UAE’s push to become a regional technology hub.
What happened: - Innovation City Ras Al Khaimah said it has attracted Chillblast, the UK’s most awarded PC manufacturer, to establish its GCC regional base in the UAE. - The company will assemble high-performance AI, gaming and professional computing systems in Innovation City. - Chillblast’s products will be built closer to customers across the Gulf. - The announcement was dated July 23, 2026.
The details: - Innovation City describes itself as the UAE’s premier AI-powered free zone. - The free zone says it was purpose-built for companies in AI, gaming, robotics, healthtech and emerging technologies. - Innovation City says it hosts the UAE’s first sovereign AI data center within a free zone. - Chillblast will use the site as its GCC regional base. - Systems assembled in Ras Al Khaimah will carry the “Made in Innovation City” mark. - Innovation City CEO Paul Dawalibi said the move shows how global technology leaders can establish, innovate and scale from the region. - Chillblast CEO Scott Brenchley said Ras Al Khaimah gives the company a base to bring premium British computing to a market that has been waiting for it.
Between the lines: - The announcement signals a shift in how technology brands approach the GCC: not only as a sales market, but as a place to build operations. - Innovation City is trying to compete on infrastructure and ecosystem, not just licensing or location. - Chillblast’s customer list, which includes Aston Martin, Williams Racing, Red Bull and the Royal Air Force, reinforces the brand’s positioning in reliability-driven computing.
What's next: - Chillblast is expected to continue building and assembling systems locally for GCC customers. - Innovation City is likely to use the deal as proof that its ecosystem can attract more advanced computing and AI companies. - The “Made in Innovation City” label will become part of how the company presents its regional products.
The bottom line: - Chillblast’s move gives Innovation City a high-profile manufacturing and assembly win, while giving the PC maker a local base inside one of the UAE’s most ambitious AI-focused free zones. - More information: Innovation City
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