At the FM Giants Roundtable hosted on Ain Dubai, Marc Daly, Director – Hard Services at ServeU joined an exclusive roundtable discussion to discuss various topics and issues affecting the industry, such as contractual gaps, worker wellbeing, working closely with real estate developers, breaking into the hospitality industry, and so much more. With over 10 experiences in the FM industry Marc has led FM operations in the UAE, KSA & UK with a keen eye on efficiency improvement on asset performance and service delivery. With technology being the main driver for both these areas; Marc has played a leadership role…
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At the FM Giants Roundtable hosted on Ain Dubai, Mohamad Abou Laban, CEO at Deyaar Facilities Management joined an exclusive roundtable discussion to discuss various topics and issues affecting the industry, such as contractual gaps, worker wellbeing, working closely with real estate developers, breaking into the hospitality industry, and so much more. Mohamad Abou Laban with more than twenty years of experience working in the GCC facilities management industry, Mohamad is a top-performing and result-oriented professional. He is customer-focused with proven success in growing territories and opportunities through utilising comprehensive knowledge of products and over-exceeding goals. Mohamad has a proven…
Northern Ireland company Kiverco was appointed as a specialist plant provider by UAE based company Dulsco to supply a material recovery facility (MRF) plant to support Dulsco’s vision to transform its waste into reusable and recycled products. Kiverco, a leader in engineering and manufacturing, was selected by Dulsco, an integrated solutions provider and the Official Waste Management Partner for Expo 2020 Dubai, to design, manufacture, install and commission a complete turnkey solution to help divert waste from landfill. The state-of-the-art Material Recovery Facility in Dubai, located at Ras Al Khor, is a recycling processing plant with a capacity of 80,000…
PID Owners Association Management LLC (PIDOAM), a subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC has awarded Farnek – a UAE based smart and green facilities management (FM) company, a two-year Total Facilities Management (TFM) contract. Under the agreement, Farnek will deploy more than 100 employees, responsible for maintaining the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), cleaning and security services for the Green Community, DIP common areas. “PIDOAM is focused on channeling resources towards ensuring well managed communities and various initiatives are being planned to be implemented in the pursuit of achieving this. Farnek’s innovative solutions coupled with its technological capabilities will enhance and…
North25, the project management vertical of Dubai Holding Real Estate, has signed a collaborative agreement with the Project Management Institute’s [PMI] UAE Chapter to establish a strategic partnership in project management services. PMI is the largest international organization in the world dedicated to project management. The agreement defined a framework of cooperation and collaboration between North25 and the PMI UAE Chapter in sharing knowledge of best practices, showcasing published case studies, PMI UAE Chapter resources and related offerings, besides co-developing case studies and publications. Ali Ahmed Al Obeidli, Chief Executive Officer of North25, said: “North25 is proud to collaborate with…
With the implementation of its internationalization strategy in 2021, QCON is all set to launch a series of unique offerings for its customers. QCON has become a pioneer in offering comprehensive Loyalty Rewards & Referral Programs in construction industry with clear earning, spending, and referral rules for customers based in the GCC Region. Established in 2015, Dubai-based QCON General Trading LLC is a trusted, award-winning construction and building materials distributor specializing in wholesale, retail, and authorized distribution with warranty support from manufacturers across the globe for cost-effective solutions. QCON recently launched its leading B2B e-commerce platform offering construction & building…
Driven by the wise vision of its leadership, as always, Dubai has brought to life a one of a kind hub, for visionaries, talents and great minds from around the globe to shape the future, it is the eagerly-awaited “Museum of the Future”, which will open its doors to the rest of the world on February 22, 2022, welcoming guests to embark on a journey to the year 2071. From Dubai and the UAE to the rest of the world, the Museum of the Future is a ‘living museum’ aiming to contribute to a deep intellectual movement, through connecting thinkers…
AD Ports Group, the region’s premier facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade, has partnered with UAE-based, multi-business conglomerate Ghassan Aboud Group to establish one of the region’s largest multi-category wholesale food trading and logistics hub in KIZAD in collaboration with Rungis. The project was announced at the official project launch ceremony held on-site in KIZAD. The ‘Regional Food Hub – Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with Rungis’, will bring together wholesale buyers, sellers, logistics players, consolidators, and distributors from across the world, enhancing the diversity of all food categories available for consumers in the UAE and wider region. Rungis International Market…
EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company), a leading company in the integrated coordination of planning, purchasing and supply of water and electricity across the UAE, announced today it will be delivering 1200 litres of brine discharge to five participating teams in support of Round Three of the Sandooq Al Watan ‘ReThink Brine’ Challenge, to enable the development of prototype construction material or COVID-19 medical solutions from the samples. Sandooq Al Watan, the national initiative launched by prominent Emirati businessmen to support research projects for the post-oil era, launched the Centurium Prize Challenge named ReThink Brine in 2020 to protect the Arabian Gulf…
ALEC today announced the appointment of Andy Boutle as its Head of Digital Construction. In this newly created role, Boutle will focus on the digitisation of the entire value chain for projects undertaken by ALEC, with an emphasis on increasing workflow communication and vertical efficiencies. Analysis by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) found investing in technology and innovation to be one of the key factors in boosting the construction sector’s productivity by up to 60 percent. But while digital technologies — ranging from Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Augmented/Virtual Reality, to robotics, drones, and cloud software — are heralding a new…