Provis, will be showcasing its state-of-the-art property management solutions at the 2nd Annual PropTech Middle East Summit 2019 taking place in Dubai. As a part of Provis’s participation, Dana Awad, Executive Director at Provis, will participate in a session entitled “Utilizing Technology to Drive Property Service Charges Down” where she will present Provis’s experience in utilizing cutting-edge technological solutions to add value to investments and decrease property costs. Dana will also present two of Provis’s best practice case studies revolving around climate based irrigation and Building Management System (BMS) cloud integration. “We are delighted to be a part of…
Author: Kasun Illankoon
The second in a series of six slides in preparation to lift The Link 100 metres above ground took place on October 13th, 2019. The link can now be seen hanging over The Happiness Bridge. For this phase of the construction of the iconic One Za’abeel, The Link’s Assembly B – 24 meters long and weighing 849 metric tons – was slid 30 meters above the Happiness Bridge from Tower A to Tower B. “The Link” is an epic panoramic sky concourse suspended perpendicularly to both towers at a height of around 100 meters. The 225 meters long construction is…
UAE-based facilities management company, Emrill, has been awarded a six-year contract by Dubai Airports, where Emrill will deploy over 1,000 cleaning staff at Dubai International (DXB) Terminal 3, concourses A, B and C. Mobilisation of concourse A will commence on March 1, 2020, with services effective from April 1, 2020. Services in concourses B and C will commence on June 1, 2020. The scope of work remains unchanged from the previous contract and will see Emrill staff carrying out cleaning and janitorial services across Terminal 3 and concourses A, B and C. Dedicated teams will be assigned to…
H.E. Rashed Abdul Karim Al Balooshi, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), today (Wednesday, October 30, 2019) led the inauguration of the much anticipated 11th International Real Estate & Investment Show (IREIS) at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The leading show, the only real estate event in Abu Dhabi specialized to target investors and consumers rather than trade visitors, will run until Friday, November 1, 2019. ADDED along with the Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities (DPM) and the Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone (ADAFZ) are the top government exhibitors of this year’s edition of…
Following the company’s plans to capitalize on Expo 2020 Dubai. Samana Group, the Dubai-based 23-year old business conglomerate, is targeting the much-needed inbound investments to the UAE while Dubai seeks to become the leading Middle Eastern partner for China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Samana Group has developed high-yielding investment opportunities in the real estate, ready-to-operate business centers and citizenship by investment sectors for Chinese investors and companies who will make the UAE their Middle East headquarters. Ahead of its investment roadshow in China, Samana Group today announced that its strategic expansion plan is to establish Group’s China base so that…
In a proactive effort to bring the industry together to advance open dialogue for a more disability-inclusive air transport system, Emirates will be hosting the International Air Transport Association (IATA) inaugural Global Accessibility Symposium, taking place in Dubai from 5-6 November 2019. The IATA Global Accessibility Symposium furthers the commitment of the resolution on passengers with disabilities which was made at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul in June 2019. The resolution aims to improve the air travel experience for the estimated one billion people living with disabilities worldwide by encouraging governments, airlines, airports and stakeholders across the…
The recent launch of international tourist e-visas in Saudi Arabia, as part of Vision 2030 initiatives to boost tourism and increase global competitiveness, is set to have a positive long term impact on the Kingdom’s real estate market, outlines JLL’s latest Q3 market reports. In efforts to diversify the economy away from oil the government launched tourism giga-projects across the Kingdom and most recently new E-Visas for 49 countries to boost international visitor arrivals. These major initiatives and ongoing reforms are set to shape a more diverse hospitality landscape, stimulating real estate development and new investor opportunities. “With…
With its revamped, modernized design and coverage of practical themes and issues that matter to today’s trade professionals, the “Treffpunkt Handwerk” showcase in Hall 13 is set to be a major highlight at DOMOTEX 2020. “Treffpunkt Handwerk” is a networking and community area where tradespeople young and old will find everything they need for stimulating, quality dialogue with their peers. As well as that, there will be even more live demonstrations on offer than in previous years. The showcase will feature informative, stimulating presentations in which experts will report on current issues and challenges in trade practice and present new…
Agility, a leading global logistics provider, together with its digital innovation arm, Shipa, has signed a memorandum of understanding with JD Logistics, the supply chain and fulfillment arm of China’s largest retailer, JD.com, to collaborate on logistics in fast-growing e-commerce markets. Agility and JD Logistics will work together to make it easier for consumers in some of the world’s fastest growing markets to get access to JD’s product range and products offered by JD Logistics’ merchant partners. The new agreement focuses on cross-border logistics, and procurement and retail. It covers markets in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and…
The King Fahad Causeway Authority today signed a consultancy agreement worth around US$ 8.9 million with the winning consortium (KPMG, AECOM and CMS), a consortium of financial, technical, and legal companies that will work on developing the financing model, the required engineering specifications, design, as well as the helping with the assement and selection of the main developers. The total project value is estimated at US$ 3.5 billion. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Future Investment Forum (FII) held in Riyadh, and attended by HE Eng. Kamal bin Ahmed Mohamed, Bahrain’s Minister of Transportation & Telecommunications,…