Alex Kniveton has joined international multi-disciplinary engineer Cundall as MEP Director in the Middle East as part of company’s growth. Alex’s primary focus will be to strengthen Cundall’s building services delivery and project portfolio in the region.
“Cundall is the market leader in Sustainable design and I am thrilled to be working with such a forward thinking, people focussed practice. The emphasis on health and wellbeing is a wake-up call to the industry and to be at a company at the leading edge of that design is a very exciting prospect.
I am very much looking forward to introducing the industry partners, who I have been fortunate to have worked with, to the strength of Cundall’s building services team and the reputation that they command throughout the region and across the world.” Alex Kniveton, MEP Director, Cundall MENA.
“Alex is a very talented and experienced MEP Engineer, with high profile project experience both in the Middle East and internationally. I am absolutely delighted that he will apply his considerable ability to further our pursuit of technical excellence.” Richard Stratton, Partner and Managing Director MENA, Cundall.
Alex joins Cundall having previously worked in the region as well as internationally. With over 20 years of industry experience, managing MEP design teams and post contract departments, Alex has a strong mechanical design and project management background. His unique experience includes the delivery of high-rise as well as complex mixed-use schemes combined with sustainable and low-energy solutions.
Alex also brings with him wealth of multi-million-dollar project experience across diverse sectors in the region including education, hospitality, healthcare, retail, critical infrastructure, industrial, and commercial sectors as well as a wealth of delivering projects across the UK, Europe and Asia.
Alex is passionate about integrating the shift in design thinking through the construction process and integrating the newest technologies to create the next step change in building design.