Faithful+Gould started as a four-man quantity surveying business in the UK, and in the Middle East, it has been appointed on some of the regions largest and most prestigious projects as project and programme managers. The company has logged a series of key projects in its portfolio in recent years including the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia, the Doha Oasis in Qatar, and Dubai Creek Harbour in Dubai. To celebrate its 70th anniversary, it also launched its 70 days of giving campaign where employees organised a number of initiatives across 70 days, designed to give back to the…
Author: Mehak Srivastava
Established in the year 1993, Danube Group was founded and cultivated under the leadership of Rizwan Sajan, who is the known to be the founder and chairman of the group. Starting off as a small trading firm, the company has moved from strength-to-strength, expanding its foothold in the region, and has established itself as one of the leading building materials company along with other branches under its vast umbrella. In 2015, the company recorded a turnover of AED5.14bn and has been growing ever since. The developer has a pipeline of six more projects under construction of which two are scheduled for…
AlKifah Contracting Company has undertaken various mega projects like the Jazan Economic City (JEC), a project with a value of more than SAR1.3bn. The contractor is set to establish the port, along with all associated infrastructure as the first Saudi company, to establish a port in Saudi Arabia. Says Eng Osama AlAfaleq: As a person, I always seek innovation by finding creative solutions to solve complex challenges to achieve objectives. We have implemented a strategy that supports the governments vision, enforced governance, increased localisation, and empowered our staff to think creatively and be the leaders of tomorrow.
Mohan Dass Saini heads the global operations of Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering and Construction as the managing director and CEO and is based in Dubai. Shapoorji Pallonji Group is one of the oldest and largest construction conglomerates with a legacy of over 152 years in India with presence in over 60 countries. Saini has more than four decades of rich and diversified experience in construction industry and has been associated with the group for more than 32 years. The company has a total order backlog of around $5.5bn, out of which 30% is from the UAE and the rest is from…
Marcus Truscott is a chartered professional engineer and has over 20 years of construction industry experience, specialising in complex large-scale projects. He joined Multiplex Europe in 2003 as a project manager, and transferred to the Middle East in 2005, where he progressed quickly to project director, and then general manager of the Abu Dhabi business and more recently, managing director, responsible for all Middle East operations. Leveraging off a broad range of experience, skilled staff, and a strong reputation, Multiplex is ideally placed in the current competitive market to address client cost-saving needs by continuing to deliver quality, cost-effective property…
Donna Sultan has been the CEO of KEO since 1991 and became president and CEO in 2016. Educated in the US and raised in Europe and the US, her background includes strategic planning and management consulting. She has over 40 years professional experience in the Middle East and is ranked as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the Arab World and one of the 12 most influential businesswomen in the Gulf. Sultan has skillfully positioned the firm as a globally recognised multidiscipline practice working on some of the regions largest and most prestigious construction projects and serving a wide…
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi since 2005, Tamouh’s ambitious growth is fuelled by its mission to build communities in a lifestyle of luxury and comfort. The developer completed the Emirati Housing Development at Jabel Hafeet that consists of 3,000 houses and the Horizon Towers on Reem Island. Consisting of the 57-floor Tower A and 38-floor Tower B, the mixed-used project has been handed-over to the community management company. The developer is also working on the infrastructure for Reem Downtown in Reem Island. Reem Downtown is set to become the first mix-used development in Abu Dhabi that seamlessly merges the contemporary with…
Dr Kassem Rahal joined UAE-based Al Rostamani Pegel (ARP) in August 2014 as its general manager. The contracting arm of Al Rostamani Group is a noted player in the UAE construction industry and has to its credit, timely and successful construction of several multipurpose high-rise buildings, hotels, hospitals, industrial facilities etc. Its highly qualified and experienced staff together with a skilled workforce, adopt modern construction technologies and top-notch quality management systems with a strong emphasis on safety standards. One of the projects in ARPs kitty is the famous Dubai Frame, an ambitious endeavour by Dubai Municipality, constructed at Zabeel Park.
In September 2017, Eng Abdulla Atatreh was appointed the chairman of Drake & Scull International (DSI). He is also the vice chairman and managing director of Tabarak Investment. In addition to this, he is the chairman of Bonyan International Investment Group and is on the board of trustees of Al Ain University of Science and Technology. He is also the deputy chairman of Takaful Emarat. On his appointment, he said: The first official act of the new board of directors is to position the company for new growth by establishing and following strict governance standards across all operating sectors to…
Since joining ISG in 2016 as the Middle East MD, Steve Ramsden has overseen the diversification of ISGs project portfolio to include landmark leisure and hospitality projects, as well as bringing some of ISGs best global expertise in technology and healthcare sectors into the region. Ramsden is also credited with a strong focus on health and safety across all ISGs projects in the region. He has recently been promoted to MD Southeast Asia & Middle East. Under his leadership, the business has been performing strongly since 2011, achieving an average annual growth rate of 12% during the past year.