Airolink has started construction work on a pair of schools with a combined development value exceeding AED 275mn ($75mn) at a 10-acre site in Dubai.
Brighton College UK and Dwight School New York will open branch campuses in Dubai in September 2018. The two schools, which will be located within a super campus will have a combined enrolment capacity of up to 4,000 students.
The campus will be of G+3 floor height and will be spread across a large area to allow ample car parking, landscaping and greenery. The schools will also offer extensive sports facilities, including tennis and squash courts, and a full soccer pitch with a 400-metre running track.
The 89,000 square metres (257,227.57 square feet) campus with a built-up area of 510,000 square feet, will also accommodate the Centre of Excellence for Arabic Language, Culture and the Arts.
Dr Anil G. Pillai, chairman and managing director of Airolink, said: Airolink has created a niche for itself in the construction of educational campuses and the latest contract from Bloom Education is a living testimony to our expertise in this field.
Education is a very serious business and we take it very seriously. Educational institutes require a completely different set of designers, architects, consultants and engineering as these projects will help groom the future generations and we give very detailed attention to each of the aspects.
Our engineers, construction supervisors and project managers are working with a collective pool of 500 workers and technicians to complete the project on time by July 2018 ahead of the new academic year beginning in September 2018.
Airolink is currently constructing a number of projects that are at various stages of development in the UAE. Among its ongoing projects, the Al Mamzar Centre tops the list, followed by the Dubai Heights School, the Emirates College of Technology, the Bloom School and the Art Centre, are of significant value. Among others, Airolink has been involved in the construction of five schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Airolink, which has a strong presence in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ireland markets, employs 2,000 employees including the recently hired workforce.