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Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company Appoints Cluttons as Property Managers for the Financial Centre
Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company (BFHHC) today announced that it has appointed internationally renowned real estate consultants Cluttons as Property Managers for the Financial Centre at the US$ 3 billion Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH).
Commenting on the appointment and role of Cluttons, Mr. Stephen Rothel, Chief Executive Officer, BFHHC, said: "Cluttons' new role as Property Managers for the Financial Centre is in addition to their existing engagement as Leasing, Sales & Marketing Agents for BFH. With their rich expertise and excellent track record, Cluttons will ensure our clients the highest degree of property services and resources. Cluttons brings a high level of skill in managing properties tailored to the financial services industry. Their selection is a result of an exhaustive global selection process that was undertaken. Additionally, a key contributor to our decision of selecting Cluttons for the task was the hard work, commitment and expertise that they have displayed in their existing relationship with BFH as Leasing, Sales and Marketing Agents.
To ensure optimal operational efficiency, Cluttons has assigned a dedicated onsite team to BFH supported by expertise from its teams in London and Cluttons' other international offices. Furthermore, with an aim of creating a seamless delivery mechanism Cluttons will also deploy an exclusive state-of-the-art property management system that will be linked to Cluttons international network.
Cluttons will prepare and implement all the operational and management procedures to ensure that the project operates efficiently from the date of practical completion. This will require close coordination with the construction teams on the handover and commissioning of the project. Cluttons' services also extend to maintenance and tenants supervision and all accounting functions.
Elaborating on the agreement, Mr. Donald Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Cluttons, said: "BFH has and continues receiving very positive response both regionally as well as internationally with commitments from many key financial sector and retail companies. Cluttons' global presence and experience along with our significant Middle East exposure allows us to apply our insights and resources on a local level to ensure optimal results. We are absolutely clear in understanding and realizing BFH's aim and are confident of providing services of a paramount level. Cluttons is indeed excited to further strengthen the very positive relationship with BFH. "
Formed in 1765, Cluttons is one of the leading firms of Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants in the United Kingdom with its head office in the heart of London. Since 1976 Cluttons has established a strong real estate presence within the Middle East through a growing and integrated network of offices in the Arabian Gulf including Bahrain, Dubai, Sharjah, Oman and Jeddah. Since then Cluttons has had various roles and been involved with some of the key real estate and infrastructure development projects in the region including the Al Moayyed Tower in Bahrain, the Pearl in Qatar and Kingdom Centre in Riyadh.
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About BFH
A fully integrated, master-planned development, the US$ 3 billion Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH), is aimed at creating a complete financial city, a self contained community and reinforcing Bahrain's unsurpassed position as the financial capital of the Middle East. A first of its kind development in the region, BFH is a highly focused, committed and advanced financial environment spread over 380,000 square metres of prime seafront property in the centre of Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Furthermore, it comprises of 10 projects that uniquely combines business, leisure and residential components under one canopy. Phase I of the project ‘The Financial Centre' which includes the Harbour Towers - Bahrain's tallest towers and the Harbour Mall. The BFH Client Relations Centre is located on-site at the 'Gateway to Bahrain' on the King Faisal Highway in Manama.
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