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EMCOR Facilities Services Bahrain W.L.L. launches full-fledged operations
- To provide integrated services at the US$ 3 billion Bahrain Financial Harbour development
Manama, Bahrain, 03, September, 2008: In a significant development, EMCOR Facilities Services Bahrain W.L.L. today announced the launch of its operations in the Kingdom of Bahrain. EMCOR Facilities Services Bahrain W.L.L. is a Joint Venture (JV) between the Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company (BFHHC), Financial Centre Development Company (FCDC) and EMCOR Facilities Services Group Ltd. (EFSG) for the delivery of Integrated Facilities, Estate and Property Management solutions. EMCOR Facilities Services Bahrain W.L.L. will provide comprehensive services to the US$ 3 billion Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) development, which will include the delivery of a complete range of estate management and customer support services, including operations and maintenance, asset and property management and integrated system solutions.
EMCOR Facilities Services Bahrain W.L.L. recently held its inaugural board meeting in the Kingdom. Dr. Omer O. El Mardi, Managing Director of BFHHC and FCDC, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board, along with Christian Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, EFSG; Engineer Nawaf Rashid Sadeddin, Chief Development Officer, BFHHC; and Martin Green, Group Finance Director, EFSG, who have been named as Board Members. With its management team and resources firmly in place to commence its operations within BFH's Financial Centre, EMCOR Facilities Services Bahrain is also gearing up to offer its operations to other high profile projects across the country.
Commenting on the launch, Dr. Omer O. El Mardi said: "As per industry experts the facilities management market in the Arabian Gulf will be worth an estimated US$ 892billion over the next 25 years. The current construction boom across the Gulf is building a huge demand for facilities management in order to provide expert advice in the planning stages of a building and help property developers maximise profits over a building's lifecycle."
"Against such a backdrop, we believe that an entity like EMCOR Facilities Services Bahrain will not only play an instrumental role in the Financial Centre but also several developments in Bahrain in the long run. We are upbeat that with the support and the confidence as displayed by the stakeholders, EMCOR Bahrain will record an impressive start." Dr. Omer added.
EMCOR Facilities Services Bahrain will be first working on the 125,000 sq. meter-area within BFH, which accommodate the impressive ‘Harbour Towers', a project that offers high quality prime office space for the local, regional and international financial services industry, and the ‘Harbour Mall', which houses exclusive retail outlets, cafes and other leisure facilities, the Bahrain Stock Exchange, and brokerage and trading firms. At present, EMCOR Facilities Service, Bahrain has commenced the initial stages of operations for BFH, which involves the implementation of EMCOR Facilities Services' integrated management system, service procurement strategy, asset management system, and a 24/7 call centre for all current and future tenants within the development.
Speaking after the Bahrain board meeting, Christian Roberts said, "EFSG consider Bahrain as a key market for us, and our newly-established presence in this booming economy is definitely a major success, which is also part of our regional growth strategy. Working with such a prestigious development company and for a landmark development such as the Bahrain Financial Harbour as our initial project in the Kingdom is a testament to the calibre of the services we can offer to the Bahraini market. Amidst the rapid rise of Bahrain's economic and industrial sectors, its is our commitment to incorporate our internationally-renowned standards, systems and processes, and utilise the expertise of our people to provide truly integrated and best practice service solutions to BFH and to other potential clients in Bahrain."
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About EMCOR Facilities Services Group Ltd (Middle East):
With an annual turnover of over 100 million US$, EMCOR Facilities Services Group Ltd (EFSG) provides total facilities services and property management solutions throughout the Middle East. Headquartered in Dubai, and with over 1,000 staff throughout the region, EFSG has operations in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, KSA, Oman, and Qatar.
About BFH
A fully integrated, master-planned development, the US$ 3 billion Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH), is 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 Financial Centre is operational and open for business.
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