Jamal Abdullah Lootah, president of MEFMA, is of the opinion that the time is ripe for established regional FM providers to further study the trends in the country. (Image source: MEFMA)
The facilities management (FM) sector in Saudi Arabia remains a largely untapped market that offers huge growth opportunities for regional FM players looking to expand and innovate their services, highlighted experts from the Middle East Facilities Management Association (MEFMA)
Expo 2020 Dubai worked with world-renowned Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) on the design of the space after the firm beat competition from some of the biggest names in the industry to win the contract.
The last major element in the design of the Expo 2020 Dubai site was unveiled on Monday
HH Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. (Image source: Government of Dubai)
Dubai attracted US$6.94bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2016 and succeeded in maintaining its position among the top 10 global cities in attracting foreign investment, ranking seventh worldwide, announced Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of the Executive Council HH Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
DEWA CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer (right) with Mohamed Ehteshami, V-P for Additive Integration at GE Additive, at the signing ceremony. (Image source: DEWA)
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed an MoU with GE Additive to collaborate on 3D printing, additive manufacturing and digital technologies for the ?Industrial Internet?
A cityscape of Tangier, the Moroccan port city located near the Strait of Gibraltar. (Image source: AiresSantos/Commons)
The new industrial and technology hub, located close to the city of Tangiers, will be funded by Chinese group Haite 002023.SZ, BMCEs Bank of Africa and the Moroccan government
According to Construction News, the Moroccan and the Chinese government signed a preliminary memorandum of understanding last year for the 2,000-HA city, which will deliver 100,000 jobs and accommodate 300,000 inhabitants, Industry Minister Moulay Hafid El Alamy said in a presentation.
North Africa Post have reported that Ilyas El Omari, president of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, said that said the project will create jobs in the region, promote technology transfer and boost the competitiveness of the Moroccan economy.
The new multiple industrial zones will specialise in sectors including aeronautics, automobiles, telecommunications, renewable energy, and transport equipment. Reuters have reported that Chinese firms have been active in the Maghreb, especially in Algeria. In Morocco they have been involved in a number of infrastructure projects, including a suspension bridge connecting the capital Rabat with the neighbouring city of Sale that is among the longest in Africa and was completed last year.
