Real-estate development company Emaar Properties has entered into a joint venture with the UK-based Carillion plc, a provider of value-added services to the industrial and commercial sectors. The newly established firm, Emrill, headquartered in Dubai and majority owned by Emaar, will provide innovative property and facilities management services.
While Emrill will initially be focused on meeting the requirements of Emaar Properties, the new company plans to offer its services across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and thereafter target property owners throughout the region.
“Given that the property market in the UAE, and other parts of the Middle East is on a high-growth curve, the launch of Emrill, which will be singularly focused on providing value-added services to this burgeoning market, comes at a highly opportune time,” said Armand Robitaille, Emaar Properties Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The property and infrastructure related services that Emrill will offer include energy management, mechanical, electrical and air conditioning maintenance, space planning, utilities and asset management and building fabric maintenance. The company will also offer a diverse range of services including cleaning, laundry, housekeeping, porterage, security, waste and hygiene management.
“By offering a wide range of skills that will bring together the traditional areas of support services with those of estate and building management, Emrill will focus on developing strategic partnerships with its customers by taking full responsibility of their non-core activities,” he added.
Roger Robinson, Carillion’s executive board director, prioritized the need for the services sector in the region to adopt best international practices in the areas of property and facilities management. “Through this joint venture with Emaar, Emrill will be able to efficiently deliver a range of auxiliary services using modern work practices and technology.”
“Through the implementation of strategic planning, life cycle costing, planned preventative maintenance and supply chain management, Emrill will have a singular focus on service delivery thus eliminating many of the costs associated with multiple providers,” Robinson added.
Patrick Sweeney, the newly appointed managing director of Emrill Services LLC, said that the core value proposition of Emrill's service offering was focused on enhancing the value of a customer's property portfolio. “Emrill will create an integrated delivery model that lays emphasis on the flexibility to respond to the changing demands of the region's dynamic business environment, coupled with consistent quality within pre-defined performance metrics.”
Emaar Properties is a Public Joint Stock Company listed on the Dubai Financial Market. Launched in 1997 Emaar currently it has five major real estate projects under development, actively pursuing expansion in its core business of high quality real estate development.
Based in London, Carillion plc is a construction services group offering high quality facilities management and business services to both private and public sectors. The company’s annual turnover reached $2.8 billion. It is the UK's market leader in commercial building and is credited with maintaining 24 percent and 21 percent of the country's motorway and rail networks respectively. — (menareport.com)
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