Facilities Management heads for major growth in the Middle East.

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25 Feb 2006

The Facilities Management (FM) business in the Middle East is set to enter a period of major growth as developers seek to protect their investments, a leading Dubai FM company says.

Reliance FM says developers should recognise facilities management as a key investment that will save money by ensuring that a new building is operation friendly, and that space is being properly utilized.

The company will be exhibiting at FM EXPO, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from June 4-6. The exhibition will create a vital link for decision makers with suppliers and service providers at a time when regional construction spend is growing at US$4 billion a week.

An emerging concept in the Middle East, facilities management is the integrated management of all types of built environments from commercial towers, to oil refineries, to hospitals. FM practitioners oversee the management of a building from its inception, providing a complete range of services such as property strategy, space management, communications infrastructure, building maintenance, administration and contract management.

Reliance FM has grown rapidly in the three years since its inception, and now oversees 4 million square feet of UAE property. The firm has provided FM support to a diverse range of clients including corporate facilities, commercial and residential buildings, clubs and hospitals. They have recently started operations in Qatar.