MEP Middle East – November 2018

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NEWS UPDATE

APPOINTMENT

French has been with Cundall for

more than 17 years and has led and

managed design teams and projects

all across the UK, the Middle East

and Africa. 

French’s primary focus will be

to enhance Cundall’s regional

operations and the Civil and

Infrastructure brand in the Middle

East.

Talking about the appointment,

French said: “I am extremely

excited to be re-joining the MENA

leadership team and to be heading up

t he Civ i l of fer i ng i n D uba i. Cu nda l l

are now very well-established right

across the MENA region with a

fantastic portfolio of projects and I

am really looking forward to being

part of the continued development

and growth. At Cundall, we have

made it our mission to create

fantastic built environments and

have a positive impact on our

communities. At this juncture, on

the release of our new Sustainability

R oad m ap, we have a re a l opp or t u n it y

to work with our MENA Clients to

deliver on that promise and create

truly amazing sustainable building

and infrastructure projects. Also,

being able to offer Civil Engineering

locally from Dubai for the fi rst

time really strengthens our multi-

disciplinary approach and solidifi es

our commitment to the Global

market. It is very exciting times

at Cundall and we are hopeful that

our continued development will

demonstrate our commitment to

our existing Clients and provide a

whole new host of opportunities for

the business.”

French has been with Cundall

since 2001 and he joins the Dubai

offi ce from Newcastle in the UK,

having previously been based in

the region for four years. 

French is a Chartered Civil

Engineer (Member of the Institution

of Civil Engineer) and Chartered

Construction Manager (Member of

the Chartered Institute of Building). 

Richard Stratton, a partner and

regional managing director at

Cundall said: “It is great to have

Lee back in the region to further

strengthen our team. He is a great

asset to the business and a future

leader, bringing a passion and

commitment that our clients will

come to value as much as we do.”

Cundall currently has two

permanent and two associate offi ces

in the MENA region, with more than

100 staff between them, and have

been involved in a diverse range of

projects including Al Ain Mixed-use

Development and Stadium project,

American University of Sharjah,

Bahrain Bay Masterplan, Intersect

by Lexus, Lusail Light Rail Transit

(LRT), New Hamad Port Project in

its portfolio.

Cundall appointed Lee

French to head up the

Civil Engineering &

Infrastructure team.

Cundall appoints new head for its

Civil Engineering & Infrastructure team

Lee French.

„Three countries

are very

aggressive in

this [solar] sector:

Oman, UAE, and

Saudi.‰SYED MOHAMMAD ARIF,

chairman, Oman Technical Contracting.

„To me, BIM is

the only way to

do things.‰

MARK FARLEY, director of building

services, ME, WSP.

„Quality is at

the heart of

everything we

do.‰
ROBBIE NELSON, modular systems divi-
sion manager, BK Gulf.

2018 CALENDAR

EVENTS

AWARDS

JANUARY

INTERSEC

Date: 21-23 January

Place: DWTC

APRIL

DESIGN MENA QUIZ

Date: 25 APRIL

Place: Dubai

MAY

MEP CONFERENCE

Date: 09 MAY

Place: Grosvenor House

JANUARY

DIGITAL STUDIO AWARDS

Date: 15 January

Place: Dubai

FEBRUARY

HOTELIER EXPRESS

Date: 21 February

Place: Grosvenor House

MARCH

CW OMAN AWARDS

Date: 12 March

Place: Oman

NOVEMBER

MEP AWARDS

Date: 7 November

Place: Dubai

„The key upfront

cost is in the

execution of the

project itself.‰

PAUL WALLETT, regional director –

Middle East and India, Trimble.