Gulf Construction Online - DSK Builds on parent firm’s strength

Kuwait

Abu Soud and Tabari ... good track record.

DSK Builds on parent firm’s strength

01 December 2011

DRAKE and Scull Kuwait (DSK) aims to harness the international expertise of parent company Drake and Scull International (DSI), a regional market leader in integrated design, engineering and the construction disciplines of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), civil contracting, and water and power, to leverage its market share in the Kuwaiti construction sector.

The company recently won a $19.87-million project for an administrative block and mosque for a public sector client, bringing the total of value of projects won since the beginning of the year to $62.67 million.

Since its inception in 2004, DSK has been involved in some of Kuwait’s top engineering projects including the special training centre for Public Authority for Applied Education and Training in Shuwaikh and the boys’ campus at the College of Basic Education in Ardiya in addition to the Kuwait State Audit Bureau. DSK owns unique engineering technologies, especially in the MEP and water and power sectors.

The company is eyeing new projects, especially in the residential, healthcare and infrastructure sectors, to sustain its momentum in the Kuwaiti market and also intends to build new business channels and to expand its market reach to cover the civil and water and power sectors, says Khaldoun Tabari, CEO of DSI.

'We have a proven track record of prestigious projects in Kuwait and we are supported by DSI’s four decades of regional expertise in the Mena (Middle East and North Africa) region, so we are well-positioned to further expand and grow in this promising and emerging market. After seven years of operation in the country, we have become well-versed in addressing the dynamics and complexities of projects of different scales across all industries. We offer existing and potential clients exceptional value, particularly in terms of turnkey solutions, seamless engineering and procurement capabilities,' Tabari says.

Tawfiq Abu Soud, managing director of DSI Power and Water, believes that Kuwait is one of the most dynamic construction markets in the GCC and is the ideal platform for expansion. 'The competition is high and we see a large influx of foreign contractors into the Kuwaiti market,' he comments.