01 December 2007

The Meinhardt Group, a leading Australian engineering consultancy, has unveiled plans for major expansion throughout the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.

The $20 million investment plan will involve setting up five new office locations in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Libya, Bahrain and Egypt, increasing employee strength to 4,500 by 2010.
The group, which first ventured into the Middle East in 1997, has already established an office in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar and currently employs 3,000 professionals in 27 offices globally.
Meinhardt has been commissioned to provide project management and or lead consultancy and multidisciplinary design services for numerous international landmark projects, such as Marina Bay Financial Centre in Singapore, Rialto Towers in Melbourne, Australia, and One International Finance Centre in Hong Kong, to name a few.
Projects in the Middle East include Signature Towers and Dubai Financial Market for Dubai Properties; The Dubai Mall – the world’s largest mall – for Emaar Properties; and Pearl Qatar for UDC Development.
“It has been well documented that the Middle East is one of the fastest growing regions in the world with some of the most advanced and iconic buildings ever realised,” says Dr Shahzad Nasim, managing director, Meinhardt International. “Currently, real estate and related infrastructure projects in progress across the six GCC states is estimated to be worth $1.25 trillion, with billions more on the drawing board. The market potential is immense.”
Meinhardt has a successful track record of delivering large-scale, complex projects on time. It is this experience the engineering giant brings to the table that Dr. Nasim believes is the cornerstone of their regional expansion strategy.

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