Managing the Needs of the Construction Industry
Over the last 20 years, construction in the Emirates has progressed at a great speed and this has led many existing and new companies to set up operations in this part of the world. One construction company that started out as a managing contractor for palaces and high-end villas in Abu Dhabi, but has since evolved into a full-blown main contractor, is National Projects & Construction LLC (NPC). From small beginnings in 2003, by 2005 the opportunity had arisen for a major change in operations and today, the company is one of the fastest growing contractors in this sector with strategic knowledge and expertise-sharing partnerships with a number of international companies that are leaders in handling mega-projects.
According to Paul Majoor, General Manager of NPC, “In the early days, we would receive an instruction from a client to carry out a construction project and we would then put this out to tender. By 2005, it had become obvious that there was an opportunity for us to grow the business by becoming a main contractor and doing the work ourselves. At that time, we were seeking contracts for a wider range of projects, including high-rise towers. We were quite successful in making this change and the company soon grew from around 50 people in 2003 and 500 in 2007 to over 6,600 employees in 2009. Over the last two to three years we have seen our business grow at around 100 per cent year on year in turnover.”
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