September 19, 2008—The outsourced facilities management sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is expected to reach a value of $10 billion by 2012, according to a study conducted by Arab Business Review. The GCC is comprised of six Arab states of the Persion Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emigrates.
The region’s booming construction market has spawned the need for top end benchmarks to ensure the sustainability of these buildings, thus incurring the development of maintenance programs which has in turn created a huge demand for professionals in the facilities management (FM) industry.
In line with this, Macdonald & Company has announced its participation at Cityscape Dubai 2008, from October 6 to 9, during which the recruitment consultancy focusing solely on the property industry, aims to address the growing demand for FM professionals, as many projects in the region reach their delivery stage.
“Facilities management practitioners in the region are beginning to take a more significant role, as developers become more aware of the relevance of employing highly competent FM professionals in the early stages of their processes,” said Macdonald & Company associate Danielle Le Faucheur.
“We have seen an increased demand in the requirement of facilities managers in the Middle East, especially in the UAE,” added senior consultant Christopher Stokes.
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