Wael Allan from Hyder Consulting ME
Hyder Consulting Middle East, whose project portfolio includes the Burj Dubai and Dubai Fountain, has been named MEP Consultancy of the Year at the MEP Awards 2009.
“Hyder has been involved in many iconic building projects during 2009, making a significant contribution to raising the profile of landmark buildings and highlighting the role played by the building services consultancy profession,” stated the judges.
Hyder Consulting has been involved with these major projects for about five years. The design and construction team for the Burj Dubai alone has been one of the largest ever established for a single construction project, and encompassed some of the world’s leading experts in their respective fields.
During this time, extremely close working relationships were established with all parties involved, including numerous specialist sub-contract and supply organisations. Hyder Consulting alone had over 80 individuals actively engaged on the projects at any one time.
In addition, Hyder Consulting’s MEP team worked on a range of projects throughout 2009, such as ski centres, mosques, super tall buildings, residential buildings, hotels, leisure/entertainment centres, golf courses and infrastructure projects.
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include Ski Egypt in Cairo, the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi (can accommodate 40 000 worshipers), the Pentominium Tower in Dubai (second-tallest building in the world), the Michael Schumacher Tower in Abu Dhabi, the Colonial Hotel in Dubai, Dubai Mall Entertainment Centre (22 cinemas, the largest in the UAE and the Sega Republic outside Japan, and the unique Kidszania experience), the Gary Player golf course in Abu Dhabi (five-star championship) and Education City in Doha (the largest education campus in the Middle East).
Hyder Consulting Middle East regional MD Wael Allan expressed his delight at the accolade for his firm, and emphasised it was very much a team effort. “A successful project is when we understand what a client wants, help them design the right brief, and then align ourselves and our technical team with the client’s objectives.” The firm’s Benjamin James also won the ‘Young Engineer of the Year’ award.
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