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MID-YEAR UPDATE – 2023

Mid-Year Update – 2023

In addition to the variety of other projects we are currently undertaking, this period has been particularly busy for our Data Centre portfolio. Nathan, Tony, Thilanka, Vidura and the wider team, in partnership with Straightline Consulting, have successfully delivered a significant Data Centre scheme in Dubai. Countless manhours, grit and determination have all paid off, with all vendors pulling together to achieve final TOC. Our client has publicly commended our team, again demonstrating our projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the highest of standards. Meanwhile in Abu Dhabi, L4 and L5 testing across the 6 PODs of AD’s largest data centre is in full swing for Metin, Yaser and the team as we head towards the major milestones. All Uptime validation has been a success to date, providing confidence to our client that we will attain another successful handover. Mike over in Dubai has a little more breathing space as we populate our software platform, Core Centrum by Facility Grid with the Commissioning Plan, trackers, reports etc and confirm our scope to provide TAB services and the technical authoring for all Operating and Maintenance manuals. Essentially “the calm before the storm” Midfield Terminal continues to remain very active for Barry, Louise, and our team, with ADAC requesting us, in addition to our “day job”, to assist in FM operator training as we enter full operation mode before the region prepares to welcome the first flight into one the worlds largest airports. There will be some celebrations on the horizon for all involved. BAHRAIN Bahrain continues to foster growth with multiple new appointments engaged via a number of developers. Fadi, Rob and the team are providing MEP design, CxA and Project Management Consultancy services solidifying our presence in this expanding market. KSA KSA continues steady growth with several Framework Agreements in place, several high-profile assignments already completed including KAFD and SPARK Phase 1. The major news however is the securing of all trade license activities enabling us to operate across the entire Kingdom moving forward. UK Andy Britnell, together with Jon Corden (JCC) have been busy securing opportunities and partnerships within the UK, specializing in Fire Life Safety, Clerk of Works, building compliance and dilapidation surveys. Works to date include significant government and developer appointments to identify and manage out FLS deficiencies, enhance legacy installations to meet current standards, ensuring all our client’s investments are protected. COMMERCIAL SERVICES In addition to being a member of our Senior Management team and heading up our commercial and finance functions, in conjunction with our UK MD Andy Britnell, our Commercial Director Ronan Keating has enhanced our already successful expert witness and litigation support offering, by adding a wealth of experience in the Construction and Insurance claims sectors. Ronan has developed our cost management department which is focused on providing our clients with commercial advice on subjects such as construction / insurance claims cost management, specifically tailored to the MEP industry. The enhancement of our existing commercial support offering and the addition of our cost management function, further encapsulates the wide range of capabilities and services that we offer our clients as a diverse technical engineering consultancy. In summary, we continue to deliver challenging and complex MEP construction projects from initial design studies to construction and commissioning, by supporting developers, building owners and main contractors throughout a projects entire life cycle.

CSA Awards

Commissioning Engineer of the Year Award Finalists 2022

Core Emirates wish to extend our congratulations to Thilanka Thilakarathne for being one of CSA’s fantastic 2022 CSA Award Finalists in the category of Engineer of the year award. There were a significant number of applicants with the scoring system separating the winner by a mere half a point. The entire event was a great success with UK Chairman Neil Burdess heading up the evening’s awards, that in additional to all the fantastic finalists and deserved winners, included a personal, and emotional tribute, to the late, great Mr Brian Townsend, the founder of End Systems Ltd. As always, it was great to catch up with friends, be reminded of why the CSA is the global standard to ensure industry best practice and we are already looking forward to next year’s event.

CSA Awards

Commissioning Engineer of the Year Award 2022

Core Emirates are proud to announce that Mr. Thilanka Thilakarathne has been shortlisted for the Commissioning Engineer of the Year award, at this year’s Commissioning Specialist Association awards ceremony. The event will be held at the Guoman Tower Hotel on Thursday 6th October. We wish all the CSA finalists the best of luck for each category and luck forward to seeing everyone there!

Core Emirates

Q2 ROUND UP

Our Q2 has been the usual whirlwind period, with the holy month of Ramadan and a myriad of tenders to plough through, official appointments for another 2 no Data Centre’s in Dubai, the UAEs largest Data Centre in Abu Dhabi, a new client appointment within KIZAD, together with significant deployment of staff to our KSA projects, it is business as usual for the GCC team. Our UAE flagship project, Midfield Terminal is now seeing as sharp increase in activity as we enter the final stretch, so our Project Director, Barry Leach and his band of merry men and women are busy to say the least. Similarly, Fadi and his Bahrain team are in full swing and have again received great client feedback which is always nice to hear. Further afield, we are delighted to have secured further data centre work in Israel, similarly for our sister company, Plan B Solutions, where our regional partner, Andy Britnell has been busy securing opportunities and solidifying partnerships that will enable us to continue to grow our operations in the UK. By default ,Q2 has also seen the continued growth of our employees. Recruitment has including highly experienced Project Managers and Engineering staff from all disciplines, some of whom have been known to the business for many years, so its exciting times ahead for the Core Emirates family. A separate announcement will follow in this regard. Our managing partner, Lee Hewitt, together with assistance from our strategic partners, Straightline Consulting have been busy rolling out our updated Core Centrum software package, that is now powered by  . Facility grid manages all data, safely, for all new and existing buildings. Its cloud-based platform houses in excess of 3500 projects, with clients including Morgan Stanley, Facebook and Equinix demonstrating we’ve made the right partner decision, whilst adding further value for our clients. Lee also continues to dedicate his personal time as the Chairman of the GCC Commissioning Specialists Association, where he, in collaboration with other UK committee members, have now completed work on a new module specifically targeted at new Commissioning Managers applicants and grading structure, the details of which will follow separately. So, as we enter the heat of summer, Core Emirates continues to keep the momentum and look forward to what the next six months has to offer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Core Emirates

2021 Round Up

2021 has been another successful and diversified year for Core Emirates. Geographically we have expanded our footprint within Kingdom of Bahrain and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, having successfully completed some major schemes in the data centre and energy sectors, together with the delivery of some mixed-use facilities. Locally we continue to strengthen our list of developer relationships and new clients that have used our services for expert witness and claims disputes. As we enter 2022, we have secured some exciting projects with new and existing clients, we have significantly enhanced our digital software platform, Core Centrum, allowing our clients, developers and building owners access and view progress and an accurate database of building information. Internally, I’m immensely proud of our new, and existing staff, all of whom continue to go above and beyond to deliver a premier service for our clients. This year has also further solidified our strategic partnerships with Craig Eadie at Straightline Consulting and Facility Grid and looking forward to releasing further details in Q1 of 2022. Our Managing Partner Lee Hewitt continues to dedicate personal time as the Chairman of the Commissioning Specialists Association having written articles, attended webinars and has been working with the UK technical team to release a new Commissioning Management grading module allowing applicants from all disciplines to apply. In conclusion Core Emirates wants to say a huge thankyou to all our staff, new & existing clients, and friends for your support during 2021 and we are looking forward to what 2022 has to offer.

Hiring

We Are Hiring !

Due to further expansion in the UAE, Bahrain and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Core Emirates are looking for candidates that have proven Aviation, Data Centre, and Energy Management experience to join our team. If you are eligible, send your CV to info@core-emirates.com

CSA GCC

Neil Burdess – New CSA UK Chairman!

On behalf of GCC CSA Committee, I would like to extend our congratulations to Neil Burdess of Banyards UK, who will become the new Chairman of the UK’s Commissioning Specialists Association (CSA). Neil will succeed retiring chairman Mark Todd at the Commissioning Specialists Association’s AGM on 11th November. Commenting on his appointment, our GCC Chairman, Lee Hewitt said: “As a long-term friend and ex work colleague, I am delighted that Neil will be taking over the role as chairman for the next chapter. Neil and I have long history of working together which continues to this day for the betterment of the CSA, its members and the industry. I am confident Neil will provide a solid platform to ensure continuous improvement, and I am looking forward to working closely together as we move forward to ensure global standards are attained”

Expo 2020

Expo 2020

With the world’s largest event having now opened its arms to the public, visitors from across the globe can now experience some of the most sophisticated architectural, and engineering marvels where Core Emirates is proud to have provided consultancy services covering the Sustainability, Mobility and Opportunity Sectors.

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