MEED names UAE’s best projects demonstrating excellence across architecture, construction and engineering

31 national winners and 8 finalists from Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been honoured

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12 March 2020 – MEED has announced the finalists and national winners for the tenth edition of its MEED Project Awards in association with Mashreq. These awards celebrate the GCC’s dynamic projects industry, which is valued at $3.1tn according to MEED’s project database.

A total of 88 projects from across the region have been honoured across 19 separate categories including Transport Project of the Year, Healthcare Project of the Year and Digital Infrastructure Project of the Year, amongst others. UAE-based projects dominate the honours, with projects such as The Address Sky View Project, CLYMB Abu Dhabi and Al Seef having received National Winner status in the Mega Project of the Year, Tourism and Leisure Project of the Year, and Social, Cultural and Heritage Project of the Year categories respectively.

With an estimated 6,722 active projects planned or underway in the region, this market is seen as strategically vital to the development of the GCC as it seeks to drive growth, provide new jobs, drive economic diversification, increase productivity, and place a greater focus on sustainability and social cohesion.

Key players in the UAE projects industry including ASGC, ADNOC Gas Processing and Emirates Steel constitute some of the shortlisted organisations that were selected out of hundreds of entries for their significant contribution to the region’s top-quality projects. Companies across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman were also honoured across numerous categories for their extensive efforts in delivering some of the GCC’s best projects.

“Project owners, contractors and consultants across the region have delivered an extremely successful portfolio of projects amidst challenging economic conditions. The shortlisted companies have demonstrated ambition and innovation, and have achieved brilliance across architecture, engineering and construction.  We are thrilled to recognise the organisations that have been shortlisted and given National Winner status, and congratulate all the individuals and teams that have contributed to delivering these exciting projects that drive development in the region,” said MEED editorial director Richard Thompson.

The 88 shortlisted projects will go through a second round of judging before the winners are announced on the 10^th of June.

“We are delighted to be a part of MEED’s tenth year of recognising the very best projects in the region. The MEED Project Awards truly represent a diverse range of sectors, encompassing everything from travel and tourism, to oil and gas, as well as digital architecture. The many companies that have been shortlisted as part of this year’s awards are a testament to the originality, variety and technical achievement of the GCC’s project market,” said Mohammad Al Shouli, Managing Director and Head of Contracting Finance at Mashreq Bank.

Overall winners will be awarded at a gala dinner ceremony, hosted on 10^th of June 2020 at Address Hotel, Dubai Marina, Dubai.

Notes to editors:

The complete list of shortlisted companies by country includes:

About MEED

MEED is a senior management media brand, its flagship subscription products are the MEED Business Review publication and website, www.meed.com. As well as organising the MEED Projects Awards, Gulf Capital SME Awards, Daman Corporate Health Awards and the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC).

MEED also has two high-value content businesses, MEED Projects and MEED Premium Insight Reports. MEED Projects is the Middle East’s premium project tracking database and MEED Premium Insight Reports offer tailored research and in-depth analysis. Established in 1957, MEED, has been integral to delivering business information and news, intelligence and analysis on the Middle East economies and activities ever since.   
 
MEED celebrated its 60th birthday in 2017. From small beginnings in a London flat on 8 March 1957, MEED has grown with the region, to become the Middle East’s most-trusted source of business information.

About Mashreq

One of the UAE’s best performing banks for over five decades, Mashreq is a leading financial institution with an expanding footprint across the Middle East. We have international offices across Europe, Asia, Africa and the US, and a strong presence in the financial capitals of the world.

As the oldest bank in the UAE, our journey can be traced back to humble beginnings in 1967, followed by a phase of rapid growth and strategic expansion. Throughout its history, Mashreq has differentiated itself by pioneering new-to-market concepts and launching unique products and services. 

Our innovative approach with emphasis on best in class customer & employee experience sets us truly apart. It helps us deliver greater shareholder value and also continues to win us numerous  awards and accolades in all the fields of banking we operate in – Digital,  Corporate, Retail, International, Treasury, Emirati and Islamic, and across the multiple banking channels we deploy – mobile, digital, online and traditional channels.