According to Crinion, citing the Ventures Middle East report, of the total spending on interior contracting and
fit outs in 2010, more than 50 per cent was spent in projects executed in UAE.
"This result was driven by hospitality projects and engineering-led, large-scale office
fit outs, which we specialise in and have become known for within the UAE market."
With commercial districts in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Muscat, Doha and Bahrain leading the growth story in the region, the interiors contracting and
fit out market is expected to reap potential growth in the years to come, said Crinion.
"In the long run, our promise to deliver a unique customer experience will be realised with Carrefour, Salam, Hamley's to name a few
fit outs that will be outstanding experiences," he added.
Midlands design specialists Systems by Design has completed two major
fit outs totalling 75,000 sq ft of office space at Birmingham's iconic Fort Dunlop - set to be the new home of the Post and Mail later this year.
"The GCC Interior Contracting and
fit outs sector constitutes approximately 10 to 20 per cent of the average construction project value, performing much better than its European and Asian counterparts.
The company, which bought office space on the 21st floor of the 27-storey building, also announced Dadabhai Construction had been selected to carry out interior decoration and
fit outs of international standards at the new premises.
RICS is already heavily engaged in many of the areas highlighted in the report and is taking the initiative on key issues such as establishing a method for measuring embodied carbon, investigating the use of Building Information Modelling, developing the Ska environmental assessment tool for sustainable building
fit outs and working on the proposals for the Green Deal which is intended to revolutionise the energy efficiency of British properties.
They are able to offer brand new factory
fit outs, upgrading of existing equipment, servicing and repair of SB products as well as an extensive range of spare parts in the UK.