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The COO of JLW, Ramy Boufarhat, talks about how the firm has leveraged design technologies such as advanced BIM models and off-site prefabrication to deliver data centre projects on-time and within budget for some of the world’s leading cloud service providers

- Ramy Boufarhat

The MEP works for Expo 2020 Dubai’s 110,000sq.m Sustainability Thematic District– which accounts for approximately one-third of the overall MEP works within the World Expo’s Thematic Districts – has been handled by James L Williams (JLW Middle East), which is a leading MEP contracting firm well-recognized in the industry for its quality of workmanship, engineering excellence, and the ability to deliver projects on-time and within budget.

JLW’s scope of MEP works on Expo 2020’s Sustainability District was provided in partnership with Al-Futtaim Construction as the main contractor and UK-based, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy firm Hoare Lea as the MEP consultant.

Sharing details on the firm’s relationship with Expo 2020 Dubai as a client, the chief operating officer of JLW Middle East, Ramy Boufarhat, said: “Following the successful delivery of MEP services on the Sustainability District, the client – Expo 2020 Dubai – encouraged us to stay on and support them on other projects.

“As a result, in collaboration with the main contractor ISG, we also provided our services for the Media Centre at Expo 2020 Dubai, which will house major television networks that will operate during the World Expo from October 1, 2021.”

Additionally, JLW Middle East will also deliver Expo 2020 Dubai’s “iconic water feature”, which is a project that is currently being developed in partnership with the Al Naboodah Construction Group.