MEA Sept 2017 cover- Six Construct

MEAMARKETS / September 2017 21 Company: Lacasa Architects & Engineering Consultants Name: Ayman Jaber Email: [email protected] Web Address: lacasa.ae Address: 1901 Control Tower, Motor City, Dubai, P.O. Box 123 969, UAE Telephone: +971 4 447 54 44 The Construction Industry in the Middle East g In closing, Emad underlines the firm’s hopes for the future. “LACASA are very optimistic for the future, as we are one of the biggest firms in this industry, have a long record of achievements and a good reputation with the major developers. This gives us steady growth in the number and size of the projects which also leads to growth in the number of staff. We don’t see major development within the industry rather than the usual challenges: tough competition and finding the right expertise, which we are used to dealing with. “As for the wider business industry, the introduction of VAT to the market will definitely impact how clients choose consultants. That being said, we’re taking the necessary steps to ensure that this move has a minimal impact on the clients.”