29 Jan 2012 Oman Daily Observer
 

PEIE signs agreement for maintenance of industrial estates

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Shumookh, Takamul, Shaqab Abela JV set up to provide facilities management services

MUSCAT -- The Public Establishment for Industrial EstatesPublic Establishment for Industrial EstatesLoading... (PEIEPEIELoading...) signed with COMO Facilities Management Services, a trade name for United Facilities Management Services LLC -- an Omani Integrated Facilities Management Services Company - to provide operation and maintenance services to its utilities and common areas in the various industrial estates across the Sultanate; namely Rusayl Industrial Estate, Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM), Nizwa Industrial Estate, Sur Industrial Estate, Raysut Industrial Estate, Al Mazunah Free Zone, Buraimi Industrial Estate, and Sohar Industrial Estate.

The agreement was signed at the headquarters of PEIEPEIELoading... recently by Hilal bin Hamad al Hasani, CEO of the Public Establishment for Industrial EstatesPublic Establishment for Industrial EstatesLoading... (PEIEPEIELoading...) and Ayad Tassabehji, General Manager of (COMO) United Facilities Management Services.

COMO is a company initiated by Shumookh Investment & Services SAOC, the investment arm of PEIEPEIELoading..., to provide effective facilities management and services required by various organisations from the government and private sectors.

COMO is a trade name for United Facilities Management Services LLC, established to provide high standards of quality services. The company is a joint venture between Shumookh Investment & Services SAOC, Takamul Investment Company SAOC, and Shaqab Abela Catering Services LLC -- Qatar.

One of the foundation elements of the company is to provide job opportunities for Omani nationals and train them in their specialised fields of interests, such as HVAC, Electrical, Mechanical and Civil works.

The maintenance services to be provided by COMO are impeccable and industry-leading. Those services include MEP and Civil maintenance, in addition to soft services such as cleaning, landscaping and pest control. The agreements also include the operation and maintenance of the Sewage Treatment Plants at Sohar, Raysut and Rusayl Industrial Estates.

COMO will focus on the delivery of high quality, healthy and safe services. As part of the signed agreements, the company will also provide all the industrial estates with a standardised Computer Maintenance Management System which will include a call centre and a 24/7 hotline maintenance telephone number for all PEIEPEIELoading... tenants.

Engineer Musallam al Hudaifi, Director General of Shumookh Investment & Services SAOC, said, "Signing the agreement represents the keen of the Public Establishment for Industrial EstatesPublic Establishment for Industrial EstatesLoading... to keep and maintain all the facilities of its industrial estates capably and efficiently. Besides, the agreement will also help PEIEPEIELoading... to boost its services and further provide suitable investment environment for investors and businessmen amidst the rapid growth of the industrial estates in the Sultanate."

Al Hudaifi expressed his confidence in the company's high performance and efficient operations. He pointed out that COMO would be a significant asset that would help sustain the high-level of service of the Public Establishment for Industrial EstatesPublic Establishment for Industrial EstatesLoading... and Shumookh Investment & Services Company.

"It is a great honour for COMO to carry out the maintenance and facilities management services of the Public Establishment for Industrial EstatesPublic Establishment for Industrial EstatesLoading.... We will provide our distinguished experience and services to make sure that the facilities are run to the highest standards and will share our commitment to excellence and superior service delivery," said Ayad Tassabehji, General Manager of (COMO) United Facilities Management Services.

Nabil al Ghassani, CEO of Takamul Investment Company, commented that after several investments in the industrial sector, United Facilites is Takamul's first investment in industrial services and it is a value adding complement to our industrial projects. We are confident that our partners will deliver a high quality service while providing a large number of sustainable employment opportunities to young Omanis through training and career development plans."

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