This week see's the next in a series of companies that Businessman Safi Qurashi planned to launch in Dubai when speaking to journalists in 2012. Q Facilities Management will service the needs of a growing FM Industry in the UAE. The last few months have been a busy period for the QFM management team finalizing details leading to the announcement of the JV with Avalon Abseiling UK.
Q Avalon as it will be known in the UAE is a multi-award winning specialist in 'alternative rope access solutions'. They are one of the UK's Industry leaders in the fields of working at heights and safety systems design and installation.
The company is a member of the world trade association IRATA, and adheres to its stringent health and safety standards. All technicians are trained, experienced and certified in many different trade skills. It is these standards and a level of expertise that Avalon M.D Phil Boyce is enthused about bringing to the UAE and wider MENA region,
Q Avalon also plans to set up an IRATA Training Centre in Dubai in the near future, to train others to the international standards. Avalon Abseiling has quadrupled in size in the past years after seizing growth opportunities working on the London Olympics, London Bridge the UK rail networks and a prestigious contract from British Gas.
Safi Qurashi CEO of Q Group says" QFM will be unique in its approach and service offerings, which is what will set it apart from other FM companies in the region. Today Phil Boyce, Managing Director of Avalon Abseiling UK & I have created an alliance signing a Joint Venture that will change the landscape in the UAE when it comes to Abseiling and Rope Access Solutions". Architects have delivered such innovation in the UAE, resulting in the need for Developers and building owners to consider alternative access methods for Façade Repairs, Cleaning, Safety, and Inspections of a complex nature. Avalon is one of the UK's Industry leaders of Rope Access Solutions, making them the most well placed partner for a JV. In the UAE we will be the only IRATA registered company providing access solutions in difficult to access areas with trained and qualified professionals. We already have had meetings lined up with major players in the UAE to find solutions to complex access issues and offer FM Consultancy services at design stage of projects which is imperative in managing an asset successfully. "
Comments from Phil Boyce - Managing Director of Avalon UK
"The partnership with QFM, part of the Q-Group of companies allows the JV to benefit from local expertise, corporate, financial and operational stability. The result of this is a diligent management structure that is essential for a successful entry into the region ensuring both companies will capitalize on future growth. "Q Avalon" will be the brand representing the JV for the two companies in the MENA region. Q Avalon will offer a complete turnkey solution from the initial professional building survey to designing the access system, installation and certification before our technicians deliver their task. I am also keen to encourage clients to train their staff through me to enable them to safely undertake some of the simple work for themselves in the future
43 Year old Phil Boyce, Managing Director of Avalon Abseiling UK based in Essex, put on the world stage when his company won contracts for the London Olympics in 2008 through to 2012. The exposure has led to further major contracts being awarded to the company by British Gas & London Underground resulting in the company quadrupling in size.
Safi Qurashi, a successful British businessman was interviewed by Piers Morgan for a Series on ITV1 during the property boom of Dubai. In 2010 he was wrongfully imprisoned and sentenced to 7 years behind bars in Dubai for allegedly bouncing cheques. A successful campaign was launched by friends and family www.justiceformydad.com to highlight the miscarriage of justice; he was finally acquitted and released from Dubai's central jail in August of 2012, after the Attorney General of Dubai reviewed his cases and referred them back to the Dubai courts.
Q Group represents a vision of a group of companies that was formed by British Businessman Safi Qurashi, owner of the Island of England on Nakheel's "The World Project". In November 2012 he launched "Q Properties" followed by Q Facilities Management in January 2013 - announcing on 4th February 2013 a JV with Avalon Abseiling UK to create the brand "Q Avalon" for the MENA region.
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© Press Release 2013
