'Assemble rather than build' approach of KEF-TAHPI Design Studio to reduce healthcare costs and build time by 50%.

Partnership shapes US$100 million manufacturing facility at Jebel Ali, Dubai

Dubai-UAE: 26 January, 2015

KEF-TAHPI Design Studio, a collaboration of KEF Holdings, an UAE-based offsite construction company and Australia-based TAHPI, showcased its first modular hospital concept at the Arab Health Exhibition and Congress that is currently underway at Dubai World Trade Centre.

Offering an 'assemble rather than build solution', the concept is the world's first industrialized approach to healthcare design and construction. As part of the launch, KEF-TAHPI unveiled catalogues for five prototype hospitals, each offering a complete turnkey package comprising the facilities, equipment, commissioning and manuals. The KEF-TAHPI 'Catalogue Hospitals' range from 18 beds to 500 beds and any size in between.

The concept was unveiled at the KEF-TAHPI stand in the presence of His Excellency TP Seetharam, Ambassador of India to the UAE, His Excellency Pablo King, Ambassador of Australia to the UAE and Qatar, as well as Faizal E. Kottikollon, Founder-Chairman, KEF Holdings and Aladin Niazmand, Director, TAHPI.

The stand at Arab Health Exhibition and Congress features a prototype of the KEF-TAHPI Design Studio, showcasing a realistic modular rendition of three standard hospital room types including an inpatient bedroom, bathroom and utility room.  

Under the partnership of KEF Holdings and TAHPI Pty Limited, a 'KEF-TAHPI Design Studio' has been already set up at the Dubai Healthcare City. Bringing together the core competencies of KEF Holdings and TAHPI - a hard and soft modular construction respectively - the KEF-TAHPI Design Studio offers clients the convenience of choosing design options from an exhaustive design catalogue with a view to reducing project costs and timeframe of implementation by almost 50%.

The prefabricated hospital modules designed at the studio are manufactured at the KEF Industrial Park in Krishnagiri, India. A second manufacturing unit is also being developed in Jebel Ali, Dubai. Taking shape at an investment of US$100 million, the production unit is scheduled for completion in Q3 2015.

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About KEF Holdings (www.kefholdings.com)
Established in 2007, KEF Holdings is a new era social enterprise registered in Singapore. Founded by Faizal E. Kottikollon, the company operates across India, the Middle East and Singapore.

The company has six business verticals - KEF Infra, KEF Health, KEF Education, KEF Agri, KEF Metals and KEF Investments - that focus on the infrastructure, healthcare, education, agriculture, metals and investment sectors respectively. KEF's industrial forte lies in its ability to create integrated business processes and deliver cutting-edge off-site construction technology and solutions, including precast, prefabricated bathrooms, joinery and aluminum glazing. The company applies this expertise to the creation and upgrades for essential infrastructure, such as educational, healthcare, commercial and residential facilities.

KEF Holdings is guided by the philanthropic vision of its founder and Chairman Faizal E. Kottikollon and his wife Shabana Faizal, Co-Chairperson. The company, in close collaboration with stakeholders in the public and private sectors, actively drives, funds and supports high-impact social activities undertaken by the Faizal and Shabana Foundation. KEF Holdings does this through providing innovative industrial technologies, products and processes designed to create shared value by increasing productivity, quality and sustainability.

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About TAHPI (www.tahpi.net)
TAHPI Pty Limited is an award winning, International firm of specialist Health Facility Planners, Hospital Architects and Clinical Interior Designers. TAHPI is a name trusted by numerous Governments, Health Authorities and Private Sector clients. TAHPI provides a complete range of consultancy services for the Health Facility Planning, Design, Construction Supervision and Operational Commissioning in-house.

These services include master planning, clinical services planning and briefing, detailed architectural design and construction documentation as well as monitoring of all processes to final completion and operation. TAHPI is also the most prolific author of Standards and Guidelines for the design of healthcare facilities in the world. TAHPI's Health Facility Guidelines for the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi won the prestigious Hospital Build Award in 2012. TAHPI has been the winner of 3 export awards for Healthcare design since 2012.

The building types covered by TAHPI include public and private hospitals, healthcare cities, specialist clinics, day surgery centres, medical centres, diagnostic and rehabilitation centres. TAHPI offers international best practice and state-of-the-art methodology for the design and rapid procurement of healthcare projects. This integrated approach allows TAHPI to evaluate health projects efficiently and give clients the certainty they need to make the difficult decisions. 

TAHPI employs more than 250 core and locally contracted staff in 10 Countries. TAHPI's main regional office is located at the Dubai Healthcare City.

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