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integrate these different systems and regulations that don ’ t necessarily align with each other .”
Maher points to multiple examples over the years of US organisations looking to operate in Saudi Arabia and refusing to adapt their processes and ways of working , stubbornly sticking to the one size fits all mentality that can only result in failure .
The Apache Program is a multi-phase design build programme , funded through the Ministry of Defense and managed through the US Army Corps . Over a five-phase program , Nassab will oversee the construction of apache helicopter hangers , ground support equipment facilities , helicopter runways and taxiways across Dammam , Tabuk , Khanus-Mushait , Al Kharj and Qassim .
Nassab is a locally owned Saudi Company that is using the US model of construction management that includes an additional 8-12 American Directors and Managers to teach , train and implement the successful American model .
Maher believes that where the company can stand tall against other companies is in its focus on the defence market and an all-important local touch .
“ There ’ s a real opportunity here for construction and engineering in the defence industry ,” he says . “ And we feel that being a local entity , with a US feel and using US systems and expertise , while remaining a local Saudi company , is somewhat unique here .”
The Apache Program is currently in the phase one design stage , with Maher and Nassab working on
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