Construction Magazine October 2015 | Page 40

HADEED EMIRATES CONTRACTING LLC
HEC ’ s success speaks for itself : for the time being it is content to be the leading mid-sized contractor in the region
HEC since 2003 . Al Masaood Marine is building on the coast within ICAD a ship maintenance depot complete with heavy lifting , fabrication and workshop facilities . “ We understand this business , and we understand how to execute it within the UAE regulations that are very rigorously applied in the industrial zones .”
HEC ’ s plans for regional expansion , particularly into rapidly growing areas within Saudi Arabia and Qatar for example , were to some extent put on hold after 2008 as the depression struck . Now , however , in an improving economic environment HEC has just increased its workforce by 10 percent to around 1,200 and is ready to expand beyond the UAE . It has started to bid for contracts in Saudi Arabia , said Dabbas , and it hopes that a recent contract award will help .
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