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9 August 2021

Ayla Project – Jordan

Our client is working on a new mixed development, including a hotel surrounding manmade unique lagoons. We have been tasked with providing technical reports which will be used to facilitate the good management of the development. This will include an assessment of the operations and the FM aspects of the property, including the assets and an assessment of service charge […]

9 August 2021

Industrial Facility, Plant and Equipment – Abu Dhabi

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Client: FALCON Zinc Metal Industries LLC Location: ICAD2, Abu Dhabi Project Value: AED 15.5 million Purpose: Project monitoring services for new build facility Project Background To obtain bank funding for their new build project, Falcon Zinc were required to appoint an independent 3rd party to inspect the works on site and verify the payments due to the contractor are correct. […]

9 August 2021

Office, Factory and Warehouse Development – Dubai

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Client: McCormick Middle East FZE Location: Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai Project Value: AED 27 million Purpose: Project management services for new build facility Project Background McCormick is a spice blend production company with factories in the US, UK and Europe supplying food manufacturing companies worldwide. McCormick’s business in the Middle East was growing and they required a new office […]

9 August 2021

City Walk & Nikki Beach – Dubai

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Client: Meraas Location: City Walk and Nikki Beach Project Value: Confidential Purpose: Escrow release reports Project Background Meraas is a holding company based in Dubai with portfolio and activity in real estate, tourism, hospitality, healthcare, technology, retail, F&B, leisure and entertainment. Meraas had recently developed high-quality properties in Dubai and required property observers to prepare Escrow Release Reports to allow […]

9 August 2021

Blvgari Residences and Bvlgari Mansions – Dubai

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Client: Meraas Location: Jumeirah, Dubai Project Value: Confidential Project Background Meraas is a holding company based in Dubai with portfolio and activity in real estate, tourism, hospitality, healthcare, technology, retail, F&B, leisure and entertainment. Meraas had recently developed high-quality properties in Dubai and required property observers to prepare Escrow Release Reports to allow funds to be released from escrow accounts. […]

9 August 2021

Nakheel – Dubai

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The project involved undertaking reserve fund studies and condition assessments of the assets to the following Nakheel developments; Shoreline; Golden Mile; Marina residences; Palm View Apartments; Jumeirah Heights; Masaken Al Furjan; Discovery Garden’; Badrah and International City.

9 August 2021

Al Forsan Estate – Abu Dhabi

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The project involved undertaking lifecycle cost reports and condition assessments of the assets to the Al Forsan estate in Abu Dhabi, including the staff accommodation, district cooling plant, mall, hotel and residential towers.

9 August 2021

5 Bedroom Villa – Al Maktoum City, Dubai

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Client: Confidential Location: Al Maktoum City, Dubai Purpose: Snagging inspection report Prior to purchasing the property, the client instructed us to undertake a full snagging inspection of the recently constructed 5-bedroom villa. Carrying out the snagging inspection involved a full inspection of the property confirming any works which in our opinion do not meet an acceptable standard of workmanship or […]

8 August 2021

Five Star Hotel – Dubai

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Client: Benoy Architects Location: Dubai Project Value: AED 2 million Purpose: Project management, condition survey and 3D BIM model Project Background On behalf of the concept architects, we were appointed to carry out several key tasks in a large and complex project involving the alterations and extension of an existing five star hotel in Abu Dhabi. Also serving as officers […]

21 March 2021

Date Company – Al Ain

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Client: UAE Date Company Type: Date farming, processing and packaging company Reason for study: Accounting Completion Date: 2018, 2019 and 2020

17 February 2021

Rebar Mill Production – Dubai

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Client: Private Company – Rebar Mill Production Type: Rebar Mill Production Reason for study: Internal Purposes Completion Date: 2020 Scope of Work: Machinery associated with the production of reinforced steel bar used in the construction industry.

17 February 2021

Cranes – Dubai

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Client: Private Company – Cranes Type: Cranes Reason for study: Loan Security Completion Date: 2020 Scope of Work: The assets are those used in building construction ranging from tower cranes to rough terrain cranes, welding machines, lighting towers, personnel access and articulated boom lifts.

Benjamin is a Chartered Building Surveyor bringing over 15 years of global professional experience to the Project and Building Consultancy team at Cavendish Maxwell. Over the course of his career, he has successfully advised top-tier international clients from around the world on portfolio acquisitions/disposals, lifecycle costing, technical due diligence, and building pathology, among others. He has delivered a full range of project management services including new builds, refurbishment, fit-out and alterations.

Prior to his role at Cavendish Maxwell, Benjamin headed up the building consultancy department of the New Zealand arm of a global real estate firm. He also has extensive experience in the UK and the wider Middle East, covering building consultancy services across the GCC for a variety of projects and asset classes for developers, investment trusts, local authorities and large private clients in the region. He has advised clients from China, Singapore and Australia on some of the largest property acquisitions in both New Zealand and Australia.

Being an RICS-accredited Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) assessor, Benjamin provides consistently distinguished standards of service for the company and the wider surveying profession in the UAE.
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Paul has 20 years of experience in valuation and consultancy services and has worked in leading international practices across the UAE, Oman, Europe and the UK.

His professional knowledge encompasses all property asset classes including large, complex master plan developments of mixed-use properties in office, retail, industrial, leisure, hospitality and residential sectors. Paul is professionally qualified to value minerals, waste and recycling properties as well as environmental land considerations.

Paul’s client portfolio includes international and local banks, lending institutions, developers, investors, owner occupiers as well as accountants, legal firms and insolvency practitioners. As joint head of the Commercial Valuation department he is responsible for valuations of all property types. He ensures quality assurance and provides timely RICS Red Book/International Valuation Standard Council (IVSC) standard reports.
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Sarah-Jane joined Cavendish Maxwell in January 2020 as Head of Marketing and is responsible for the development of the marketing strategy and execution across the Middle East region. An energetic and results driven marketer, Sarah-Jane possesses a wealth of multi-channel marketing experience, within both B2B and B2C environments which she has gained over a 25 year career. Prior to joining Cavendish Maxwell, Sarah-Jane held senior marketing positions for major developers in Dubai including Emaar, Dubai Properties and Dubai Sports City. She also worked for IWG as the Regional Marketing Director responsible for the MEA and APAC regions. Before relocating to the UAE in 2005, Sarah-Jane held various management roles in public and private sector companies in the UK including ten years at Royal Mail and seven years at the Bank of America.

Sarah-Jane is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and has a BA(Hons) Degree in Business and Marketing
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P P Varghese leads Cavendish Maxwell’s strategy and consulting team. Varghese comes with over 17 years’ experience gained through advising government, private and institutional clients on single-use, mixed-use, standalone, and master planned projects. He has been exposed to consulting and operations functions with his expertise spanning development planning and strategy, cost-benefit analysis, operational reviews and monitoring, hotel operator search and negotiations, as well as arbitration support and dispute resolution for hotel management agreements.

In his previous role, Varghese served as Partner - Real Estate Strategy and Consulting at Knight Frank Middle East. There he was responsible for advising clients on real estate development strategy, optimising department processes to enhance revenue, and developing client acquisition and retention strategies.

At Cavendish Maxwell, Varghese will lead an expert team that provides development advisory, feasibility, portfolio analysis and real estate research for all real estate asset classes and will identify new growth opportunities for the business.

Varghese is a Master of Management in Hospitality, majoring in real estate investments and finance from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, New York.
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