Emrill awarded expanded contract to provide comprehensive FM services for Dubai Festival City

Emrill, the leading Facilities Management Company in the UAE, today announced the award of an expanded TFM (Total Facilities Management) services contract for the iconic Dubai Festival City.
Emrill will host facilities management services for the entire Dubai Festival City mixed use development. Services provided will include Housekeeping, MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing maintenance), Asset Management Services and Security Services. Emrill will service Festival Centre, Al Badia, Hillside Residences, Marsa Plaza, Festival Tower, Al Areesh Club, Automotive Retail Park and the overall site offices and infrastructure.
Ben Churchill, Managing Director, Emrill said “Winning this contract is a strong testament to Emrill’s commitment to good service and value.“
“Emrill is honoured to have been awarded the extended contract for the Dubai Festival City community. We have been supporting this iconic development but this extended services contract further reiterates Dubai Festival City’s confidence in the service that Emrill has been providing with the quality of delivery while matching high expectations to manage a huge mixed development such as this,” Mr Churchill said.
“Emrill has chalked out strategies and customised solutions that comply with the highest environmental standards and sustainability norms, creating great value-added benefits for Dubai Festival City and all its stakeholders," he added.
Emrill will ensure seamless transition of services in collaboration with Dubai Festival City with its “Business As Usual” invisible to customer’s style of providing high levels of service.
Dubai Festival City covers 5.2 million square metres and stretches 3 kilometres along the historic Dubai Creek that optimises the thriving spirit of Dubai. The mixed use destination and premier waterfront community interconnects residential, shopping, dining, leisure, entertainment, international hotels, schools, an automotive park, offices and a championship golf course.
It consists of three districts connected by a 30 kilometre internal road network and creek side promenade. The existing community offers villas and apartments for lease. Upon completion, the community will be home to 50,000 residents living in 20,000 villas and apartments and a place to work for 50,000 office staff.
With a workforce of over 4000 staff directly employed, allowing a greater control on quality and flexibility, Emrill commands a steady growth since its formation with the expertise of its operating company, Carillion Plc and its shareholders which include Al-Futtaim Group and Emaar Properties.
Background Information
Emrill
Emrill is an established market leader in providing Integrated Facilities Management services in the United Arab Emirates. With 4000 staff directly employed, the company offers a full range of Facilities and Asset Management services with innovative solutions tailored to support master developments, residential communities, leisure, corporate and commercial complexes.
Dubai Festival City
Boasting a 2.5 mill sq. ft. urban retail destination, DFC is home to the Guinness World Record holding cutting-edge daily attraction, IMAGINE, as well as IKEA, the only Hard Rock Café in the Middle East and a world-class mall. Additionally, DFC also encompasses four five-star hotels – Intercontinental DFC, Intercontinental Residence Suite DFC, Crowne Plaza DFC and Holiday Inn DFC.