Dubai based Saudi Gulf Intertrade has brought together Initial Saudi Group and Mace Macro into a joint venture agreement (Macro Saudi Arabia), in which they will provide professional Facilities Management services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to reports.
Saudi Gulf Intertrade is a Dubai based company whose primary objective is to assist UAE companies expand their businesses into Saudi Arabia. Over the past 10 years SGI has successively introduced and joint ventured with several UAE based/multinational companies with its subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia.
INITIAL Saudi Group is a Saudi-British joint venture which has grown into a diversified services organization committed to providing maintenance services to its clients in Saudi Arabia. The company offers all essential building services from facilities management, pest control, landscaping, security, general maintenance, cleaning and industrial support services.
Today, ISG maintains over 300 clients across the Kingdom, many of whom are market leaders in their sectors, such as Abdul Latif Jameel group, Savola Group, YBA Kanoo Group and Basamh Group.
Macro is an award winning Facilities Management firm, a recognized leader in the provision of professional management solutions for the construction and property industry around the world. The company is said to deliver value to their clients by enhancing their working environment leading to improved productivity. Macro’s track record and client base demonstrates their ability to provide their clients with outcome-based management information enabling the development of unique innovative solutions to meet their requirements.
Macro is present in many GCC countries including Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Jordan; with projects which include management of large mixed communities such as Old Town Island in the Burj Dubai development, managing corporate properties for the likes of Standard Chartered Bank across the UAE and supporting the Jordanian Government with a review of the facilities management arrangements.
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