Leading UAE-based total FM company to manage MEP facilities at world's largest temperature-controlled indoor theme park
Dubai, UAE: Leading UAE based total facilities management company, Farnek, has been awarded an initial 15-month Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) contract for IMG Worlds of Adventure, the world's largest indoor theme park, opening 15 August 2016, which is wholly owned by the Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group.
The contract, which will start immediately, entails MEP maintenance of the full IMG Worlds of Adventure site that spans an impressive 1.5 million square feet, including the food and beverage, retail and cinema areas.
Commenting Markus Oberlin, CEO of Farnek, said, "We are extremely proud to partner with IMG Worlds of Adventure as this extensive project highlights our core technical and critical competencies.
From both an operational and commercial perspective, it is essential that IMG Worlds of Adventure offers its customers the safest and most exciting experience, with minimal downtime of the rides and attractions."
"Although the rides themselves will be serviced by specialist operators, Farnek will support them by offering MEP maintenance in the immediate vicinity and throughout the site," added Oberlin.
Lennard Otto, CEO of IMG Worlds of Adventure, also commented, "Farnek has been chosen for its technical and critical competency and its operational methodology. Farnek already manages a multidimensional portfolio and so has proved it can handle projects of varied scope. We look forward to working together as we continue to progress towards the opening of IMG Worlds of Adventure this August."
Situated within City of Arabia, along Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road, IMG Worlds of Adventure will be Dubai's first international theme park. It brings together two renowned global brands Cartoon Network and MARVEL and introduces original concepts, IMG Boulevard and Lost Valley - Dinosaur Adventure, to provide a mesmerizing immersive theme park experience.
With a daily capacity of up to 30,000 people, IMG Worlds of Adventure will feature a unique array of adrenaline-pumping roller coasters, thrilling rides, and spine-tingling attractions, bringing the latest in family entertainment to Dubai. The destination will also offer a variety of themed retail stores, exclusive dining venues, and a 12-screen state-of-the-art Novo cinema.
Farnek's other significant contract wins amounting to a combined amount of over AED 10 million include MEP, HVAC maintenance, cleaning, waste management and clerical manpower outsourcing services, for leading UAE based firms Du, Cummins, Mashreq Bank and Emaar's Gold & Diamond Park. Farnek also holds the ultimate trade reference, the maintenance contract for the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa.
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About Farnek
Established in the UAE since 1980, Dubai-based Farnek Services LLC/Farnek Middle East LLC is an international full service property management company.
With a skilled workforce of more than 3,500 employees, Farnek has now added offices in the Northern Emirates, to its existing offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, to deliver professional FM services for over 2,500 properties to high quality, world-renowned organisations such as Dubai Airport, Emirates Airlines, Abu Dhabi Airport, Etihad Airways, Dubai Mall and Dubai's latest high profile mixed-use community, City Walk.
In 2010, following a successful tender bid, Farnek received the ultimate trade reference - the maintenance contract for the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa. This paved the way for Farnek to confirm its position as the leading FM company in the UAE, which was capped with Farnek being awarded the 2015 Facilities Management Middle East 'Overall FM Company of the Year' award.
Being an innovative and technology-led company, Farnek was one of the first FM companies to offer an online maintenance platform and in conjunction with Hitches & Glitches, (part of the Farnek group since 2014) it has also signed an agreement with Gadgitech, a UAE distributor of smart home products. Besides a potential retail collaboration, Farnek aims to become a market leader in the fledgling smart home installation and maintenance sector.
Farnek is also a leader in sustainability and has exclusivity agreements with international organisations such as Green Globe and myclimate. In 2007 Farnek was presented with the prestigious Emirates Energy award for producing the Middle East's first hotel energy consumption benchmark survey and shortly afterwards launched the Middle East's first carbon neutral transport. Farnek has also been accredited by the Dubai Regulatory Supervisory Bureau as an approved energy auditor.
In recognition of its sustainability efforts, Farnek has been the proud recipient of the renowned Facilities Management Middle East Awards 'Green FM Company of the Year' in 2012, 2014 and once again in 2015. Farnek has also been recognised for its tireless efforts in CSR and as such was rewarded with 'CSR Initiative of the Year' at the 2015 awards ceremony.
About IMG Worlds of Adventure:
IMG Worlds of Adventure will open in its entirety on 15th August 2016, with the exception of the 12-screen Novo Cinema, which will open shortly thereafter. Tickets are currently available for online purchase on the website, www.IMGworlds.com, with adult ticket prices set at AED 300 and children at AED 250 for an all-day adventure offering access to over 20 signature rides and attractions, including live shows and a 5D cinema experience. The park will welcome over 30,000 visitors a day.
IMG Worlds of Adventure promises guests a remarkable immersive indoor theme park experience, bringing together the best international and local interactive entertainment and globally recognized characters and Super Heroes. There will be four unique worlds all under one roof, Cartoon Network and Marvel as well as the IMG Group original concept the Lost Valley-Dinosaur Adventure joined together by IMG Boulevard. The multi-billion dollar project is fully indoors and comprises four zones including 25 original retail concept stores, 28 immersive F&B outlets, over 1,600 employees and 4,500 parking spaces. IMG Worlds of Adventure is the first of the IMG Group's planned developments in the leisure and entertainment industry with future expansion plans both locally and internationally.
For further enquiries, please contact:
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