UK in 1964, an acorn was planted in the rich
and nurturing soils of Abu Dhabi in 1966.
During the course of over 40 years and with
abundance of sunlight, good fortune and
hard work, Drake & Scull has thrived to
blossom into a full grown thick and mighty
oak tree of its own, with its roots stretched
across the Middle East and North Africa.
and Passion, and over the past 40 years, we
have extended our branches, expanded our
roots and grew taller and thicker. Starting as
a single disciplinary niche contractor raising
the region's exclusive landmarks, we have
exceptionally increased in size reach and
capabilities to become the region's leading
end to end engineering company offering
seamless design and build capabilities for
sustaining the growth of communities.
constantly evolve. Forests' caregivers,
similarly to business leaders, mistakenly
believe that if they do nothing to their forest it
will remain in its current state indefinitely.
Unfortunately, the eternal variation of light,
water, and growing space is constantly
shaping and reshaping the composition of
forests and business environments alike.
resilience in the face of turbulent weather. In the
face of a whirlwind financial storm, that made
strong headwinds in the world by the end of
2008, our solid foundations helped us stave off
a barrage of challenges that plagued the
regional economy. The strength of our
management team and the resilience of our
business model, the innovation of our
integration engineering and our heritage and
history have helped us withstand the hostile
economic environment as we come out standing
tall defying gravity, in the midst of faded trees.
we aimed to grow vertically and horizontally,
for our limbs to stretch and our branches to
slant upward, marking infirmity of purpose,
and enabling us to venture into different
disciplines of engineering services and
cultivating an undisputable leading position
in integrated engineering across the Middle
East and North Africa.
strength and much endurance. As we learn
from our experiences, we begin to prepare
for the new cycle which is about to begin. It
will bring with it renewed strength and
courage to any situation and restore faith, so
that we can go ahead and aim for more
projects, ventures and new opportunities.