BK Gulf focuses on Sri Lanka

• Dubai-based integrated MEP contractor to set up operations here
  
   

BK Gulf, a part of Dutco Balfour Beatty Group, one of the leading MEP contractors in the Middle East, is focusing on the Sri Lankan MEP construction industry.

BK Gulf General Manager George C. Shields and Operations Director Channa K. Egodage have been in contact with various property developers and consultants over the past few months.

Established in 1978, BK Gulf LLC has carved out a position within the UAE market as a leading contractor in electrical, mechanical, instrumentation building services. The company provides a complete contracting service including design development, procurement, project management, installation, testing, commissioning and facility management to meet specific client requirement.

The highest professional standards of workmanship and services are maintained through BK Gulf’s commitment to efficient preplanning, the use of highly skilled craftsman and expertise in MEP services.  BK Gulf is committed to productive efficiency coupled with quality assurance, workplace health and safety and sustainability.

The company, which employs in excess of 9,500 people, has four specialist divisions: BCL Fire Life Safety Systems, which provides design, supply, installation and commissioning of complete fire detection and protection systems; BCL Extra Low Voltage Systems Division, which provides design, supply, and installation of complete ELV Systems; BK Gulf Facilities Management, which provides a complete range of services in facilities management; and BK Gulf Modular Systems Division, which provide design, fabrication of modular systems to support projects.

Major BK Gulf projects have included electrical, mechanical, fire systems and facilities management system to aluminium smelters, desalination plants, cable and glass factories, cement plants, fertiliser plants, oil and petrochemical plants, airports, hotels and commercial complexes.

As a part of Dutco Balfour Beatty Group, the company can leverage its expertise gained from various projects executed globally. Its strength is its 34 years of expertise in MEP contracting, having executed some of the most iconic projects in the world. BK Gulf landmark projects include the Burj Al Arab, Atlantis Hotel & Resort, Dubai Lake Fountain, St. Regis Resort in Abu Dhabi, Dubai Airport Projects, and Wafi Shopping Mall, to name a few.

“There are many companies working in the MEP construction industry, few come close to our unique combination of capabilities, geographies and people. None can say all this: We are a leading global integrated MEP contractor within house capabilities of MEP building services, fire and life safety, extra low voltage, modular systems, and facilities management divisions. We have assembled the expertise and resources to address every stage of the MEP project lifecycle, from estimation, planning and design development, project management to construction, testing, commissioning, maintenance and support,” said Shields.

“We are active in over 80 countries with our parent group, and understand the infrastructure needs of emerging economies as well as mature economies. We have underpinned our strength in construction with a global capability in professional services.  We have listened to our customers and built a business with the core skills they require: technical expertise, local knowledge, an ability to manage complexity, the capacity to integrate a range of stakeholders and as a leader, we are setting the industry standard for ethics, safety and sustainability,” he added.

Currently BK Gulf is expanding to wider geographies in the Middle East such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. Qatar operations have started with BK Gulf WLL (BK Gulf Company in Qatar) having been awarded two prestigious projects in the country. The company’s focus on emerging markets like Sri Lanka will include bringing in the latest technology, new construction methods, and integrated into turnkey MEP solutions.