Caption: Steven Batchelor, Managing Director & Damien Keane (R), KSA Country Director

UN!Que Project Solutions (UN!Q), previously known as Dezire Project Consultant, is the newly rebranded Project and Cost Management provider with offices in KSA, UAE and India, and has officially commenced operations. With core values Unity, Nurturing, Integrity, Quality, Understanding, and Excellence, the company aims to offer a refreshing alternative in the market, committed to leaving no stone unturned when selecting the top minds and talents in the industry to ensure their valued partners projects are a real success from cradle to grave.

Sinimol Noushad, who will be transitioning from CEO to Chairwoman, states “Firstly, I’m thrilled to reach our 10-year anniversary, and want to congratulate the team who have worked extremely hard to become an established and respected International consultancy. With both our anniversary and the many exciting projects we see across the region spreading from RAK and Dubai to Abu Dhabi and from the four corners of KSA to Oman, we thought it was an excellent opportunity to rebrand and strengthen the management team for our next adventure and rebrand as UN!Que Project Solutions (UN!Q). To ensure a smooth transition to becoming UN!Q, I am really pleased to a bring onboard Steven Batchelor and Damien Keane, who are both well respected in the industry and will ensure the business is in safe hands to achieve all our aspirations.”

Steven Batchelor, who brings over 25 years of experience with tier 1 consultancies including Faithful+Gould and recently Compass Project ConsulIng, will now be heading up the Managing Director role across the existing GCC and India businesses’. To mark the launch, he says “I’m honoured to be given this opportunity by Sinimol Noushad, who I know well from her involvement in the RICS. With our shared vision for where the company needs to be in 1, 2, 3, and 10 years, and to be charged with steering this fabulous team on their evolutionary journey to becoming a true best-in-class construction project solutions provider, guaranteeing clients excellence in all we do, and under the new UN!Q brand across the region, we’re really looking forward to collaborating with all our existing and many new clients to provide proactive project solutions.”

With the rebranding of this existing Dubai headquartered company, UN!Que Project Solutions already has a team of 80+ professionals, and a porfolio of clients including Emaar, Wasl, Damac, and Dubai Health Authority, where the new senior management team aims to join the wisdom of the past with forward-thinking of the future. Joining Steven as part of this team is Damien Keane, who will be leading the company’s growth across Saudi Arabia as Country Director.

They are already working on a series of mid to high-end projects across the Middle East, including notably a prominent 302m mixed-use superhigh- rise in Dubai, a 45-floor (81,113m2 GFA) residential tower in Jeddah, a signature 5* hospitality island development with over 1,400 hotel rooms, suites and apartments, and many more exciting developments. Offering comprehensive solutions covering all aspects of construction delivery, excluding design, engineering and contracting, UN!Que Project Solutions understand the value of cost-effectiveness. Their mission is to ensure that excellence is accessible, offering a tailored solution for ‘world-class project management’, by listening to and understanding their partners specific needs. With 2024 just around the corner, the firm are strategically planning the year ahead, focusing on growth across the Middle East, with additional offices planned for Oman to support an existing clients, and Europe, where they have trusted partners, as well as a recruitment drive of the best young industry professionals.