Under the alliance, Sisk will collaborate with El Seif on a the new Sabic Plastics application development centre, which forms part of the Riyadh Techno Valley (RTV) Development at King Saud University.
The announcement was made in Saudi Arabia yesterday during the Enterprise Ireland trade mission led by minister for jobs, enterprise and innovation Richard Bruton.
John Sisk & Son has been working with El Seif in Saudi Arabia for almost a year. Under this latest collaboration Sisk will second a number of staff to the project including a project manager, package managers, construction managers and quantity surveyors.
“Our partnership with El Seif has been highly beneficial to date and we believe that Sisk are well placed to develop our interests in the Middle East,” said managing director of John Sisk & Son Middle East Paul Hackett. With the scale of the projects currently under way in Riyadh, he sees great opportunities for Sisk staff to develop their careers working alongside El-Seif Engineering.
“Advances in construction methods made during the Celtic Tiger are highly applicable in Saudi Arabia’s current construction boom which will see around $400bn [£244m] spent over the next 4 years to 6 years,” said Hacket. “The potential for both Sisk and El Seif is substantial and we are hopeful that the relationship will develop and prosper over the coming months and years.”
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