
Roshn Group, Saudi Arabia’s leading national real estate developer and PIF-funded giga-project, has received the BSI (British Standards Institution) Kitemark for Smart Cities.
Roshn is the first company in the India, Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (IMETA) region, among the first in the private sector globally, and one of the top 20 organisations around the world to achieve this prestigious international certification.
“At Roshn, we are committed to setting new standards and raising the bar for the real estate sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the wider region, in line with our commitment to enabling Saudi Vision 2030’s goals.
“Our achievement of the BSI Kitemark for Smart Cities is a significant achievement and testament to Roshn's leadership in this regard. This was a collective effort by the entire Roshn team through their participation in multiple assessments, reflecting our company-wide commitment to ensuring our customers and their communities benefit from sustainable planning and development, new technologies, and an improved quality of life,” said David Grover, CEO of Roshn Group.
“Building for the future while prioritising sustainability, empowered by technology and innovation, is a priority at Roshn, making smart city planning one of the most important enablers of sustainability,” said Waleed Alghamdi, Director of Sustainability of Roshn Group.
“With this quality mark from BSI we demonstrate not just our success in integrating sustainability and smart community principals but also ensuring our corporate excellence as we drive change in the industry by setting new standards for sustainability in mainstream development.”
The BSI Kitemark for Smart Cities incorporates two ISO standards,‘ISO 37101:2016 – Sustainable Development in Communities: Management System for Sustainable Development, and ISO 37106:2021 – Sustainable Cities and Communities: Guidance on Establishing Smart City Operating Models for Sustainable Communities.
Roshn has achieved the “Collaborative” mark by the BSI’s Smart City Maturity Model, reflecting its successful development of processes for delivering sustainable communities within a smart city operating model.
Smart city technology is key to Roshn's development of its integrated communities and is used to foster a sustainable lifestyle across a range of domestic and community functions, including home security, irrigation, and intelligent transport solutions.
Samuel Thwaites – General Manager Middle East & Africa at BSI said: "The achievement of BSI’s Kitemark certification for smart cities and communities validates the maturity of Roshn's sustainable and smart strategy, designed to deliver benefits such as resilience, sustainability, comfort & responsible use of resources.
Andy Butterfield – BSI’s Global Managing Director, Built Environment at BSI added: "It is a testament to Roshn's commitment to driving progress on sustainability within the global built environment, which can help society to achieve a digitally enabled, safer and sustainable future for all of us. Achieving the first Kitemark in the region symbolises the pioneering and industry leading culture of Roshn and the positive impact they are having, and sets the standard for others in the region to follow.” - TradeArabia News Service
Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH), the aerospace platform of Dubai signed an agreement with Satys, the French group specialised in aircraft sealing and painting, to start construction of a new paint hangar at the hub in Dubai South.
The new facility, which will also accommodate a second paint boot, will address business aviation markets (Dassault Falcon, Bombardier, Gulfstream, and Embraer, to name a few) and single-aisle commercial aviation markets (Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families in particular).
With a capacity of around 20 aircraft annually, the state-of-the-art hangar, the only one of its kind in the region, will be operational in January 2025, bringing the number of aircraft paint bays operated by Satys to 39 in 13 countries across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Tahnoon Saif, CEO of MBRAH, said: “The strategic partnership with Satys, a global name in the aviation industry with premium painting, sealing and surface treatment services, will add value to our portfolio of discerning partners.
“Our aim at MBRAH is to attract the top global players to expand and benefit from our integrated ecosystem and state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities. We will continue our mandate to solidify and cement Dubai’s position on the world aviation map.”
Christophe Cador, CEO of the Satys Group, said: “This agreement would not have been possible without Dubai South’s strong support for aeronautical projects over the past several years. We are delighted to be able to meet the growing demand for repainting single-aisle and VIP aircraft in the Middle East and to make Dubai a centre of excellence.”
MBRAH offers global aerospace players high-level connectivity and is a free-zone destination for the world’s leading airlines, private jet companies, MROs, and associated industries. Located in and developed by Dubai South, MBRAH is also home to maintenance centres and training and education campuses. It seeks to strengthen engineering industries to foster the emirate’s vision of becoming a leading aviation hub. – TradeArabia News Service