Construction Week Middle East's video: Atkins Cris Dedigama on the firm s new country-centric business structure

In the latest episode of Construction Week's Expert Interviews series, Ranju Warrier talks to Cris Dedigama, CEO, Middle East & Africa at Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, about the company’s new business structure, its presence in Saudi Arabia, and creating a sustainable future for the industry. In June, this year, a new market-focused business structure was announced for not just Atkins, but other SNC-Lavalin companies, including Faithful+Gould and Atkins Acuity across their businesses in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. The new business structure was put into effect starting 1 July 2020 and has been based around two of the company’s important markets, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia, with services and propositions aligned to country priorities and respective client projects. "We only have one purpose in life, [which] is to serve our customers with achieving their targets. So, we have to harness the technical skills, the know-how that our people have, the ability to collaborate, work together, and work together with multiple stakeholders to deliver projects for the betterment of our communities that we work in," says Dedigama. “We were having a traditional model, which is service-based across the region. Now, the Middle Eastern economies are at different stages in their development and there are different needs, across the region, whether it be in Oman, in the UAE, or KSA. “We looked at whether we were efficient in the way we were operating because, at the end of the day, efficiency means something to our clients, it means that we can deliver faster, much more pointed, and much more cleanly what they need.” That isn't it. There is more to the interview. To know more, watch the full video! PRODUCER Ranju Warrier EDITING Ashford Fernandez SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/constructionweekonlinecom READ MORE ON OUR WEBSITE: http://constructionweekonline.com FIND US ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/constructionweekonline/ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/cwmiddleeast TUNE IN TO OUR SOUNDCLOUD STREAM: https://soundcloud.com/constructionweek FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/constructionweek/ © ITP MEDIA GROUP