MEA November 2017

12 MEA MARKETS / November 2017 , LC & Partners Engineering Consultants today is amultidisciplinary Construction Project Management and Integrated Engineering consultancy firmoperating on an international basis. We spoke to the Business Development teamat the company as we ask themabout being named Best Innovative Project Management Consultant 2017. Excellence, Engineered Thanks to LC & Partners Engineering Consultants’ global experience and fruitful relationships with public and private clients, the company boasts a wide spectrum of capabilities across different sectors, both for greenfield and enhancement projects. LC & Partners Engineering Consultants offers innovative and sustainable solutions with the aim of solving the most complex and demanding challenges, both in emerging and fast-growing economies and in more stable and structured economies. The company operates in three main areas of activity: Infrastructures (roads and highways, airport and railways), Buildings (hospitals, schools, hotels, high-rise and luxury villas) and Energy & Environment. Every project involves a complex interdisciplinary effort. At LC & Partners Engineering Consultants, all relevant technical disciplines for the main Areas of Activities, i.e. Infrastructures, Energy & Environment and Buildings, are mastered through in-house expertise and trusted specialist sub-consultants, ensuring an effective integration among specialist design components within the overall Project framework. Modern construction projects are often extremely complex and require effective management in order to ensure that quality, time and costs as per Client’s expectations are met at all stages and for all project components. LC & Partners Engineering Consultants offers fully integrated Portfolio, Programme and Construction Project Management services which can be flexibly adapted to the nature and the peculiarity of each single project (or group of projects), client and context of operations and cover the entire life cycle of the project. Furthermore, LC & Partners Engineering Consultants puts a great deal of effort into assuring the best quality of the provided services while preserving the occupational health and safety of the employees and the environmental sustainability of its operations. These objectives are pursued through the implementation of an Integrated Management System for quality, environment and safety, which is fully compliant with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS 18001:2007, of which is certified. Starting off, the team tell us how it feels to have been given their award, and what they believe the reasons behind the success are and how they have showcased their win since, before explaining how they think industry awards benefit firms such as themselves. “At LC & Partners Engineering Consultants, we were very pleased to learn about the award and the satisfaction for the achievement was not just that of the management but also, and foremost, that of the team that has made it possible. We believe the reasons behind this success, is the company’s attitude towards constant improvement and innovation. We have showcased our win on our website and on our social media profiles. “Industry awards are certainly an interesting opportunity for firms such ours to showcase their services and gain attention in the market, especially in such competitive and globally connected times where media reputation is a fundamental key to success.” Amongst its many credentials and modern day thinking, there is one distinguishing factor which sets LC & Partners Engineering Consultants apart from other similar firms within the industry, and that is its innovation and obsession with excellence, as the team allude to. “Fundamentally, the most distinguishing character of LC & Partners Engineering WR170006 Consultants, among all, is certainly our obsession of excellence and our constant innovative state of mind. In these times of increasing complexity and rapidly changing contexts, this translates in a very agile organization, capable of delivering effective services with a very pro-active and problem-solving attitude, with great focus on risk management and prevention and with the customers’ satisfaction always in mind.” Nearing towards the end of the interview, the team explain what type of feedback they have received from customers since being named as Best Innovative Project Management Consultant 2017, and how they plan to capitalise on the success of the company. “Since winning our award, our best clients congratulated us for the achievement, stressing how this is a well-earned recognition of the efforts made by LC & Partners Engineering Consultants in developing a business approach that clearly distinguishes our services from those offered by our competitors. After all, innovation is key for maintaining a stable competitive advantage.” Ultimately, as we move towards the future, LC & Partners