As managing director of the DRA Group of companies, Deepak Arora has managed to keep his business buoyant even during turbulent times for the regional construction industry. The group’s companies include City Diamond Contracting, MEPTech, Giant Star Trading, DRA Product Design, DRA Group, DRA Logistics and DRA International.
Its first project in Dubai was a design-and-build concept in Jebel Ali in 1985 when the free zone had just been launched. He has since designed and built projects for multinational clients including Swarovski, Nissan, Black & Decker, Volvo, Procter & Gamble, General Electric, Compaq, Makita, BASF and Kanoo.
His projects range from villas and office complexes to manufacturing facilities, warehouses and power stations. More recently, the group has secured lucrative contracts for Emirates Airline’s huge call centre, the Emirates Aviation College for Aerospace and Academic Studies and the overflow centre for dnata’s cargo business at Dubai Airport Free Zone. The group now focuses mainly on steel and concrete structures.
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