The Middle East: Targeting resources where the action is

The Gulf region of the Middle East is an increasingly important market for international consultancy firms and, according to Scott Wilson, also an area where the nature of the work is evolving in some interesting directions

Tom Allen views the Oqyana development in Dubai as unique, from a transport planner’s perspective

Tom Allen views the Oqyana development in Dubai as unique, from a transport planner’s perspective

Jamshid Soheili has focused more of Scott Wilson’s attention on Middle East projects since his appointment

Jamshid Soheili has focused more of Scott Wilson’s attention on Middle East projects since his appointment

David Seares sees the ‘all-car’ mentality in the Middle East changing

David Seares sees the ‘all-car’ mentality in the Middle East changing

With so many areas of the world suffering from an economic downturn, and cancelling or postponing major transport projects as a result, the Middle East is becoming an ever more important market for the UK consultancy sector, says Jamshid Soheili, director of transportation and infrastructure planning (Middle East) at Scott Wilson. That explains why the company has begun to pay even more attention to this region since he was appointed to his current post earlier this year. “In the Middle...

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