Shaikha al-Emadi hands over the safety award to contractor Ali Mahdi of Oriental Enterprises in the presence of Kate Fletcher.

United Development Company (UDC) has recently recognised the work of one of its contractors operating at the company’s urban development mega project, The Pearl-Qatar.
UDC said in a statement it had awarded Oriental Enterprises with the “Environmental Management Contractor of the Year” for winning the “Best Residential Villa” category in reference to the contractor’s “outstanding environmental practices” at the construction site throughout the last quarter of 2014.
Oriental Enterprises is the contractor of “Bahri Villas South 25, 26, and 27” in the island’s villas’ strip located between Costa Malaz and Isola Dana districts.
“By winning this award, Oriental Enterprises demonstrated a plausible commitment to employing environmentally safe and conscious work standards and practices. We are proud of their performance and do acknowledge their hard work and highlight their accomplishments,” said Environment Awareness & Communication officer Shaikha al-Emadi.
She added: “While we recognise Oriental Enterprises’ accomplishments, we feel very fortunate to have this calibre of contractors working on our island. It’s both a challenge and a responsibility to select the best of the best, but we do look forward to having that same challenge when we make our award selections next quarter.”
UDC Senior Environmental Awareness specialist Kate Fletcher delivered a presentation on the importance of complying with the “tough environmental expectations” UDC has set as part of the innovative award incentive programme.
According to Fletcher, contractors are encouraged to not only meet those standards, but to also exceed them by using and following work practices that are environmentally-conscious and in compliance with Qatar’s laws and with UDC’s environmental policies and procedures.
The Contractor Incentive Programme is an initiative of UDC’s Environmental Department, which aims at providing contractors with the incentive to work in a more environmentally-conscious manner, follow environmental laws and regulations, create awareness about the environment among workers on the construction sites, and be recognised publicly for their performance and accomplishments.