Dubai Expo 2020 will be the first World Fair to come to the Emirati states, and is a significant engineering and construction investment. One of the instrumental elements of this project is the construction of new transport infrastructure, including the Route 2020 underground metro extension from Nakheel Harbour and Tower Metro Stations to the Expo 2020 site. WJ-ME were brought on board by the main contractor EXPOLINK to provide our dewatering expertise and ensure the construction of the new station boxes could be undertaken in dry and safe conditions. The fixed 2020 deadline meant the client required a reliable dewatering contractor capable of delivering a project to budget and schedule, and WJ-ME’s expertise in deepwell dewatering and analytical 3D modelling ensured this was the case!
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WJ Middle East Participated in a Corporate Challenge
KL October 17, 2019
With a focus on strengthening team bonds, WJ Team Steffin, Anu, Donna and Johannes were challenged on their mental and physical fitness, quick thinking and teamwork while having a blast! WJ’s insurance provider has organized this event, held on 28th September 2019. It was a thrilling, fun-filled adventure participated by more than 50 organizations that made up of over 94 teams.
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WJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS VISITED WJ MIDDLE EAST
CI October 2, 2019It was an exciting week for WJ Middle East UAE last 24th to 26th September 2019 when all UK Directors, Toby Roberts, Richard Fielden, Stevyn Harris and Gary Holmes visited the branch.
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Qatar Update: New Year, New Office Environment
WJ Groundwater March 25, 2017The beginning of a new era has been ushered in at the Doha headquarters in Qatar. WJ Groundwater Qatar has finally bid farewell to 2016, the Fereej Kulaib office and moved to new premises in Fereej Bin Omran. The move was finalised on the last day of February (2017). The project was led and chiefly organised by WJ Groundwater’s Doha-based office staff, headed by Admin Officer Randy Lazaro with aplomb.
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Qatar Update: 2016 Review
WJ Groundwater January 21, 2017Projects and new tech
“2016 has been packed with important projects and events at WJ Groundwater’s Qatar base,” reported Overseas Director, Paul Turner.
Over the last six months projects have included:
VVIP Villa at the Pearl Qatar
As the name implies, The Villa was for a ‘Very Very Important Person’ in Doha. The sub contract work involves dewatering for an excavation close to the shoreline of the Arabian Sea. A small yet complex, ‘signature’ project successfully completed by WJ Groundwater for CRC.
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Qatar Update: Work hard, play hard!
WJ Groundwater January 14, 2017Magnum-11
Recently, our Qatar base put together a cricket team called Magnum-11 consisting of the finest, most committed and enthusiastic sports fans from WJ Groundwater’s management and site teams.
Led by Govindaswamy Shankar they are now a fixture on the local Doha league tables and have proved to be a force to be reckoned with – Magnum Force.
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WJ Groundwater Celebrates 2 Million Safe Man-Hours Completed Without Any Lost Time Incidents (LTI)
WJ Groundwater January 12, 2016WJ Groundwater in the Middle East has passed a significant milestone by completing 2 Million Safe Man-Hours Without Lost Time Incidents (LTI).
To celebrate this admirable achievement, dual staff events were held at WJ Groundwater’s bases in Dubai (UAE) and Doha (Qatar) at the end of December.
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WJ Groundwater is currently working with Dutch Foundation to dewater a 2B+G+1+30 residential building in Doha, Qatar. The property is located in the Al Dafnah District, also known as the Diplomatic Area. The project consultant is LACASA (Qatar).
The WJ Groundwater team led by Noel Melendez (Project Manager) and Vijayakumar (Site Engineer) is deploying a number of deepwells that are supplemented by a level of trenching and sumping to control groundwater levels.
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An Arabian Celebration
WJ Groundwater January 3, 2016With WJ Groundwater’s Year End Parties there’s always cause to celebrate and 2015’s event was no different.
On a mild, Tuesday night WJ Groundwater team members and guests from all over the west coast of the Arabian Peninsula and beyond got together at the prestigious Oryx Rotana Hotel in central Doha.
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Dr Toby Roberts To Speak At Arabian Tunnelling Conference
WJ Groundwater October 19, 2015WJ Groundwater‘s chairman Dr Toby Roberts has been invited to speak at this year’s Arabian Tunnelling Conference and Exhibition 2015 (ATC).
The event is to take place at The Grand Hyatt, Dubai, UAE on 23-25 November and the ‘theme’ this year is ‘Innovative Underground Infrastructure – Challenges and Opportunities’.
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