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The Project

The UAE government’s initiative to facilitate the participation of mothers in the workplace has required all public sector companies to provide workplace nurseries for their employees. Etihad Airways aimed to become one of the first companies in Abu Dhabi to comply. The rapidly expanding passenger carrier engaged Kids Academy following an open tender bid process. A ground floor unit, which was previously Etihad’s Finance Department, measuring 500 sqm was established as the location. The oddly shaped floor space required input from many departments to achieve a layout suitable to its new function while maintaining the airline’s aviation themed concept and supporting staffing and administrative needs.

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Our Appointment

Having previously delivered two Kids Academy branches in Abu Dhabi in 2013, we were deployed to provide project management and cost planning management services for Etihad’s workplace nursery project. We took this project from concept to completion supporting every phase of the project. From the design development stage through to contractor procurement, construction management and handover to operations, we provided the interface for the Etihad Nursery launch team, Kids Academy UK and UAE, and the design and construction teams. MEP and Fire and Life Safety related issues were also identified, design drawings revised accordingly and works implemented to guarantee ADDC and ADCD approval.

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The Benefit

Our client’s aim was to support the requirement mandated by the UAE government to supply workplace nurseries throughout the Emirate. Given the rapid expansion of Etihad Airways globally, and Kids Academy’s current growth within the UAE, our involvement gave all parties a single point of contact during the pre-launch phase, allowing the Nursery operator and Etihad to focus on the postlaunch activities and other business. Our experience gained through the delivery of two previous Kids Academy branches allowed us to provide valuable mitigation and a streamlined process to deliver this nursery within budget and to their required specification.

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