Congratulations to IBBC member Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners), which has again been named among Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) top international design firms for another year. Improving on last year’s results, the company has been recognised as the top international design firm in the Middle East in the leading trade publication’s latest issue. In 2015 it occupied the 15^th spot in the prestigious rankings, which are measured by gross revenues.

Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners) has also secured 7^th place in the worldwide rankings of global design firms, a significant increase of eight places from its 2015 ranking.

“Being consistently ranked among the top 10 consultancies by ENR for the past 30 years now, we thrive to always be leaders in the design industry to achieve our vision to build a better future together,” a statement on the company’s website says.

Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners) – a planning, design, management and supervision consultancy – has been a member of the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) since April 2016.

“Our membership in the council affirms the high levels of regard and respect that we’re held in, as the IBBC is a powerful network of some of the most important global corporations, enjoying the highest-level of support from governments and the European Union,” the company said in a statement when it announced it had joined the IBBC.

“Moreover, through this move, we emphasize, once again, our commitment to quality and social responsibility, given that IBBC promotes best practice and international standards.”

Established in 1956 by Kamal A. Shair, the multi-disciplinary firm is staffed by 10,250 staff members, working out of 40 offices across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. Recent projects in Iraq include the Duhok Lake residential and tourism master plan; the Erbil Master Plan; and the American University in Iraq, located in Sulaimani.