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Jamal Wick
Modular - Farm House
THE FUTURE IS MODULAR BESPOKE MODULAR SOLUTIONS’ CEO JAMAL WICK JOINED US IN MONTENEGRO THIS YEAR AND WILL BE BACK WITH US IN MAURITIUS. HIS SHARED ETHOS WITH THE EVENT AND THE DELEGATES HAS LED TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIS BUSY COMPANY.
WHAT PROJECTS HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED IN SINCE WE SAW YOU IN MONTENEGRO IN MAY? We have been very busy! We are currently manufacturing villa extensions for the high-end Al Barari development in Dubai. We are the exclusive manufacturer for this project and we are impressed by the fact that it has strong sustainable principles so we building off site with low site disturbance and low carbon footprint. Bespoke Modular was also awarded a large project with Nakheel Developer for the manufacture of 57 pods to be designed and built in just four months for a new location called Dubai Island. The pods will be used for a mixture of food and beverage, retail, bathroom, storage and prayer rooms, among other things. Other projects we have been working on include the Cup 28 at Expo, where we created all the food trucks, food and retail kiosks. We are working with the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of KSA, where we are submitting a design for the development of a sustainable hospitality project. Also in this region, we are involved in a design project for a Saudi family office (Al Othaim), for the development of a large entertainment and hotel project in a rural location.
Finally, we are designing and building a villa extension for the Minister of Tourism of Dubai (office, lounge, changing rooms for paddle courts). HOW MUCH DO YOU FEEL THE SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL INDUSTRY IS NOW EMBRACING THE POSITIVE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY MODULAR CONSTRUCTION? We are seeing many large and small companies that have a sustainable ethos approach us in regards to Drive Thru
