The Middle East Facility Management Association (MEFMA), a non-profit professional organization, efficiently tossed the limelight on the considerable function that Facilities Management (FM) plays in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's (KSA) quickly thriving freehold property sector, in a specially hosted workshop and networking event that was held last March 26, 2018 at the Sofitel Hotel in Jeddah Corniche. The amazing one-day event was sponsored by MEFMA Corporate Members Al Mahmal Facilities Provider Company.

The event featured a panel conversation covering the topic, 'The strategic role of FM in the KSA Freehold Property Sector,' which featured the engagement of industry professionals Mohammad Al Duraibi, Member of the Board of Directors, MEFMA; Hazim Al-Dabbagh, Managing Partner, SureFix Facility Management; Kristina Ruehland, Consultant for Property and Community Management, Abdul Latif Jameel Land and Colin Caulfield, Project Director, Select FM which is managed by EFS Facility Management. Besides the panel discussion, the event also hosted a workshop helped with by Ruehland and Al-Dabbagh, followed by a networking break that allowed individuals to check out potential partnership possibilities. Attendees were later granted with a certification of attendance at the verdict of the workshop and networking event.

" This workshop proves to be extremely prompt and critical, as we are presently experiencing a raised demand for FM-based services across Saudi Arabia's property market, specifically the freehold property segment," said Jamal Lootah, President, MEFMA. "The workshop was aimed to aiding MEFMA even more combine its ties with the Kingdom's different organizations and organizations running in the FM sector and represents a key chance for us to facilitate a smooth exchange of experience and knowledge to review industry difficulties and establish services to address them."