The UK-based trenchless technology firm Downley Consultants, through a joint venture (JV) with a Saudi firm, has opened an office in the UAE to serve the wider GCC region, the company announced.
The UAE office is a JV with Faiz Alelweet Engineering Consulting Office (FAE) of Riyadh, a regional specialist in water and wastewater networks.
It will provide engineering expertise to the region’s water and wastewater utilities and operators in inspection, condition assessment, rehabilitation and asset management of water and wastewater networks. 
In terms of capabilities, the joint venture will be able to provide acoustic, electrical and electromagnetic inspection techniques through condition assessments, as well as a full range of trenchless rehabilitation and replacement technologies.
Tom Sangster, managing director of Downley Consultants, will act as general manager of the joint venture.
