FAC Dubai & Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Office

In keeping with growing UAE demand for Aviation and Aerospace needs, Farnborough Aerospace Consortium, one of the top aviation cluster groups from the United Kingdom, has recently opened offices in the Emirates Towers in Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.

Initially, a core group membership of ten FAC member companies have started doing business from the new office to cater to the huge boom in aviation in the UAE and wider Gulf Region.Target sectors include Airlines, Airports, MRO's, Manufacturing, Leasing, Service organisations, Logistics, Civil Aviation Authorities, Training Organisations, Defence, Space and VIP Operations.

John Ellis, FAC Business Development Director for the UAE said " we are very excited about the arrival of FAC on the Dubai aerospace business scene".

" The UK recognises the fact that UAE has an important market in terms of aviation needs, and there is a very comfortable working relationship between our two regions."

Ellis also pointed out that the UK is leading the world in cutting edge technology and innovative products and services in Aviation, " the Middle East can greatly benefit from this."

FAC is well known around the globe as a business-winning trade association dealing in the aviation industry. The consortium boasts of a membership that crosses all over the world.

Owing to the reputation of being the largest and most established aerospace and defence trade body in the UK, the FAC provides a 24/7 support base to the 1200 related companies located in southern England – the heart of the UK’s aerospace industry.

Ellis shared that FAC’s main responsibility to its Dubai office members is to help enable them to identify opportunities and then help with introductions and relationship building to win contracts and orders. Ellis also said." We have a good track record of helping out small companies work their way through major projects with organisations such as Boeing, Airbus and BAe. and would like to extend this to cover the Middle East region"

He pointed out that this assistance gives its members the advantage to become more globally competitive; allowing them more avenues of opportunity for more revenue access to technological advancements and innovations in aviation.

FAC Dubai is being funded in part by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), a UK based regional development agency that oversees sustainable economic activity and progress for the South East of the UK.

For more information please contact:
John Ellis - Business Development Director. UAE and GCC
john.ellis@fac.org.uk

dubai - a 21st century business gateway

With the support of John Ellis, FAC’s Business Development Director in the UAE and GCC, TAC Europe has been utilising the FAC Dubai office to springboard and develop their powerful brand and a presence within the region.

“David England, (International Business Development Manager for TAC Europe) is creating a business development model that all FAC members can learn from” said John Ellis “clearly hard work, a great message and superb product is a winning formula”

“The requirement for a `blue chip` like Technical Aid Corporation (TAC) providing expertise here in the Middle East is long overdue. The reason being that there is little or no direct competition with the same commitment, capability and professionalism.

For information on TAC Europe in Dubai please e-mail david.england@taceurope.com