EDGE, Serco to cooperate in fire & emergency response services sector

By Shilpa Annie Joseph, Official Reporter
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Officials from UAE's EDGE and UK-based Serco.

UAE-based EDGE Group entity, JAHEZIYA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based leading international provider of public services Serco to further discuss potential cooperation opportunities in the fire and emergency response services industry.

According to the statement, the collaboration will strengthen both organizations in the fire and emergency services sector, allowing them to capitalize on their respective capabilities.

A unified services approach will offer a holistic fire and emergency experience, as well as a range of capabilities across several sectors, such as workforce and asset management, training, operations, transportation, and maintenance, as per the reports.

Faisal Al Bannai
Faisal Al Bannai
CEO & MD
EDGE

“In line with our ongoing efforts to secure EDGE as a leading provider of defense and emergency services and to ensure optimal efficiencies, this collaboration between JAHEZIYA and Serco will enable growth within all capabilities and offer the opportunity to reinforce fire and emergency response services in the GCC region. We are keen to leverage the synergies between these two organizations and utilize their diverse and complementary capabilities, contributing significant in-country value.”

Further, the MoU reinforces both entities’ status as best-practice fire and emergency providers, both within the UAE and across the region, and supports the strategic UAE-UK bilateral relationship.

Mr. Rupert Soames, CEO of Serco said, “We look forward to our partnership with JAHEZIYA as an opportunity to strengthen our proposition in the fire and rescue services sector. Having won awards for our International Fire Training Centre, we bring best practice, global expertise, and new technologies to the Middle East, and with the combination of skills, experience, and knowledge provided by JAHEZIYA as a well-established, local organization, together we will provide added value to our clients.”

“I believe Serco’s broader capabilities in Defence, Marine and Space will bring further opportunities to collaborate with EDGE Group in the future,” Mr. Soames added.

JAHEZIYA

JAHEZIYA is a single-stop service provider for defense solutions and emergency response services. It is part of the Mission Support cluster at EDGE, an advanced training, and technology group for defense and beyond, which ranks among the top 25 military suppliers in the world.

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