Among the companies that have made outstanding contributions to the growth of the projects industry in the Middle East, two will be given special recognition by MEED at the forthcoming MEED Quality Awards for Projects, which will be held in Abu Dhabi on 14 May.

Athens-based Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) will receive The Angus Hindley Award for Project Excellence 2013 for its outstanding contribution to the development of the region over the past six decades. CCC was one of the first Arab construction companies when it was established in 1952. Since then it has grown to become one of the world’s biggest construction companies and has installed more than 16,000 kilometres of pipeline and constructed facilities for the production of more than four million barrels a day of oil.

The Angus Hindley Award for Project Excellence 2013 seeks to commemorate the life and work of MEED’s late research director, Angus Hindley, who distinguished himself as one of the world’s leading experts on the Middle East.

Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) will receive the MEED Editor’s Award, an honour given each year to a person or organisation that stands out not only for specific achievements, but also for what it represents in terms of leadership and vision, in being a role model for the region. Since its formation by royal decree in 1997 with a mandate to develop the kingdom’s mineral resources, Maaden has expanded the Saudi mining sector from a focus on gold mining to four major business lines covering gold and base metals, phosphates, aluminium, and industrial minerals.

“The region’s projects industry has made remarkable strides, completing some of the biggest and most complex projects in the world which have contributed to the impressive growth of GCC economies on the whole. We congratulate the winners of the special awards for their commitment to project excellence and look forward to their continued success,” said Richard Thompson, Editor, MEED.