In Abu Dhabi the firm has formed a partnership with the local Al-Maabar International Investments.

Set up in September 2006, Al-Maabar is a joint venture between five of the largest Abu Dhabi-based property developers, Aldar Properties, Sorouh, Reem Investments, Al Qudra Holdings and Reem International. Its projects so far include schemes in Libya, Jordan, and Morocco.

Hill will provide a full range of services on Al Maabar’s projects in the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe, offering project management, construction consulting and other support services.

In Egypt, Hill has formed a joint venture with two subsidiaries of the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum, the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (Egas) and the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (Gasco), to provide project management services on oil and gas projects throughout the Middle East and Africa.

The new company is called Hill International Petrol (Egypt).