Al Madar MGM — Construction L.L.C
Established 1979 · United Arab Emirates
Vision 2030 · 2040 · 2050
المدار · Building visions
Aerial — kingdom-scale construction
// Al Madar MGM   /   Established 1979 رؤية 2050
Building visions for the next century

Building visions
worth centuries.

A privately held UAE construction house — forty-seven years of receipts, delivering kingdom-scale programmes for sovereign developers, royal commissions and mega-project owners.

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1979
Established
Founded in Dubai — predating the modern construction boom by a decade.
2030
Vision · current
Aligned with national diversification programmes — hospitality, culture, civic.
2040
Vision · next
Centennial-grade build standards. Heritage-first material choices.
2050
Vision · horizon
Generational hand-down. Buildings as legacy, not as receipts.
— I.About the house

A construction house, not a contractor.

Privately held. Family-owned. UAE-rooted. Single-country in execution; centennial in ambition.

A privately held UAE construction house. Forty-seven years building this country — from structure to surface.

Al Madar MGM was established in 1979. We deliver across nine in-house disciplines that span civil construction, fit-out, maintenance, specialist finishes, decorative arts, architectural concrete, decorative flooring, metal coatings and theming. Range and craftsmanship — under one roof.

Our work has shaped the public realm of modern UAE: hospitality landmarks, civic buildings, cultural quarters, palace projects. Many of these projects are intended to stand for a century or more — and the build standard is set accordingly.

We work with sovereign developers, royal commissions and the mega-project owners shaping the region's next half-century. The board reviews every contract above AED 50 m. Anchor relationships have averaged 18 years; the oldest active maintenance contract dates to 1991.

— II.The receipts

Forty-seven years.
Counted by the work.

A summary of where the house stands at the close of FY 2025 — the kind of figures that compound when you stay rooted long enough.

Years building
47

Established 1979 — predating modern Dubai's construction boom by a decade.

Projects delivered
1,247+

From boutique hotels to palaces — civil, fit-out, decorative.

Cumulative AED
14.6bn

Total contract value across forty-seven years of trading.

Anchor tenure
18yrs

Average length of relationship with our top-twenty clients.

Saadiyat Cultural District
Project № 1.247 · In execution · 2024 — 2026 Plate I · Currently in build

Saadiyat Cultural District —
galleries & concourse.

  • PatronCultural authority — Abu Dhabi
  • Gross floor area18,400 m² · concrete · tadelakt · gilding
  • Programme14 months · handover Q4 2026
— III.Programmes

Kingdom-scale programmes.

From hospitality and culture to giga-scale civic infrastructure — the programmes that anchor the house's order book.

I.

Hospitality & F&B.

Atlantis · Mandarin Oriental · Emaar Hospitality · Jumeirah

32% of revenueView →
II.

Cultural & heritage.

Saadiyat · Sharjah Heritage · Etihad Museum partners

14% of revenueView →
III.

Residential & palace.

Emirates Hills · Palm Jumeirah · Saadiyat · private

21% of revenueView →
IV.

Government & civic.

Dubai Municipality · Ministry of Culture · Sharjah authorities

8% of revenueView →
V.

Retail & destinations.

Mall of the Emirates · Dubai Mall · MAF · Aldar

14% of revenueView →
VI.

Commercial & offices.

DIFC · ADGM · Trade Centre · Dubai South

11% of revenueView →
— IV.Capabilities

Nine disciplines.
One house.

From civil structure to gilt — the full spectrum of our craft, all delivered in-house and to a single standard.

  1. — I. Civil construction Low and mid-rise structures, refurbishments, additions. RCC frames, ground works, MEP, completion. →
  2. — II. Fit-out Commercial, hospitality, retail, residential. End-to-end interior delivery. →
  3. — III. Maintenance Annual maintenance contracts, facilities, planned upkeep. Many clients have stayed twenty years. →
  4. — IV. Specialist finishes Venetian plaster, micro-cement, tadelakt, marmorino. Hand-applied, hand-burnished. →
  5. — V. Decorative arts Murals, gilding, hand-painted ornament. 22-carat gold leaf, palladium. →
  6. — VI. Architectural concrete Polished, board-formed, exposed-aggregate. Cast-in-place finishes. →
  7. — VII. Decorative flooring Epoxy, terrazzo, resin, micro-screed. →
  8. — VIII. Metal coatings Architectural metallics, patinas, brass & copper finishes. →
  9. — IX. Theming Themed environments — sculpted GRC, faux finishes, set design crossed with permanent construction. →
— V.Portfolio

Selected plates.

Three engagements from the current portfolio — sovereign, hospitality, palace. The full set is shared on request.

Saadiyat Cultural Plate I · № 1.247 Abu Dhabi
Sovereign · Cultural · Abu Dhabi

Saadiyat Cultural District —
galleries & concourse.

A 14-month engagement combining architectural concrete finishes, hand-applied tadelakt to interior galleries, and bespoke metal-leaf detailing across 18,400 m² — for a programme intended to anchor a generation of cultural visitors.

Year2024 — 2026
SectorCultural
GFA18,400 m²
StatusIn execution
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Atlantis themed Plate II · № 1.192 Palm Jumeirah
Hospitality · Palm Jumeirah

Atlantis The Royal —
themed environments.

Sculpted GRC, faux finishes and theming details across guest-facing volumes. Stage 02 — themed underwater concourse and public realm. The kind of work where set design crosses into permanent construction.

Year2023
SectorHospitality
GFA9,600 m²
StatusCompleted
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Habtoor palace Plate III · № 1.166 Dubai
Palace · Residential · Dubai

Al Habtoor Palace —
gilding restoration.

Restoration of historic gold-leaf ornament and decorative paintwork across reception halls. 22-carat gold leaf, palladium and hand-painted detailing — restored under NDA, with chain-of-custody on every gram of precious material.

Year2023
SectorResidential
GFA4,200 m²
StatusCompleted
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— VI.Pillars

Four pillars of the house.

I.

Heritage & trust.

Established 1979. Forty-seven years of receipts in the UAE — palace projects, civic landmarks, hospitality. Our oldest active maintenance contract dates to 1991.

Founded1979
II.

Range & capability.

Civil to gilt under one roof. Most peers are either generalists or boutique finishers. We are both.

Disciplines9 in-house
III.

Craftsmanship at scale.

Muralists, gilders, tadelakt artisans, decorative painters and theming sculptors — in-house. Where most contractors stop, we begin.

AtelierEst. 1979
IV.

UAE-rooted,
vision-aligned.

Privately held, family-owned, single-country. Aligned with the long-horizon ambitions of the region — Vision 2030, 2040, 2050.

ICV score78% · Top tier
— VII.Credentials

Patrons &
certifications.

— Selected patrons · 1979 — 2026
Emaar Properties
Aldar
Mandarin Oriental
Atlantis
Jumeirah Group
MAF
Dubai Holding
Abu Dhabi Mun.
Al Habtoor
Sharjah Authority
Meraas
DAMAC
— Certifications · current
  • ISO 9001:2015 — Quality Management.Bureau Veritas · 9001-AE-04211 Valid 2027.09
  • ISO 45001:2018 — Occupational H&S.Bureau Veritas · 45001-AE-00891 Valid 2027.04
  • ISO 14001:2015 — Environmental.Bureau Veritas · 14001-AE-01122 Valid 2026.11
  • Dubai Municipality — Grade A.Construction · Fit-out · Maintenance Active
  • Estidama — Pearl Builder.Sustainability · 3-Pearl rated Active
  • In-Country Value — 78%.UAE national supplier ratio 2025 · Top tier
— VIII.Journal

From the studio.

Decorative coatings
Article · Knowledge09.04.2026

Choosing the right decorative coating for hospitality interiors in UAE climates.

How Venetian plaster, tadelakt and micro-cement behave under coastal humidity, AC cycling and direct sun.

9 min read →
Saadiyat handover
News · Press22.03.2026

Saadiyat galleries — handover scheduled for Q4 2026.

Eighteen months on site, 38,400 m² of cast-in-place architectural concrete.

Press release →
Hotel show 2026
Event14.05.2026

Al Madar at The Hotel Show 2026 — Hall 4, Stand B-21.

Live demonstrations of marmorino plaster, gold-leaf gilding and patinated metal coatings.

Dubai World Trade Centre →
— IX.Make enquiry

Have a vision
worth keeping?

Tell us the brief — sector, scope, programme. One of the studio principals replies within two working days. Drawings, RFPs, royal commissions and budgets welcome.

Make enquiry ↗ +971 4 282 1979