Estab.1979

Disciplines9 in-house

Projects1,247+

ISO 9001 / 45001 / 14001

Tier-1 contractor · UAE

Construction.
Engineered.

A privately-held UAE construction house with forty-seven years of delivery on programme, on budget, on spec. Civil works, fit-out, specialist finishes — under one EPC-style contract.

Tender enquiry → View projects →

KPI 01Years

Years building the UAE — established 1979.

KPI 02Projects

1,247+

Delivered across nine disciplines and six sectors.

KPI 03Disciplines

Civil · fit-out · maintenance · finishes · arts · concrete · flooring · metals · theming.

KPI 04Active m²

38k m²

Built-up area in execution as of Q2 2026.

— 01.About the firm

A construction house
run on discipline.

Al Madar MGM combines the engineering rigour of a Tier-1 contractor with the craftsmanship of a specialist finishes atelier — under one contract, one project director, one accountability.

Founded in Dubai in 1979 to build the new city, Al Madar MGM has delivered 1,247 projects across the United Arab Emirates over four decades — from boutique hospitality fit-outs to civic landmarks, residential palaces and cultural districts.

The firm operates an EPC-style integrated delivery model: a single contract covers civil works, fit-out, specialist finishes, decorative arts, maintenance and theming. Procurement teams describe it as "the rare case where the contractor and the craftsman are the same firm."

Forty-seven years in, we remain a privately-held UAE house — small enough to know every wall on every site, large enough to carry hospitality, cultural and government mandates at scale.

— firm specifications

Established: 1979 · Dubai
Legal form: L.L.C · privately held
Headcount: 340 staff · 1,200+ trades
Offices: Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Sharjah
Active sites: 14 across UAE
Annual turnover: AED 480M · FY 2025
Disciplines: 9 in-house
Quality: ISO 9001:2015
Safety: ISO 45001:2018
Environmental: ISO 14001:2015 · Estidama 3-Pearl
ICV score: 78% · top tier
Repeat client rate: 74% · last 5 years

— 02.Capabilities

Nine in-house
disciplines, under one roof.

No subcontracting cascades — every discipline below is delivered by Al Madar trades on Al Madar payroll, supervised by Al Madar PMs. One accountability chain, end to end.

01 Civil construction RCC frames · ground works · MEP coordination · low and mid-rise structures, refurbishments, additions. Frame · MEP · Finishing Active →

02 Fit-out Commercial, hospitality, retail, residential. Partitions, ceilings, joinery, MEP, finishes. End-to-end interior delivery. Cat A & Cat B Active →

03 General maintenance Annual maintenance contracts, FM, planned upkeep. Many AMCs running 20+ years — oldest active dates 1991. AMC · FM · PPM Active →

04 Specialist finishes Venetian plaster · micro-cement · tadelakt · marmorino. Hand-applied, hand-burnished. The flagship craft offering. Plaster · Cement Active →

05 Decorative arts Murals, gilding, hand-painted ornament. 22-carat gold leaf, palladium. In-house atelier — rare regionally. 22 ct · Pd · Hand-paint Active →

06 Architectural concrete Polished, board-formed, exposed-aggregate. Cast-in-place finishes spec'd by architects who care about the seam. Polished · Board-formed Active →

07 Decorative flooring Epoxy systems · terrazzo · resin · micro-screed. F&B, retail, hospitality. Engineered for traffic. Epoxy · Terrazzo · Resin Active →

08 Metal coatings Architectural metallics, patinas, brass & copper finishes on substrate. Hospitality & high-end residential. Brass · Cu · Patina Active →

09 Theming Sculpted GRC · faux finishes · themed environments. Set design crossed with permanent construction — attractions, F&B. GRC · Faux · Sculpt Active →

— 03.Selected projects

Recent delivery.
Sample of 1,247.

Eight current and recent commissions across hospitality, cultural, civic and residential sectors. The full archive is filterable by sector, service, year, location, client and project value on request.

№ 1.247 In execution Saadiyat Cultural District

BUA18,400 m²

Saadiyat Cultural District —
Galleries & concourse.

SectorCultural

LocationSaadiyat · AUH

Year2024 — 2026

ScopeConcrete · Tadelakt

№ 1.232 Completed DIFC Gate Avenue

BUA4,200 m²

DIFC Gate Avenue —
Lobby gilding.

SectorHospitality

LocationDIFC · DXB

Year2024

ScopeGilding

№ 1.218 Completed Mall of the Emirates polished concrete

BUA12,800 m²

Mall of the Emirates —
Polished concrete refit.

SectorRetail

LocationAl Barsha · DXB

Year2024

ScopeConcrete

№ 1.205 Completed Emirates Hills villa

BUA2,400 m²

Emirates Hills —
Private villa.

SectorResidential

LocationEmirates Hills · DXB

Year2024

ScopePlaster · Murals

№ 1.192 Completed Atlantis themed

BUA9,600 m²

Atlantis The Royal —
Themed environments.

SectorHospitality

LocationPalm Jumeirah · DXB

Year2023

ScopeGRC · Theming

№ 1.184 Completed Sharjah Heritage House

BUA1,800 m²

Sharjah Heritage House —
Restoration.

SectorCultural

LocationHeart of Sharjah

Year2022

ScopeRestoration

— 04.Sectors

Capability matrix.

For procurement teams who think in industries rather than services. Each sector below has at least a decade of dedicated case studies behind it.

Idx. Sector Notable clients Projects · 5 yr

01 Hospitality & F&B Atlantis · Mandarin Oriental · Emaar Hospitality · Jumeirah Active184

02 Retail & malls Mall of the Emirates · Dubai Mall · MAF · Aldar Active96

03 Residential Emirates Hills · Palm Jumeirah · Saadiyat · private mandates Active312

04 Commercial & offices DIFC · ADGM · Trade Centre · Dubai South Active148

05 Cultural & heritage Saadiyat · Sharjah Heritage · Etihad Museum partners Active42

06 Government & civic Dubai Mun. · Ministry of Culture · Sharjah authorities Active78

— 05.Differentiators

Why prime contractors
choose Al Madar.

When the project requires civil discipline plus craft execution under a single contract — the candidate list is short. We are usually on it.

— 01 / 04

Heritage
& track record.

Forty-seven years of receipts in the UAE — palaces, civic landmarks, hospitality. Repeat-client rate of 74% over the last five years.

— 02 / 04

Range
& capability.

Civil to gilt under one EPC-style contract. Most peers are either generalists or boutique finishers. We are both.

— 03 / 04

Craft
execution.

Muralists, gilders, tadelakt artisans, decorative painters — on payroll. Cannot be subcontracted at quality.

— 04 / 04

HSE
& compliance.

ISO 9001 / 45001 / 14001 certified. Estidama 3-Pearl rated. Zero LTI in the last 12 months across 14 active sites.

— 06.Credentials

Clients &
certifications.

A house is judged by its tenants and its certifications. Both below are current.

— Selected clients · 1979 — 2026

Emaar Properties

Aldar

Mandarin Oriental

Atlantis

Jumeirah Group

MAF

Dubai Holding

Abu Dhabi Mun.

Al Habtoor

Sharjah Authority

Meraas

DAMAC

— Certifications & trade · current

9001 ISO 9001:2015 — Quality.BV · 9001-AE-04211 · Annual audit Valid2027.09
45k ISO 45001:2018 — OH&S.BV · 45001-AE-00891 · Annual audit Valid2027.04
14k ISO 14001:2015 — Environmental.BV · 14001-AE-01122 · Annual audit Valid2026.11
DM-A Dubai Municipality — Grade A.Construction · Fit-out · Maintenance Activesince 1979
EST3 Estidama — 3-Pearl Builder.Sustainability · Abu Dhabi Active3-Pearl
ICV In-Country Value — 78%.UAE national supplier ratio 2025Top tier