#20Rami Al Qaisi

That specialisation has put RAQ in the middle of some fairly recognisable supply chains. The company has built logistics and cold storage facilities for international operators, delivered a large logistics facility for Amazon in Abu Dhabi, and worked on a cargo hub for FedEx at Dubai World Central airport. It has also taken on projects for DP World, Aldar, and other regional developers, along with distribution centres for retail groups and a metal manufacturing park within Abu Dhabi Ports' KEZAD industrial zone.

Al Qaisi has also pushed RAQ into aviation-specific construction, including hangar projects at Dubai World Central designed for aircraft maintenance and painting, work that requires a different set of technical standards than a typical warehouse or office building. Combined with cold storage and cargo facilities, this sector focus means RAQ's client base leans heavily on logistics operators, airlines and aviation services companies, e-commerce firms, and industrial park developers rather than residential or hospitality developers, which make up the bulk of work for many other UAE contractors.

Running a company built around that kind of specialisation means staying closely tied to how global logistics and e-commerce demand is shifting, since a shortage of warehouse or cold storage capacity in Dubai or Abu Dhabi tends to translate fairly directly into new contracts for a firm positioned the way RAQ is. That also means the company's fortunes are somewhat more exposed to swings in trade volumes and industrial investment than a contractor whose backlog is spread across residential towers, government buildings, and infrastructure work.

Since RAQ's founding, the company has grown from a small operation into one with a multi-hundred-million-dirham revenue base and offices across several of the UAE's emirates, alongside a presence in the broader Gulf logistics and industrial construction market. Al Qaisi has stayed closely involved in the company's commercial side, particularly in building relationships with the multinational logistics operators, e-commerce companies, and industrial developers that make up a large share of RAQ's client list.