Dubai, UAE - Azizi Developments is expanding its in-house manufacturing operations to 143,000 sq m across Sharjah and Dubai, with new and enlarged plants making precast concrete, MEP systems, joinery, aluminium and steel for its own projects.
The developer described the move as a major expansion of its industrial capabilities. It is part of Azizi’s backward-integration strategy, under which the company produces its own building materials, and is meant to support what it called a rapidly growing project pipeline.
According to Azizi, the factories and production lines in the two emirates will act as the operational backbone of its residential and commercial portfolio. Among the projects it will serve are the supertall Burj Azizi and two master-planned communities, Azizi Venice and Azizi Florence.
The company said making materials itself gives it strict quality control and cost efficiency, and keeps its delivery schedules on track.
The largest site is a 114,000 sq m precast facility in Sajaa, Sharjah, which Azizi has developed with European technology providers including Tabone Nordimpianti.
Also in Sajaa, Freesia MEP Industries is relocating and expanding into a 29,000 sq m shed. The move brings nine production lines together under one roof, where HVAC ducting, MEP modular systems, dampers, cable management and grilles will be made entirely in-house.
The expansion also takes in Gardinia Ready Mix, which runs operations across Dubai South and DIC.
Tectona Joinery and Azizi Aluminium each have dedicated high-capacity facilities, which Azizi said are there to keep quality consistent across finishes and structural work.
Azizi Fab Steel Industries is in the process of doubling output at its cut-and-bend plant in Dubai South, which holds ISO certification.
Farhad Azizi, Group CEO of Azizi Group, said: “Real estate is won or lost on delivery. That is why, if we build it, we make it. From precast to MEP to joinery, we have complete vertical autonomy, with no bottlenecks and full precision on every square meter.”
Azizi said the bigger manufacturing base sets new standards of efficiency and self-reliance for the regional property sector, and will help it hand over homes on time and give investors around the world exceptional value.
The factory build-out comes a week after Azizi’s $571m purchase of construction machinery and equipment, and follows the start of workforce housing for more than 31,000 people in Dubai and Sharjah in October.
Azizi says it has delivered more than 45,000 homes to buyers from over 100 nationalities and currently has approximately 150,000 units under construction.
