Sydney, Australia: Global master developer Arada has announced the expansion of Roberts Co into the UAE, bringing the tier-one Australian construction company's expertise to the Middle East as part of its growing Arada Industries vertical.
The move sees Roberts Co establish a UAE presence with a substantial head office team already in place and marks a significant step in Arada's strategy to integrate best-in-class construction capability directly into its development process.
By bringing Roberts Co in-house, Arada will be able to embed construction expertise at the design and development stage, increasing efficiencies, reducing costs and strengthening the company's competitive position. Roberts Co is a commercially focused, tier-one contractor with extensive experience delivering complex projects across health, education, commercial, residential, hospitality, industrial, life sciences and defence sectors in Australia.
Its arrival in the UAE gives Arada access to a depth of delivery capability that will be applied across the group's growing portfolio of high-rise residential and social infrastructure projects. The first UAE project for Roberts Co will be Phase 2 of the Arada Central Business District – a nextgeneration commercial hub located within Aljada, Arada's $14 billion mixed-use megaproject in Sharjah. Roberts Co is also providing preconstruction services prior to mobilising on site on a number of Arada projects both in Dubai and Sharjah.
Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, Group CEO of Arada: “The arrival of Roberts Co in the UAE allows us to import skills and innovation from elsewhere in the world, and is therefore a significant moment for Arada and for the long-term, strategic way we think about construction. By bringing a tier-one contractor of Roberts Co's calibre directly into our development process, we are able to embed exceptional delivery expertise from the earliest stages of design, reducing costs, improving efficiencies and raising the bar on quality across our portfolio. Roberts Co will complement rather than replace the contractor relationships we have developed across our UAE projects, and our door remains firmly open to the best the market has to offer.”
George Kostas, CEO of Roberts Co, said: “Roberts Co was built on a simple belief – that we build a better way. Bringing that belief to the UAE, and to a pipeline of projects of the scale and quality that Arada has assembled here, is an extraordinary opportunity. We have established our core team, we have our first project confirmed, and we are looking forward to showing this market what Roberts Co can bring to some of the most ambitious construction programmes in the region.”
The establishment of Roberts Co in the UAE is the latest step in Arada's strategy of vertical integration across its business, through which the group has brought construction, cranes, MEP and smart technology capabilities in-house under the Arada Industries umbrella. The approach gives Arada greater control over quality, programme and cost across its portfolio – advantages that are particularly significant in the current construction environment.
Since entering Australia in 2024, Arada has assembled a pipeline of more than 5,000 homes and also expanded into construction through the acquisition of Roberts Co in 2025. In August the master developer confirmed that construction on its $2 billion Broadbeach development on the Gold Coast would be carried out by Roberts Co.
Arada currently has projects valued at $67 billion under development across the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Australia, with more than 17,500 homes delivered to date.
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One of the world's fastest-growing master developers, Arada was created to build spaces people connect with for healthier,
happier and more meaningful lives.
The master developer has operations in Australia the United Kingdom, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.
Arada's vertically integrated scope of operation covers property development, retail, education, healthcare, fitness, wellness,
industry, hospitality, investment and asset management.
Arada has a project pipeline valued at $67 billion and a portfolio of more than 70,000 homes worldwide.
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