Real Estate Developer and a Worldclass Construction Engineer,

The problem in Nigeria is that many developers see themselves as facilities management companies and are keen to provide the service in-house. Yet if you are not careful and do not understand facilities management, you can get your fingers burned. The potential lies in the fact that Nigeria has always been seen as a culture that does not give prominence to maintenance issues. Now, people are realizing that they are spending billions of dollars on constructing a building that, if not maintained correctly, will deteriorate, rendering leasing impossible. We want to be the preferred vendor, ensuring that clients do not put out a tender but approach us as the preferred maintenance or FM company. Our strategy to get there is to support training and up-skilling, and also marketing and branding, so that people become aware of Provast. Although we are sometimes perceived as expensive, we do offer good quality work service and our staff is extremely well qualified and trained.
The problem in Nigeria is that many developers see themselves as facilities management companies and are keen to provide the service in-house. Yet if you are not careful and do not understand facilities management, you can get your fingers burned. The potential lies in the fact that Nigeria has always been seen as a culture that does not give prominence to maintenance issues. Now, people are realizing that they are spending billions of dollars on constructing a building that, if not maintained correctly, will deteriorate, rendering leasing impossible. We want to be the preferred vendor, ensuring that clients do not put out a tender but approach us as the preferred maintenance or FM company. Our strategy to get there is to support training and up-skilling, and also marketing and branding, so that people become aware of Provast. Although we are sometimes perceived as expensive, we do offer good quality work service and our staff is extremely well qualified and trained.