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Earthwork through handover, coordinated by people who own the joinery line, the MEP package and the approvals process. We sub-contract the parts we don't run in-house — we don't sub-contract the schedule.
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Authority NOCs, DEWA, DM, civil defence, DHA, building-management — coordinated by the in-house approvals team alongside the build. The owner never sees the paperwork; we just need them on the snag-list walks and at handover.
We organise the portfolio by what each sector actually demands of a build — programme pressure, finishes tolerance, compliance load, life-safety. Pick a sector to see the work.
Designsmith began in 1988 as Excel Engineering — a Dubai contractor founded by an architect with a workshop and a small civil team. Two brothers, Dhaval and Mihir Sanganee, grew the firm into a turnkey design-and-build contractor with one of the region's largest in-house joinery facilities.
Today, Designsmith operates as two divisions — Designsmith Build (construction & high-rise) and Elevaré by Designsmith (ultra-luxury fit-out & residential) — under shared leadership and shared factory capacity.
Founders and leadership profiles are being reconfirmed with the team; portraits will be added once final.
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