Middle East The convention is confirmed first, not assumed.

Mixed documentation conventions.

Design teams on Gulf projects come from Europe, the United Kingdom, North America and the region itself, and the specification frequently reflects wherever the consultant trained. Establishing which convention governs is the first task, not an assumption.

Metric throughout,

in nearly all cases.

Large packages on short programmes.

Hospitality and commercial fit-out at scale, with opening dates that were committed before the joinery was designed.

Specified products that may not be locally available.

Substitution questions arise more often here than in established markets, and they need requesting rather than drawing.

Taken on enquiry. Scope, convention and documentation format are agreed per project.

The process does not change. Work is drawn in your platform to your conventions, checked by someone other than the detailer who produced it, and reviewed by a named senior person before it reaches you, with a committed calendar date agreed at quoting.