ThomsonAdsett's Dubai office has been officially opened by Queensland Minister for Trade John Mickel. The event marks TA's expansion into new health and aged care markets including the United Arab Emirates. The venture is an alliance with Sydney-based architects and health facility planners, Health Projects International (HPI), under the name Total Alliance Health Partners International Pty Ltd (TAHPI).

The new entity is working on the Al Wasl Hospital master planning project, a joint venture with our longstanding partners Palmer & Turner Architects & Engineers Ltd. The 360-bed, preeminent women and children's hospital will expand to 800 beds.

At the launch Mr Mickel congratulated TA on its success and growth and wished us well in competing for further business in this fast-growing region.

Also present at the launch was TAHPI Dubai-based staffer Carmen Cheung, Stephan Frantzen from P&T and TA representative and TA principal Dayne Mearns.