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        Business 
          Development Services (BDS) is a European owned and managed services 
          company, providing specialist business development services throughout 
          the Middle East for clients having business interests in the upstream 
          and downstream oil sector, petrochemical industry, the public works 
          sector, power and water industries, marine industry and defence sector. 
          With over 40 years Middle East business development and management experience 
          within our group, we believe we are ideally positioned to offer services 
          to clients which effectively combine the benefits of a European corporate 
          business approach, with extensive experience, knowledge and understanding 
          of local markets. We are pro-active, focused, commercially aggressive, 
          result - orientated and have a real understanding of the markets in 
          which we operate. Having considerable experience in establishing and 
          successfully running several diverse business concerns, we are also 
          fully aware of the importance of obtaining results in the most expedient 
          and cost-effective manner. Our objective is to provide clients with 
          an alternative, pragmatic, no nonsense, and cost-effective approach 
          to successfully doing business in the region by offering a range of 
          services utilising innovative, uncomplicated, low risk and low-cost 
          commercial solutions.  | 
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          utilising the services of BDS, clients can immediately benefit from 
          our market knowledge, extensive and strategically placed local contacts, 
          our planning and execution capabilities - and our proven sales, marketing 
          and business development skills.  | 
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