We recently interviewed Mahdi Hanna, Founder and Managing Director Of VENUS Engineering LLC,a company that are Concrete Repairs & Strengthening Specialists. He has expertise working in the construction industry and possesses strong and professional entrepreneurship skills. Apart from that, he is the proud author of four books. Learn more about him and his journey from the interview below.
Start Of This Journey
We are quite intrigued to learn about Mahdi Hanna’s early life and educational journey that led him to today’s position. So we asked, “Tell us something about you, your early life, and your education.”
Mahdi shared, “I am the founder and owner of VENUS Engineering, which was established in 2007 as a specialized contractor for remedial works, concrete repairs, strengthening, and retrofitting. I hold a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering and graduated from Ukraine in 1989.
Throughout my thirty-four years of professional experience, I explored many experiences in construction in the fields of design, re-design, strengthening and remodeling, and value engineering to assist clients in making the right decisions concerning building construction.
In my experience, I was involved in many projects in the Middle East Region, Egypt, Jordan, and Eastern Europe and had an active role in the development of different businesses. In Addition to my engineering role and activity, I am practicing writing and have published many articles in the field of politics and science. Moreover, I have four published books in the same fields, especially in AI (Artificial intelligence).”
Glimpse Of The Company
While conducting the interview, we were interested in learning more about his business. So we asked, “Tell us about the business and its presence in the GCC.”
Mahdi replied, “VENUS Engineering has a well-established company and is capable of carrying out various projects in the construction field in terms of concrete repairs, rehabilitation, and retro-fitting for old structures and strengthening for new constructions or remodeling of structures and re-designing to contribute to the new changes, giving the clients the most optimum and economical solutions to suit their budget, following the high standard of quality and international norms.
VENUS is a well-known company in UAE with a high reputation, and we are part of the StrongForce group of companies. VENUS does exist in GCC countries, such as Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain, through our partner StrongForce and has a branch in eastern Europe in Serbia.”
Plans And Goals To Achieve
Every business has its set of plans to execute its functioning and meet its goals. We asked,
“What are some of the growth and expansion plans you have in your pipeline?”
He replied, “VENUS Engineering has a strategic plan for growth and expansion. We are not focusing on growth based on several projects and high turnover. We are focusing on maintaining steady growth based on obtaining healthy projects in payment terms, cost, and construction durations to maintain a good relationship with our material suppliers and our clients as well.”
He further added, “We are calculating all the risks to maintaining the high quality of work at all times throughout the project implementation to ensure delivering and handing over the project to our client on time and with satisfaction. We are in VENUS Engineering, looking forward to expanding our business in Saudi Arabia shortly through our strategic partners there and to continue with the same enthusiasm we are practicing here in UAE, using our expertise and know-how to establish a healthy environment to catch up with the business in Saudi Arabia’s growing market.”
“How has the year been for your company?”
“In VENUS Engineering, we are focusing on keeping our clients satisfied with all the services we are providing in terms of quality of the executed work, time, and value paid for the services.
It is important to highlight that honesty, transparency, and high performance all the time increase the possibilities of closing more deals in the business. Last year was a good business year for us. We were able to complete many successful projects in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, and Serbia.” Mahdi replied
Current Services And Competence
Since the market is becoming highly competitive, businesses work their best to offer top-notch services and customer satisfaction. So we asked, “What does your business offer in the current competitive market?”
Mahdi shared, “We are encouraging healthy competition in the market, which means that we are competing in giving the client the best services with a high-quality standard and within the market set rates. What makes us different from others is that we are capable of performing from very early stages, starting from the concept ideas and passing in all processing stages from real design to complete construction and handing over. Our design team is fully trained and capable of sorting out any problem and tailoring the clients’ exact needs in converting their ideas and dreams into real facts.”
Building Bonds With Employees
Effective teamwork needs a good bond with the employees and among the entire team. We asked, “What measures do you think employees and organizations can take to build effective teamwork and unity?”
He shared, “First of all, the organization as an entity depends on the employees who run the show. The collaboration between the management and the rest of the employees does the work. However, to succeed, you must create a good and healthy environment among all employees and build a professional relationship based on respect, devotion, and sincerity. Employees will give their best if they feel they are secure and the management evaluates their work well.
In VENUS, we are delegating the work following the capability of each team member, and we are succeeding in getting the best results as teamwork.”
Innovative Ideas And Steps
We are interested to learn about the viewpoint of Venus on the latest research and innovative steps. So we asked, “Tell us about the company’s focus and investment in research and innovation.”
Mahdi shared, “We are focusing now a day in expanding our work fields to conclude new divisions related to our specialized applications in the construction field to secure more projects at the new expanding markets, such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and some other areas. Our long experience and know-how in solving problems related to the construction field dictate the necessity to always explore new methods using the latest technologies in our projects.”
“We are investing in training our team members to obtain new experiences and take chances for new challenges in business. This action will enhance the capability of our employees and increase their enthusiasm and decrease the level of routine work they might be facing over time.
In this way, we can expect positive results from teamwork and success in business, and all the benefits will be shared with our employees, and the success will be reflected in the company’s growth and stability. We believe in teamwork, and it has a direct effect on business.” he further added.
Advice And Tips To Beginners
Beginners will find the tips quite helpful while starting with their ideas. So we asked, “Any tips for startups looking to get onto a similar pathway?”
Mahdi shared, “Being a business owner, it is not so easy, having many challenges and risks, and mentally you need to be prepared to face difficulties finding the path leading you to safe places. On the other hand, it is so easy to say I want to be a businessman. In reality, many people do not realize what it means to create a business unless they are involved.
To be a great businessman, you need to be patient and optimistic, have passion and believe in your ability and your hard work, be able to manage different levels of stress, solve problems, and be smart, active, honest, and brave to calculate the risk and take decisions.
My suggestion to new generations willing to get onto this path is to understand the basics of the business they are willing to get into and calculate the risk in a way that they will not harm themselves. Start on a small scale, studying their business plan carefully and be very patient, taking care of their credibility and building up business relationships in the right manner.”
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