International facilities management company Macro has won a four-year contract from The National Museum, Oman to provide key services to its brand new premises in capital Muscat.

Macro is the facilities management arm of Mace, a global consultancy and construction company offering highly integrated services across the full property and infrastructure lifecycle.

The National Museum, which was designed to bring Oman’s unique cultural heritage to life, has been built over 13,700 sq m and is located next to the Qasr Al Alam Palace, the main Royal ceremonial palace of the nation.

As per the deal, Macro will provide a host of services including technical solutions, cleaning, pest control, managed polices, a quality management system (QMS), computer-aided facilities management (CAFM), quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) and resource management.

Acting director-general of The National Museum, Jamal Al Moosawi, said: "We are pleased to be working with an internationally renowned FM provider such as Macro Group. Their flexible approach and robust processes and procedures have helped us align our FM services."

"Both the museum and the Macro teams have worked hard to ensure the opening of the facility was a success and we look forward to maintaining our high standards for this cultural landmark," he noted.

On the win, Macro Group chairman Bill Heath said: "We are honoured to be working with The National Museum - Sultanate of Oman, which is set to be a world-class museum. This builds on Macro’s recent successes in the arts and culture sector."

According to him, the museum covers all aspects of Oman’s rich cultural heritage and displays maritime history, currency, weapons and armour within its large 14 galleries.

There is an UHD standard audio-video theatre, a conservation department along facilities for collections management, graphics, interactive displays and classrooms designed for teaching children who visit the museum about the artefacts held within the facility.

The museum houses one of the largest free-standing display cabinets in the world and caters for all visitors with special needs, he added.-TradeArabia News Service