{"id":661,"date":"2022-06-15T10:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T10:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/?p=661"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:30:27","slug":"direct-access-receive-sustainability-prize-at-expo-2020-supplier-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/news\/direct-access-receive-sustainability-prize-at-expo-2020-supplier-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Access receive Sustainability Prize at Expo 2020 Supplier Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"661\" class=\"elementor elementor-661\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fd27e8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-23-at-10.01.59-AM-2-e1656414287491.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-658\" alt=\"A Certificate of Exceptional Delivery of Sustainability and an accompanying award statue.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-23-at-10.01.59-AM-2-e1656414287491.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-23-at-10.01.59-AM-2-e1656414287491-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66b6925\" data-id=\"66b6925\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edac72e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edac72e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direct Access is honoured to have been the recipient of the Sustainability prize at the Expo 2020 supplier awards; an Expo-curated event that celebrates and rewards the creative minds and businesses who contributed to the 2022 edition of the international world\u2019s fair. Emphasising the theme of \u201cConnecting Minds, Creating the Future\u201d, and a mindful approach to sustainability, the ceremony confirmed the appointment of Direct Access as a standout among 3200 other firms delivering services to the site, which attracted over 24 million visitors across its duration.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">After the uphill battle brought by the pandemic, as we started exporting to the Middle East, this Sustainability award was a humbling surprise to all of Direct Access. Our founder, Steven, flew out last minute to Dubai to accept the award on the team\u2019s behalf (we assumed they would only ask us to travel across the world in a scenario where we were the winners. And thankfully, we were correct).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Receiving this award got us thinking about just how far we have grown \u2013 not just in terms of our expansion as an international consultancy, but also our work at Expo, which grew concurrently with our increasing service requests in countries as far as Australia, the United States, and Canada.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In fact, when we first won the contract in 2018 to be the Universal Design Consultants for what was to become the first world expo in the Middle East, our initial services to the event were modest \u2013 and largely involved advising on the design of the architecture, finish specifications, as well as ancillary aids across the 438-hectare facility. Since then, it was decided by Expo that 80% of the site will be preserved and transformed into an \u201cExpo city\u201d with residential and commercial areas.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #000000;\">To us, this is an incredibly surreal concept. The idea that buildings, which we directly advised on the builds for, and collaborated with some of the most skilled architects in order to create, combine to make an entire city, is truly incredible and beyond what we expected to ever deliver to Expo 2020.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0508f5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0508f5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fd5f0\" data-id=\"e0fd5f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8ea2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b8ea2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The following year, in 2019, Direct Access was then offered a second contract to assist guest services and develop accessible programming and curation, which saw our consultancy audit all the \u201ctouch points\u201d for local and international visitors, working to create a seamless event that overcame potential barriers for disabled people (\u201cPeople of Determination\u201d, in the UAE).<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000; 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