Versatile International Wins Third Consecutive Diriyah Company Contract as Stone Project Management Consultant

Versatile International, the Middle East’s first fully integrated stone project management consultancy, has won its third consecutive three-year contract with Diriyah Company, continuing to deliver specialist Stone Project Management Consultancy (SPMC) services on one of Saudi Arabia's most significant destination-scale developments. 

Versatile International will continue to provide 360 degree, fully integrated, specialist natural stone consultancy across Diriyah's portfolio of assets, spanning design advisory, supply chain and installation oversight, and project governance. The appointment extends a relationship that began in 2020 and reaffirms Diriyah Company's confidence in a specialist model built on deep expertise, independence, transparency and certainty of outcome. 

The firm was founded to serve developments of Diriyah's scale and ambition - projects that demand far more than the sourcing of natural stone. They call for independent governance, transparent procurement and specialist technical expertise across the entire stone lifecycle - a discipline devoted to protecting the asset’s vision, reducing risk and safeguarding quality while managing an increasingly complex global supply chain. A third consecutive term signals that this specialist model Versatile International originated, has become an essential component of world-class development delivery. 

Marco Fahd, Group Chairman and CEO of Versatile International said: “Our relationship with Diriyah Company is one we value as deeply today as we did when we started six years ago, and to be entrusted with a third consecutive term is a profound endorsement of everything Versatile International was created to do. We pioneered this unique business model for the destination-scale developments of this ambition. They demand absolute certainty of outcome, and that certainty comes from independent oversight, transparent governance and an unwavering commitment to putting the asset first. We are honoured by the confidence Diriyah Company continues to place in us, and we look forward to helping convert its vision into reality for many years to come.” 

Since 2020, Versatile International has served as Diriyah Company's natural stone partner of record, consulting on more than 100 assets across the development - among them public realm areas, heritage centres, high-end hotels, libraries, museums and residential properties. Over successive terms, that engagement has grown in both breadth and depth, with dedicated specialist teams working alongside Diriyah's own teams to convert design intent into finished quality material on the ground. 

As Diriyah's assets mature and many reach the delivery phase, Versatile International's work across numerous assets at the development are now reaching their culmination. The expertise refined at every stage - through every design reviewed, every material sourced and every installation methodology tested - is being carried through to final installation and delivery. Versatile’s specialist teams are excited to be part of this critical stage of the project’s progress.  

Wajdi Marroun, Versatile International’s Managing Director commented: “This appointment is, above all, a reflection of the people and the partnership behind it. For more than six years, our specialist stone consulting team has worked side by side with Diriyah's teams on more than 100 assets, each one has deepened our shared understanding and collaboration of what this development demands. Our role is to bring rigorous, independent quality assurance to every stage - from the quarry to final handover - and to do so with transparency and care. We are proud of what we have built together, and grateful for the trust that allows us to keep raising the standard”. 

Versatile International's contribution spans some of Diriyah's most prestigious assets, including consultancy on the interiors and facades of landmark developments such as the Diriyah Visitor Center, the Wadi Safar Sales Centre as well as Iconic assets. Across the wider Riyadh limestone programme, the company's remit encompasses quality assurance and quality control for approximately 700,000 square metres of Riyadh limestone for public realm areas, 75,000 cubic metres for foundation plinths, and 250 kilometres of kerb and gutter materials. 

As the Middle East's first fully integrated stone project management consultancy, Versatile International occupies a distinct position in the market - one recognised in 2025, when the company was named Project Management Company of the Year at the Construction Innovation Awards by Construction Business News. Because the company is retained by the asset - not by quarries, suppliers or contractors - it acts independently and without conflict of interest, in the sole interest of the Development. That independence is underpinned by a global network of more than 200 quarries and factories across 15 countries, and by decades of international experience in natural stone. Beyond Diriyah, Versatile International serves as the Stone Project Management Consultant for Qiddiya in the Kingdom and other Middle East clients. 

As Diriyah continues to take shape as a global destination celebrating Saudi Arabia's heritage, Versatile International remains committed to safeguarding the quality and authenticity of the natural stone at its heart - ensuring that every asset reflects the exacting standards for which the development is known and further supporting Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.