
Recovery hopes
Hopes are up for a gradual return to normalcy after a tumultous 2020, and the construction sector is eagerly looking forward to a turn of fortunes this year, as the...
Hopes are up for a gradual return to normalcy after a tumultous 2020, and the construction sector is eagerly looking forward to a turn of fortunes this year, as the...
Bahrain has just launched yet another new city – East Sitra New Town – to address the housing requirements of the country. The project is among several under way or...
Diyar Al Muharraq, a fully-integrated city taking shape off Muharraq, has been making commendable progress despite the current Covid-19 pandemic with several homes now...
Marassi Al Bahrain, one of the largest private urban developments in the kingdom, is well on its way to becoming a landmark of Bahrain’s urban and architectural...
With an order book worth BD280 million ($750 million), a sound reputation for tackling complex, fast-track projects such as...
Established in 1991, Cebarco this year marks three decades of service to the construction industry with a portfolio of world-...
Contractors in Bahrain are increasingly realising the benefits of using formwork systems from Paschal-Werk G Maier in a variety...
Bahrain-based BFG group of companies, a global leader and pioneer in composite design, engineering and manufacturing, continues...
Ambitions run high at Escon Express Lifts, which has its eyes focused firmly on becoming the largest manufacturer of elevators in the Middle East and also the Number One...
A global hub for the energy sector is fast taking shape over a massive 50-sq-km site in the Eastern Province, with the first phase of infrastructural development on the...
Construction work has commenced on a new non-metallics production facility which is being jointly developed by Saudi Aramco and...
The Eastern Province Municipal authorities have begun the tendering process for an ambitious public-private-partnership (PPP...
Qanbar Dywidag Precast Concrete Company (QDC), a precast concrete veteran with production facilities in both the Eastern and...
ALVARO RODRIGUEZ* of Ingersoll Rand outlines the compressed air considerations that need to be taken into account for large-...
The world’s largest aluminium smelter Aluminium Bahrain’s (Alba)’s Line 6 Expansion Project has bagged the...
The world’s largest aluminium smelter Aluminium Bahrain’s (Alba)’s Line 6 Expansion Project has bagged the...
Saudi Aramco’s recent announcements of new international partnerships and the establishment of companies through an...
Geberit says its Pluvia siphonic roof drainage system has been tried and tested over decades to provide reliable and efficient...
SirajPower has been an enabler in efforts to implement Dubai’s Clean Energy Strategy 2050 by installing solar panels on several commercial and institutional developments...
In this series of articles on oil contamination, MH HYDRAULICS, a leading hydraulic solutions provider in the Middle East...
Bahrain Antiquities and Culture Authority (BACA) has announced steady progress on its Dubai Expo 2020 country pavilion with the...
New Zealand has announced that 95 per cent of the construction work has been completed on its country pavilion for Expo 2020...
The site of Nissan venue at the Expo 2020’s Mobility Pavilion was handed over last month officially at a ceremony...
Philippines has announced that 87 per cent of the construction work had been completed on its country pavilion – Bangk&...
Work on the shell and core of Malaysia’s pavilion for the Dubai Expo 2020 was completed at the end of last year. The...
Work is moving at a steady pace on the new terminal building (T2) at Kuwait International Airport despite the Covid situation...
Bahrain has awarded a total of 1,022 tenders in the first nine months worth $2.7 billion, according to new data released by...
Work on the new Bahrain International Exhibition and Conference Centre in Sakhir is on track...
Iraq’s government has agreed to sign a $2.625-billion contract with South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering &...
The GCC real estate market outlook remains bleak with signs of the bottoming out of transactions prolonged further into this...
Leading players in the construction and contracting sector are in the race for a key contract to build a seafood cannery plant at the new Duqm Fisheries Complex in Oman...
Oman has opened up around 33 projects and initiatives on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis, involving investments worth over $2.5 billion, for local and...
Work has started on the new Boubyan Bank headquarters in Kuwait, according to SSH, a key masterplanning, infrastructure and...
Egypt-based Orascom Construction said its consortium with Mitsubishi Corporation has secured a major contract from the National...
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) has commissioned the country’s largest crude distillation unit with a refining...
Saudi-based Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism...
Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed a 30-year-long build-operate and transfer (BOT) contract to develop the northern part...
Spanish infrastructure major Acciona, said it has secured a $384-million contract from Saline Water Conversion Corporation (...
Roshn, a leading Saudi real estate developer powered by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has awarded contracts worth SR1.6...
National Water Company (NWC) has announced the signing of a major agreement with the Saudi-French-Philippine consortium to...
National Water Company (NWC) has announced plans to develop water and environmental projects worth more than SR800 million ($...
The total value of awarded contracts in Saudi Arabia for the third quarter fell to SR7.4 billion ($2 billion) as Covid-...
Testing is currently under way on two major lines of the 176-km-long Riyadh Metro network featuring 85 stations, with the first...
Leading Saudi developer Al Akaria said it has signed a partnership agreement with National Housing Company, the investment arm...
Abu Dhabi Ports has announced the completion of the second phase of the expansion work at its Delma Port...
Alec, one of the UAE’s leading construction groups, has collaborated with Hilti, a multinational construction...
Leading Dubai developer Emaar Properties has halted new construction work after a construction boom in recent years led to...
In a major move, leading Dubai developer Emaar Properties has appointed its founder and former chairman of the board of...
Utico, a leading full-service utility, has been named the preferred bidder by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) for...
GHD, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, said it has completed work on Hudayriyat Leisure and Entertainment District, a key waterfront...
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has announced the successful financial closing of the Al Dhafra Solar Photovoltaic (PV...
Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) has announced the 73 per cent completion of its ongoing Eco-Friendly Zone project a few months after its...
Experts from CDE – a UK company specialising in wet processing equipment for sand and aggregates, mining, construction...
Leading construction and building materials companies showcased the latest technologies and the innovative solutions at the...
STUART JORDAN* tackles the issue of the lawfulness of a provision in contracts for termination for convenience, looking...
A new imposing landmark is receiving its finishing touches in the heart of the new Dubai Harbour marina area, next to Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE...
Global architecture, planning, and design firm CallisonRTKL (CRTKL) has provided lead-consultant design services from the...
Italy-based Mask Architects and Design Company has been selected as one of 10 winners of the Cool Abu Dhabi competition for its...
DMCC, one of the world’s leading free zones and government of Dubai authority on commodities trade and enterprise, has...
Arada, a leading property developer in Sharjah, has launched its new creative, upscale neighbourhood, Naseej District, that...
Saudi-based Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) says it has awarded construction contracts worth SR2 billion ($532.8 million) over...
Reportage Properties, a leading real estate developer based in Abu Dhabi, says more than 20 per cent of the work has been...
Leading property developer Kleindienst Group has announced that it is handing over the first of the 2,000 residential and...
UAE-based Azizi Developments has signed a number of agreements for the supply of fittings for its landmark projects, Riviera...
UAE-based Deyaar Development has kicked off work on the third and fourth phases of its integrated flagship community...
UAE-based Lootah Real Estate Development has announced the launch of a robust, technology-powered virtual property platform...
The Scaffolding and Access Solutions division of Al Futtaim Engineering & Technologies says it recently completed on time and on budget a project which involved providing...
Irish group Kiverco says it has secured a contract to design, build and install a waste recycling plant within one of the world...
Ras Al Khaimah’s latest eco-tourism destination, the Anantara Mina Al Arab Ras Al Khaimah Resort is aiming to debut the Maldivian ambiance in the serene northern...
A new sports and performing centre has recently been completed at Dubai College, a British curriculum school situated in the Al Sufouh area of Dubai, UAE...
UAE-based Prescott Real Estate Development has launched a new competition ‘Design with Love’ for interior...
Bahrain-based BFG group of companies, a global leader and pioneer in composite design, engineering and manufacturing, continues...
Ambitions run high at Escon Express Lifts, which has its eyes focused firmly on becoming the largest manufacturer of elevators in the Middle East and also the Number One...
Qanbar Dywidag Precast Concrete Company (QDC), a precast concrete veteran with production facilities in both the Eastern and...
Contractors in Bahrain are increasingly realising the benefits of using formwork systems from Paschal-Werk G Maier in a variety...
ALVARO RODRIGUEZ* of Ingersoll Rand outlines the compressed air considerations that need to be taken into account for large-...