Appointments
Abunayyan renamed Acwa Power head; Paddy Vice-Chairman
Saudi-based International Company for Water and Power Projects (Acwa Power) has named its new board of directors for a three- ...
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Infrastructure
KEC awards key Madinah Gate bus station construction deal
Saudi developer Knowledge Economic City (KEC) has awarded a contract worth SR49 million ($13 million) to Mohammed Al-Rashed Trading a ...
Sustainability
Taqa, Ewec price first Abu Dhabi solar green bond at $700m
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) - one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in the EMEA region - along with Emi ...
Facilities Management
Facilio wins 2021 Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award
Facilio, a leading property operations software platform, has been recognised by Frost & Sullivan with the 2021 Best Practices&rs ...
Special Features
Bahrain
Towards a sustainable future
A future-focused $30-billion Strategic Projects Plan launched late last year could catapult Bahrain’s construction sector to new heights. However, the kingdom – already...
Eastern Province
Spark grows with hi-tech facilities
King Salman Energy Park (Spark), the region’s only fully integrated energy hub, continues to expand its industrial...
Safety & Security
Is your Covid-secure building fire safe?
Preparing a building to be Covid-secure could impact its fire safety, says ASHRAF YEHIA, Managing Director of Eaton Middle East...
Industrial Construction
Marr’s solutions tackle the challenge
The heavy lifting capacity, diverse choice of products and bespoke solutions offered by Marr Contracting can help address a num...
Just Out
Geberit creates added value with eco-design
In line with the eco-design principle that Geberit has adopted since 2007, the Swiss sanitary solutions provider has introduced...
Focus: Automation
Misconceptions about technology, automation
PRASOON SHRIVASTAVA, Founder and CEO of Prasoon Design Studio and project management platform Zepth, provides insights to dispe...
Regional News
Mitsubishi, Sepco III to build Alba PS5 unit
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has selected a consortium of Japan’s...
Saudi Focus
Masterplan unveiled for $20bn Jeddah project
HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Board of Directors...
UAE Focus
Dewa starts work on largest solar data centre
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Huawei have broken ground on the first phase of a key solar-powered data...
Events
SteelFab to portray new era of innovations
PREPARATIONS for the region’s premier metal fabrication event have shifted into top gear with the UAE having launched a...
Legally Bound
A closer look at ownership of float
STUART JORDAN* analyses the issue of float in a construction programme, with regards to which party – the contractor or the emp...
Architecture & Design
Omrania wins praise for PIF Tower
Omrania, a leading Saudi architectural and engineering consultancy practice, has won the 2021 ‘Best Tall Building Facade Engineering’ excellence award from...
Real Estate
Jeddah poised for $20bn transformation
An ambitious SR75-billion ($20 billion) project is set to come up on a 5.7-million-sq-m area in Saudi Arabia’s port city...
Contractors
Borouge awards $6.2bn EPC deals for expansion
Borouge, a leading petrochemical company providing value-creating polyolefin solutions, has awarded the engineering...
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Interiors
Good things come in threes
Havelock One elaborates on how it has carefully combined three separate spaces – food and beverage (F&B), grooming service and retail – each with its own identity, under...
Manufacturers & Procurement
iLOQ to ‘revolutionise’ locking systems
A leading Finnish company has embarked on a drive to transform mechanical locks with digital and mobile access management solut...
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SteelFab 2022 ends on successful note, draws over 6,000 visitors
The 17th edition of SteelFab 2022 exhibition, one of the largest event of its kind in the Mena region, concluded on a successful note...
Diyar Al Muharraq teams up with Zain to set up telecom towers
Diyar Al Muharraq, a leading real estate development company in Bahrain, has signed an agreement with Zain Bahrain, a key telecom ser...
Bahrain's Green Corner in Top 10 architectural projects list for 2021
Domus, an international architecture and design magazine, has named Green Corner Building as one of the ten best architectural projec...
Azizi signs up Transgulf Cement for Riviera project
UAE-based Azizi Developments has partnered with Transgulf Cement Products, a major distributor of concrete products in the GCC region...
UAE’s office market shows signs of recovery in Q4
The office market in the UAE displayed signs of recovery in Q4 2021, following several months of muted activity, according to t...
Enova steps into 2022 with expansion into Turkey
Enova, the regional leader in integrated energy and multi-technical services, has announced its expansion...
