Ritchie Bros Auctioneers will conduct an unreserved private auction in Dubai, UAE, from October 16 to 18. The auction will be held at the company's Jebel Ali Free Zone site.

Some of the equpiment on sale include: Vibratory rollers, hydraulic truck cranes, crushers, screens, aggregate equipment, truck tractors, rolloff trucks, van trucks, cab & chassis, sports utility vehicles, pickups, lowboys, scissorlifts, rock drills, asphalt equipment, compressors, generator sets, hydraulic hammers and other items.

$40m for school projects

Abu Dhabi: Projects worth Dh144 million ($40 million) are being carried out by UAE's Ministry of Public Works and Housing for the Ministry of Education and Youth in various parts of the country. They include the construction of kindergartens and schools for various levels.

[Hh]Microsoft starts work on regional HQ

Dubai: Microsoft Gulf and Eastern Mediterranean has started construction work on its regional headquarters at the Dubai Internet City, UAE, where it plans to move its offices by spring 2001.