GOVERNMENTS across the GCC are closely looking at their building codes and high-rise safety norms following aftershocks...
MOTT MacDonald has been named owner’s engineer for the $350-million Ghubrah Independent Water Project (IWP) in Muscat, Oman. A...
HEMPEL, one of the world’s largest, independent suppliers of decorative, marine and protective coatings, recently launched in...
QATAR has signed contracts with cement suppliers from the UAE and Oman in order to meet an anticipated rise in demand for...
MORE than a dozen local and international construction firms are preparing to bid for a contract to build one of Oman’s largest...
KUWAIT plans to spend KD4.5 to KD5 billion ($15.8 to $17.5 billion) on development projects in the fiscal year 2013-2014, said Finance Minister Mustapha Al Shamali...
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MOTORCITY, the sole distributor of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Bahrain, has launched the first ever Hyundai backhoe loaders in...
THE Wave, Muscat, Oman’s premier lifestyle destination, has unveiled the latest waterfront residences project following the successful launch of the first phase of the...
AL BATINAH Power Company and Al Suwadi Power Company said the Sohar Two and Barka Three independent power plants (IPP) achieved...
DRAKE & Scull International (DSI) has been awarded a set of engineering and general contracting contracts collectively worth Dh663 million ($182 million) for three...
MORE than 27 and 13 per cent of the Haramain rail stations in Jeddah and Makkah, respectively, have been completed and the project will be completed on time, according to...
SAS International has installed a range of its architectural metalwork solutions at the new 103,000-sq-m terminal at Queen Alia...
MAKKAH Municipality has signed four contracts worth SR1.49 billion ($399 million) for the construction of intersections with various highways crossing the new Ring Road...
A LEADING design expert has highlighted the need for increased public and private sector commitment to multi-layered community...
THE BAHRAIN government has allocated BD300 million ($795 million) this year for housing projects that will be built as part of...
ALSTOM, a global leader in power generation equipment and service, has won a $972-million contract to supply equipment for the Yanbu Three power and desalination plant on...
AS PART of plans to strengthen its foothold in the region, Darasas, a supplier of advanced industrial solutions, is promoting...
INFLATION in Qatar’s construction sector could reach 18 per cent a year over the next decade, effectively adding billions of...
MALAYSIAN construction firm MMC Corp said the Saudi government had terminated the rights of its joint venture with Saudi Binladin Group to develop the $30-billion Jizan...
A LEADERSHIP in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) Green Associate training course was held in Qatar, to spread more...
KHALED Juffali Company (KJC), a Saudi investment company, and Soitec, a world leader in semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, have signed a...
HONEYWELL has been selected by Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water to modernise the water distribution network that supplies more than 280 million gallons of fresh...
AL AREEN Holding Company has signed a key contract with Al Kooheji Electrical Contractors and Construction for the execution of...
ABDULLAH A M Al Khodari Sons Company, a leading general contracting firm based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, has won a construction contract worth SR779.8 million ($208...
SAINT-Gobain PAM, the parent company of Saint-Gobain’s Pipe Activity, has signed a contract to supply pipes and fittings for Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water...
POLYONE Corporation, a premier global provider of specialised polymer materials, services and solutions, announced that Juffali PolyOne Masterbatch, a joint venture...
ALDES Middle East, a leading global solutions provider for fire protection, ventilation and air distribution and the local arm...
A NEW set of e-learning courses to conduct or review health and safety risk assessments have been launched by the British...
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