Trimble, a world leader in Global Positioning Systems (GPS), construction lasers, robotic total stations and machine control solutions, is developing a broad range of innovative solutions that will change the way construction work is done.

Trelawny – a UK-based manufacturer of pneumatic and electric surface preparation equipment – has unveiled plans to expand its business operations in the Gulf, following its successful entry into the UAE.

For many specifiers and users, reinforcing steel is a commodity product, largely taken for granted. The most significant attribute is often the price, rather than any particular performance characteristic, says a spokesman for Cares, a UK-based independent, non-profit-making certification body.

Ameron Saudi Arabia claims that its in-situ cement-mortar lining process provides a cost-effective solution for rehabilitating existing pipelines experiencing clogging. Saudi-based Ameron has been involved in the manufacture and supply of concrete pressure pipes in Saudi Arabia and the other GCC countries over the past 25 years.

Corrosion of steel reinforcement bars as opposed to weakening of the actual concrete has long been identified as the reason behind the deterioration of concrete structures.