Combined Group Company (CGC), one of the major contracting companies that has been operating in Kuwait since 1965, is currently handling projects worth approximately $635 million. This leading contractor is listed by the Central Tenders Committee of Kuwait as category I for roads and sewers as well as for building construction projects.

As Kuwait Carpentry Workshops (KCW) nears the golden jubilee of its partnership with Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Company, it looks forward to strengthening the long-standing partnership and expanding its operations further.

Leading finishing contractor Al Intisar Trading Company witnessed a significant increase in turnover last year – its 30th year of operations – and anticipates even better prospects for this year. Turnover surged from $1.

The Building and Roads Company (Barco), a key road and infrastructure contractor in Kuwait, says it is determined to remain one of the frontrunners in the country’s roads and infrastructure segment. “Despite fierce competition among contractors, there is plenty of business in the offing for professionals,” says general manager Elias Zoorob.

Al Hamra – which has a 40 year-track record in the construction industry in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon and the UK – looks forward to a year of new challenges. Established in Kuwait around 35 years ago, Al Hamra Contracting and Trading is a grade one contractor, which also offers electromechanical services.

Within the sprawling grounds of Kuwait University’s campus in Shuwaikh, stands a clock tower that has been keeping time for half a century.