Energy Management Services (EMS), a leading energy management and energy conservation company in the Middle East, has signed a deal with Riviera Tower, to install and maintain advanced building management solutions (BMS) for a period of four years.

Al Mashriq Furniture, a leading furniture company in the UAE dealing in the manufacture of chairs, has announced a major expansion plan in the Dubai Investment Park. With the addition of the new development, the company’s total investment in the Park will reach Dh38 million ($10.34 million).

Hong Kong-based Trident International Holdings (TIH), a leading real-estate development company, has recently awarded the construction contract for Phase II of its maiden project ‘The Waterfront’, to Larsen & Toubro (L&T), one of India’s largest engineering and construction conglomerates.

Dubai-based Hepworth PME has announced its transition to lead-free uPVC material for potable water pipe production. Hepworth is the region’s foremost manufacturer of BS Kitemark plastic pipes and fittings and has been awarded an extension to its existing BS Kitemark licence in respect of lead-free UPVC production, said a company spokesman.

Duproof is looking at meeting the needs of the local and regional market with high-quality waterproofing and damp-proofing insulation materials that are produced at its recently commissioned, state-of-the-art factory at the Dubai Investment Park.

Berger Paints has announced aggressive plans for the immediate future, which includes the launch of several products and marketing initiatives that are fine-tuned for the UAE market. As a first step, Berger Paints has re-launched its corporate image in the UAE, under the campaign ‘Painting the world since 1760’.

Aluma Systems has been awarded an order from Arabtech  for the purchase Alumalite truss flying forms for use on 13 towers being built concurrently on the new Jumeirah Beach Residence  project.

One year into its contract, Black & Veatch has completed almost one quarter of the landmark Ajman sewerage project. The £80 million ($146.

Construction on the Mall of the Emirates – an exciting retail and leisure complex in the Arab world – continues to move forward at an unprecedented rate, with the project looking well on track to meeting its target completion date of September 2005.

Dubai awaits $6bn investmentDubai: The emirate is expected to invest over Dh22 billion ($6 billion) in infrastructure-related projects in the medium term, with $4.5 billion earmarked for the light rail transit (LRT) development.

Contracts for another skyscraper at the massive 69-tower Jumeirah Lakes Towers freehold development in Dubai have been awarded by the investor, Mazyood Giga International, and work is expected to start shortly.

Electrical products and systems giant, Legrand, recently opened its first customer centre in Abu Dhabi in partnership with one of the region’s pioneering electrical distributors – Electra, Abu Dhabi. The Legrand Customer Centre is a specially designed area within the new Electra showroom, occupying approximately 150 sq m.

Al Naboodah Engineering Services has been awarded the infrastructure contract for Nakheel’s new Gardens of Discovery project, which consists of hundreds of buildings on Sheikh Zayed Road.

The first occupants of the Ewan Residences project in Dubai are due to move into their apartments by April 2005. The first phase of the three-phase Ewan project, which consists of 26 residential complexes was launched this March, and the 26th residential complex was sold out in mid-May making it a complete sellout.

Nakheel, the Middle East’s leading property developer, has contracted SembCorp Engineering and Constructors to build 160 Oasis themed villas at its iconic project, the Jumeirah Islands, being developed between Interchange 5 and 6 on Sheikh Zayed Road.

The developers of the proposed Atlantis, The Palm Dubai have decided to increase to scope of the development to include a second 800-room hotel tower, bringing the total number of rooms to 2,000. The development costs are expected to increase from the previously announced $650 million to $1.1 billion.

Al Ghandi Electronics has launched the complete range of Voltas cooling solutions in the UAE, giving consumers an option to choose from a wide variety of intelligent cooling solutions engineered and manufactured specifically to suit the local climatic conditions.

Following the completion of the two-year reclamation work, the construction of 122 villas on Frond E of The Palm, Jumeirah, which started this March, is rapidly progressing and will be complete by this November.