Alutec – a leading aluminium facade and curtain-walling company in Qatar – has embarked on a massive expansion in a bid to emerging among the top three players in its field by the year-end.

Construction work was launched early this year on a major luxury holiday resort being developed by Qatar National Hotels Company in Doha’s Ras Abu Aboud area.

Dredging work continues on the prestigious The Pearl-Qatar project in Doha, as contractors prepare their prequalification bids for the infrastructure package and for the high-rise residential towers, townhouses and shops surrounding Porto Arabia, the island’s main marina. “Dredging and reclamation work is making good progress.

Work is well under way on the Athletes Village,  the Doha Asian Games 2006, which will later transform into one of the largest of healthcare centres of its kind in the Middle East. Set on a 63.

More than 60 million cu m of sand and rock fill are currently being placed to create a 22 sq km platform and shore protection over the next two years for the New Doha International Airport (NDIA) that will take shape 4 km to the east of the existing airport.

Qatar, which boasts the highest per capital income in the Middle East, is hitting headlines continuously with massive investment plans – many of them in the range of billions of dollars.