Kaldewei, Europe’s leading manufacturer of baths – reemerging with a completely new company appearance – showcased its new range strategy, products and whirlpool innovations at the Hotel Show 2005 held in Dubai last month.
Buoyed by the success of last year's show, India-Tech Foundation has planned to double the size of India's keenly awaited construction exhibition – Constru India 2005 – when it opens up at the MMRDA Grounds, Bandra, Mumbai, from November 9 to 11.
GEC plans second security expo Dubai: The second Security and Safety Middle East 2005 exhibition and conference is to be held from November 14 to 17 in Abu Dhabi.
Land reclamation for Bahrain’s ambitious multi-billion-dollar freehold island city project – Two Seas – will begin shortly and construction on Phase 1 of the project is expected to commence by the year end, according to its developers.
The Wave, Oman’s top tourism and seafront residential development, has announced the appointment of two Omani companies as consultants for environmental engineering and quantity surveying of the project.
A multitude of transportation infrastructure projects and upgrades worth more than $4 billion have been planned for the Kuwait over the next few years. Abdullateef Al Dakheel, undersecretary for roads and sanitary projects, said the projects include a 36-km causeway from Kuwait City to Subiya costing KD400 million to KD500 million ($1.7 billion).
Kuwait has invited bids for building the first phase of a state-of-the-art container port on Bubiyan Island at a cost of around $2 billion, the emirate’s public works minister said. About 17 international and local companies have been prequalified for the project which is expected to start operations by the end of 2008, Bader Al Humaidi said.
A QR25 billion ($6.87 billion) public works project, which includes several infrastructure development schemes, was launched by Qatar recently. The Public Works Authority’s (Asghal) plan includes 32 road projects, 19 construction projects and seven waste disposing projects.
Saudi Arabia said it has taken a ‘milestone’ step towards overhauling its wasteful, state-owned water sector and preparing it for complete privatisation within a decade.
Saudi Arabia will allocate SR2 billion ($530 million) from its budget surplus to support housing projects, officials said. Social Affairs Minister Abdulmohsen Al Akkas said areas with the greatest need would get priority in the government handout.Saudi Arabia’s state revenues have soared in the last two years on the back of high oil prices.
US Chiller Services (USCS), a market-leader in the field of large tonnage chiller services and energy solutions, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement with McQuay International to become its authorised service represen-tative for all centrifugal and screw chiller services in the UAE and Bahrain.
Turner Construction, one of the leading project management firms with a large presence in the region, is currently involved in projects worth more than $3 billion for private clients in Saudi Arabia. The projects comprise multi-use facilities, healthcare, residential and other private developments.
Saudi Arabia-based Al Siddiq Trading Services – a leading name in the marketing and distribution of sanitary ware – is planning to introduce a series of products that is expected to strengthen its position further in the market. The products that have been introduced include: red dot design award winners Axor Starck X, and Randance.
The Doha Asian Games Organising Committee has awarded Projacs International the project management services contract on 10 towers in the West Bay area of Doha. Under the terms of the contract, Projacs will be responsible for ensuring that all the high-rises are completed on time for Doha Asian Games.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been selected by Bahrain to develop a set of comprehensive national planning strategies aimed at enhancing the country’s quality of growth while protecting and enhancing its natural resources.
The construction of a new BD40 million ($106.2 million) housing project in Bahrain, to be completed in partnership with Gulf Finance House, will start later this year. The ASL Bandar residential project will provide 800 flats, said Central Municipal Councillor Ibrahim Hussain.
