Dubai Sports City (DSC) – claimed to be the world’s first purpose-built, integrated city themed on sports and a cornerstone project of Dubailand – has awarded Wade Adams Contracting a contract worth more than Dh400 million ($109 million) to build the infrastructure for the 50 million sq ft DSC project which includes Victory Heights, a private
Work has started on the 20 million sq ft City of Arabia project, one of the leading private sector projects in the Middle East, following the official ground-breaking ceremony last month. Located on a site close to the Emirates Road, the first phase of City of Arabia – which is the anchor project in Dubailand – is due for completion in 2008.
Union Properties (UP) has awarded the Dh1 billion ($275 million) main construction contract of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai to a French/local joint venture (JV) of Bouygues Batiment International and Target Engineering Construction Company.
FG Wilson (Engineering) FZE, a leader in generator set sales in the Middle East and Asia, has opened its new regional centre of excellence for power generation solutions in the South Zone at Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza).
Enoc builds staff accommodationDubai: Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) recently performed a groundbreaking ceremony at a site earmarked for high-quality staff accommodation in Dubai.
Work is progressing rapidly on a new multi-level futuristic apartment tower at the recently-announced Dh6 billion Marsa Al Khor (Harbour of the creek) neighbourhood at Dubai Festival City (DFC), the city-within-a-city taking shape on the banks of the historic reek.
ETA Star Property Developers has launched piling work on the Liberty House, a complex at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). National Services and Contracting Establishment (NSCC) has been appointed as the piling contractor for the project.
Aldar Properties has signed a contract with National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed) to provide district cooling services for all its upcoming and future projects in Abu Dhabi.
Leading Dubai-based aluminium extruder Gulf Extrusions Company has announced that it has installed two new extrusion presses, as part of a capacity expansion programme aimed at increasing annual output at its Jebel Ali plant to 65,000 tonnes by June this year.
Construction work on the Dh12.5 billion ($3.4 billion) Dubai Metro project is expected to start by the end of this month (February).
Trident International Holdings (TIH), a leading real estate development company, has awarded Al Dhafra Piling and Construction Company (APCC) the enabling works for the 22-storey luxury freehold residential project at the Dubai Marina.
Saba Real Estate has announced that work on its Dh1 billion ($272.22 million) Saba Towers in Dubai is proceeding at a fast pace and will be ready for delivery well within schedule.
Renowned Italian artist Sergio Furnari – known for his diversity of style in miniature sculpturing, facade painting and exquisite ceramic tile paint design for swimming pools around the world – is currently visiting Dubai, seeking collaboration with developers to build the world’s largest swimming pool in the emirate.
