Grading work on the second phase of Dubai World Central (DWC) – a massive 140 sq km, multi-phase urban aviation community, centered around the world’s largest international airport in Jebel Ali – has moved ahead of schedule.

ETA Star launches The SummitDubai: UAE freehold property developer ETA Star has launched its latest project, The Summit, a 38-storey commercial and office tower located between Dubai Media City and Dubai Marina on Sheikh Zayed Road. The Dh700 million ($190.

Reclamation work on the first of seven islands that will together form the Dubai Waterfront – the world’s largest waterfront development – got off to a start with the awarding of the $200 million contract to Jan De Nul, a leading Belgian firm that specialises in dredging and land reclamation.

The masterplan of Legends Dubailand, a $3.8 billion themed destination within Dubailand, has been given the nod by Dubai Municipality paving the way for groundwork to commence on the project’s first phase. “This multi-use, multi-concept real estate development coming up on a 24.

Al Habtoor Group has broken new ground with a planned 41-storey tower project in Dubai Marina that will showcase the prestigious marques of Aston Martin, Bentley and Bugatti. “This stunning new building will provide the exclusive environment expected by the discerning buyers of these cars.

The Abu Dhabi Airports Company (Adac) has announced the selection of France’s Aeroport de Paris, Ingenierie (ADPi) for the design and supervision services for the new Air Traffic Control Complex (ATCC) at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Dodsal, the engineering, procurement and construction multinational, has been awarded the Dh650 million ($178 million) contract by Nakheel to undertake the infrastructure works for contract 2 at the Jumeirah Village South III – Circle Project.

Grass, a leading Austrian manufacturer of quality cabinet hinges and drawer slide systems, has established a direct link with its own representative in Sharjah in a move to get closer to its customers and further strengthen its presence in the UAE and other Gulf states.

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) has commenced construction of its state-of-the-art trading floor and office space in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

The Dubai Metro construction team has recently constructed the first pier with a diameter of 1.75 m and a height of 7 m on the Dubai Metro project between the 6th and 7th interchange on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road. “The first pile for the project with a diameter of 2.

World Wide Auctioneers, part of WWA Group of the US, has completed yet another successful auction at the group’s Dubai facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone. During the auction between June 17 and 19, gross sales reached $17.70 million, and involved more than 360 registered bidders from 30 countries.

Sanyo, the multi-billion-dollar Japanese giant in consumer electronics and commercial products that has notched consolidated sales of $20.48 billion last year, plans to leverage the construction boom in the UAE and other Gulf states with its environment-friendly solar panels and cutting-edge air-conditioning units.

Work on the Dh803 million ($220 million) luxury residential buildings, Jumana and Dana Towers, at Dubai Pearl got off to a solid start with Arabtec Construction having completed the pouring of 10,000 cu m of concrete for the raft foundation.