Bahrain Precast Concrete Company (BPC) – which is on the threshold of its 30th anniversary celebrations – is jubilant about its performance over the past year, having surpassed all its previous records in terms of value and volume.
With its focus set firmly on opening new markets in the Middle East, leading German formwork specialist Paschal Werk G Maier continues to actively promote its high-quality formwork solutions through its Bahrain-based Middle East office Paschal Concrete Forms Company that aims to ensure timely completion of civil projects in the region.
While buildings across the Gulf continue to grow in size, sophistication and stature, so also have bathrooms come out of the shadows and into the forefront of luxury, comfort and style, says an industry expert.
Awal Acrylics has now opened a new Awal Bath showroom on Sheikh Jaber Road to further boost its profile in Bahrain. The two-storey showroom will act as a showcase for Awal’s entire range of products.
As businesses and corporates across the Gulf become more aware of global warming and its threat to the environment, a reputed Bahraini dealer in heavy equipment and construction machinery aims to become a pioneer by embracing green practices into the very fabric of its working culture.
Gulf Equipment & Technology (GET) has launched “the largest truck-mounted crane in the Middle East” in response to market demands for more sophisticated machinery for complex tasks. The launch of the top-of-the-line Fassi 1500AXP marks GET's debut into the heavy truck-mounted crane market.
Sayyar Trading, which has captured a niche in its target upmarket sector, continues to expand its list of impressive projects by offering quality products and innovative services to some of the high-profile developments under way in the country.
Business is booming at the Al Ma’awdah Group, a leading Bahrain-based stockist and supplier of a wide range of building materials which – having registered a 50 per cent increase in turnover last year – is optimistic of achieving similar results this year.
Tensile fabric structures are being used increasingly not only as a design element that adorns the roofs of some of the more prestigious malls, commercial buildings and upmarket residential complexes but also utilised as roofs, canopies, shaded walkways, car port shelters and even sculptures.
Having recently completed the expansion of its facility in Bahrain, Al Yusuf Thermoglass is looking forward to continue its drive further with the aim of establishing itself as one of the major manufacturers of insulated glass units (IGU) in the kingdom and beyond.
The Nass Group of companies – a well-established industrial conglomerate and construction powerhouse – can justifiably claim to have helped build most of the prestigious projects in Bahrain.
Bahrain District Cooling Company (Tabreed Bahrain), a subsidiary of the UAE’s district cooling pioneer Tabreed UAE, continues to expand its operations in Bahrain having already added three of the country’s most prestigious projects – the Bahrain World Trade Centre, Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) and Reef Island – to i
Bahrain-based FaBa Commer-cial Services has been appointed as the partner of Shaw Almex Europe in the Gulf countries and is now actively promoting the company’s vulcanising presses for rubber and PVC conveyor belting systems.
A A Bin Hindi, the authorised dealer for Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) in Bahrain, has reinforced its position as one of the top leading dealers in the construction field within a span of a year’s partnership with the European company.
Construction work has started on the second phase of the multi-billion-dollar Bahrain Financial Harbour. The project, which will feature what has been designed to be Bahrain’s most advanced and exclusive world-class residential complex, aims to set a new benchmark for urban living in the region.
The BD250 million ($663 million) Bahrain City Centre – the first integrated entertainment and leisure complex in Bahrain – is on track for completion by the middle of this year, with construction works running on schedule and various units already being handed over to major clients.
Having given a touch of class and elegance to several projects in the kingdom, Bahrain-based architectural and engineering consultancy firm Mohamed Salahuddin Consultancy Enginee-ring Bureau (MSCEB) is currently working on a series of prestigious buildings and infrastructure projects of the region.
Work on the $320 million Marina West development – Bahrain’s largest gated beachfront high-rise residential and lifestyle community located on its west coast – has gathered speed with piling operations in full swing and work on the superstructure of the buildings set to begin soon.
While Bahrain’s construction sector can look forward to a number of new projects of mega proportions that are currently taking shape on the drawing boards, the industry continues to be driven forward by the real estate boom that is pervading the entire region.
Bahrain’s road transportation network is undergoing rapid growth and restructuring with around 200 road projects planned or currently under progress under a budget of BD44 million ($117.29 million) for 2007.
Construction work is in progress on the port infrastructure and port building contracts for Phase One of the Khalifa bin Salman Port and Industrial area, a new deep sea port at Hidd destined to be a new gateway to Bahrain.
Plans have been unveiled for a $1.6 billion health island, located off the northeast coast of Muharraq, which aims to transform the kingdom into a hub for health tourism while focusing on health and wellness and preventative medicine in Bahrain.
