Two distinctive commercial and residential towers that architecturally mimic the movement of sand dunes are to be built at the Captial Centre in Abu Dhabi at a cost of Dh1 billion ($272 million). The towers, for SinoGulf Investments, will be key features of the Dh8 billion (2.

Enigma showcases tracking solutionsEnigma Vehicle Systems of the UK will showcase its latest global positioning system (GPS) and radio-frequency identification (RFID) tracking and security products at this month’s Gitex exhibition in Dubai (October 19 to 23) through its new joint venture with Dubai’s Bushager Ready Mix called Bushager-Enigma.

Jotun Paints last month reached a milestone with the launch of its 1,000th Multicolour Centre (MC) in the Middle East.

International law firm Clyde & Co has announced four new appointments, three of which are from a top rival legal team, reinforcing its position as a top legal advisor to the region’s construction industry.

Work has started on a 101-storey tower within the Dubai Marina, following the award of a Dh1.1 billion (($299 million) construction contract to TAV Construction, part of Turkey-based construction major, TAV. Rising to a height of 412 m, the Dh1.

Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holding, is to build a Dh3.68 billion ($1 billion) wellness resort in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC). Called the Dubai Wellness Resort, the project will be located in Phase Two of DHCC.Tatweer’s new initiative boosts its investments in DHCC to a total of Dh12.

The viaduct installation for the Red Line of the Dubai Metro has been completed ahead of schedule, says Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The 46.5 km viaduct superstructure for the Red Line, which has 1,324 spans, was officially completed with the last span on RPN 124–125 in Al Garhoud, opposite Al Bustan Rotana Hotel.

A 3-M-THICK basement raft slab with 1,900 tonnes of steel reinforcement has been put in place for the Infinity Tower in Dubai, following a continuous pour of 7,000 cu m of concrete. The 39-hour pour was overseen by Currie & Brown, the project and cost manager on the tower.

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers (RBA), the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, recently conducted two large unreserved auctions in Dubai, UAE, and Los Angeles in California, US, generating gross auction proceeds of $20 million and $24 million, respectively.

Liechtenstein-based Hilti has introduced the TE 70 with the ATC (active torque control) system, a  powerful combihammer with unique safety features and suited to a broad range of applications.

The Hilti Regional Office for the Middle East and South Asia, which is based in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, has opened its training centre for the region. The Dh1 million ($272,000) centre is located at the Dubai Investment Park premises of its UAE representative, Hilti Emirates.

A farsighted concept for an environmentally-friendly city of the future which will be shaped like a pyramid and able to house up to one million people, is to be showcased in Dubai this month.

A 32-storey luxury Manhattan-style residence is to be built on one of the last remaining plots on the Dubai Marina. Called called West Avenue, the project has been launched by Dubai’s Select Group and the UK-based property developer Select Property.

A multi-billion-dollar crossings and roads project leading to the iconic Meydan horseracing destination has been given the go-ahead by Dubai’s ruler, following the award of a construction contract.

Work on an arterial road network which will serve the 200,000 residents and visitors of Abu Dhabi’s Reem Island, is well on track according Bunya, to the project’s developer.

Excavation work for the iconic Hydra Corporate Towers at Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi is now complete, according to Hydra Properties, the UAE-based international property developer. Giving a micro view of the project, Hydra Properties project manager Jonathan Ing, says: “The initial phase of the project and is going ahead of schedule.

Palm Water has activated its first temporary water sewage treatment plant (STP) as part of a water and wastewater plant design, build, own and operate (DBOO) contract with the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza) with an original budget of $550 million.

AN advanced vacuum sewerage system has been installed on The Palm Jumeirah. Not only is this the first system of its kind in the UAE, it is also the largest of its kind anywhere in the world, says Nakheel, a Dubai World company and the project’s developer.

Work on The Palm Jumeirah’s Golden Mile is progressing as scheduled and is set for completion by early next year, according to the project’s contractor Al Shafar General Contracting (ASGC). Located on the trunk of the island, The Palm Golden Mile is an international shopping, residential and office destination covering 60,000 sq m.

More than 95 per cent of work on the waterfront (water-edging) at The Lagoons is complete, according to Sama Dubai, the international real estate investment and development arm of Dubai Holding, and the project’s developer.

Dubai Sports City (DSC), the world’s first integrated sports city, is set to release the fifth and final building in Canal Residence West, its signature Mediterranean-style real estate development.

Construction work on a nine-storey tower for the Sobha Group, its fourth commercial project in Dubai, is slated to start by the end of the year. Located in Downtown Jebel Ali , the tower  will offer over 110 offices, 280 car-parking spaces, retail and food and beverage units.

Memon Investments has launched a new tower in Dubai Sports City (DSC). Called Champions Tower IV, the Dh250 million ($68 million) tower is in line with the developer’s plans to invest Dh2.5 billion ($680 million) in various property projects within the booming UAE market in the second half of this year.