WORK is well under way on the prestigious 412-m Al Hamra Tower, where the main contractor Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Company has teamed up with Kuwait-based Putzmeister dealer Ageco and Putzmeister specialists from Germany for concrete pumping and placing for the 77-level high-rise, which will be the tallest tower in Kuwait when completed.

WOLFFKRAN Arabia, a joint venture between German crane manufacturer Wolffkran and leading regional business group Kanoo, has proved to be an immense success ever since it started operations in the UAE over a year ago. Today, Wolffkran Arabia has its famous red cranes located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and in Oman.

THE region’s first Liebherr derrick crane — the 200 DR 5/10 Litronic — has solved a major problem for contractors at the Dubai Mall project by providing a solution to dismantle and remove a seemingly impossibly-located luffing jib crane.

OUTIMEX Corporation, a global leader specialising in passive road safety engineering, has been introducing innovative systems into the market for many years and is now looking at promoting the benefits of its Mega Rail system in the Gulf region.

BAUER International, the Abu Dhabi branch of Bauer Spezialtiefbau of Germany, has recently completed the advanced works and enabling works for the Nation Towers, which is expected to be a striking landmark on the Abu Dhabi Corniche.