GULF Arab countries have more than $140 billion worth of hotel projects under construction, with just 19 per cent of these projects suspended or cancelled in the face of a global slowdown, a recent survey revealed.
SAUDI Arabia’s Alarabi Decoration and Construction is considering expanding its workforce on the back of increasing demand for its specialist decorative services in the kingdom.
BUILDINGS and luxury apartments, hotels and palaces must be regularly treated by professional pest control operators because insects and pests live and proliferate wherever there are people. Bedbugs, mosquitoes and flies pose a threat to people’s health and hygiene while they are at home, work or on holiday at a luxury resort by the beach.
A NEW piling venture was set up in Bahrain last year with the aim of raising the bar in terms of quality, speed and safety through offering a value-added service.
SINCE the inception of its regional office in Bahrain under the name of Paschal Concrete Forms in January 1998, Paschal Werk G Maier has emerged as a leading supplier of modern formwork solutions to the region’s contractors.
STATE-OF-THE-ART corrosion-resistant rebar from Germany’s Schock is playing a key role in protecting a seafront villa for Qatar’s royalty.
GLOBALl warming is a phenomenon that affects the average temperature of our planet. According to most scientists, humans are responsible for the overproduction of greenhouse gases or GHGs that contribute to global warming.
TRADITIONAL thinking and techniques have determined not only drainage strategies but also how roofs have been designed for generations. Yet the size and complexity of buildings continues to increase. So it is surely good engineering practice to actively examine more flexible and appropriate solutions to draining roofs.
THE Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi opened its doors last month in the UAE capital in time for the city’s inaugural Grand Prix. The four-star property, which is owned by Al Qudra Holding, will be operated by Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG).
REGARDLESS of whether in terms of solar energy, waste management, water recycling, job tickets, heat recycling or “green” information technology, German sanitary ware specialist Hansgrohe says it takes its responsibility towards the environment seriously and sets new benchmarks in this respect time and again.
CRYSTAL Fountains, one of the world’s leading international water feature specialists, collaborated with local design-build contractor Belhasa to deliver three dramatic and multi-functional water features for the newly-developed Yas Hotel on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
ESC Al Sharafi Steel recently completed a marina wall at a luxury residential complex in the Middle East and the project’s success highlights the company’s expertise in the art of design works. The proposed structure was an 800-m-longmarina wall, to be used for the mooring of light vessels and recreational craft.
PHILIPS Dynalite has continued its pioneering role in lighting control system management, with the latest evolution of its MapView lighting control software solution/operator interface.
