Hexaport has partnered with Ortolan Group of Italy, a reputed international steel manufacturer and contractor, to establish Ortolan Hexaport which is currently pursuing projects in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Libya, Pakistan, Mauritius and Nigeria.
Following the recent establishment of a branch of the Institute of Quarrying in the Middle East, CDE Global will be hosting a third technical evening which takes place this month (February 16) in Fujairah, UAE.
First Bahrain, an innovative regional real estate developer, has opened the first phase of its inaugural $45-million logistics development, Majaal. The facility, located within the Bahrain Investment Wharf (BIW), is now ready for tenants to move in and occupy its state-of-the-art storage spaces.
The GCC will see cautious rather than runaway growth in 2010, according to Emirates NBD’s senior executives. The GCC economies are set to see an average growth of between three to four per cent this year compared to last year, senior executives at Emirates NBD, the region’s largest bank by asset size, have said.
Work on Jeddah’s tallest tower has entered the final phase of construction, according to its developer Sageifat Al Safa. Once complete, the140-m-high King’s Road Tower can be seen from any point in Jeddah and will have the world’s largest digital advertising screen as some of its more spectacular features, it adds.
Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company (BFHHC) has awarded Sumitomo Corporation a BD2.78-million (BD7.36 million) contract for the procurement, assembly, installation, testing and commissioning of a second 66 kV substation to be built this year at the Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) complex.
Sigma Paints, which last year took the industry by storm with its Guardian Nano that introduced nano-technology into the paint sector, has been overwhelmed by the response it has received to its Guardian range of products. “We anticipated that the new Guardian would amaze the professionals.
National Glass Industry (NGI) expects to complete supply this month of high-performance glass that will be used for the glazed façade of the Prime Minister’s Court in the heart of Manama, Bahrain.
Halcrow has recently completed a revision of the standard specifications for construction works of Bahrain’s Ministry of Works. The updated specifications have now been published and are ready for implementation.
A revolutionary system that builds homes twice as fast may put an end to Bahrain government’s housing crisis, Housing Minister Sheikh Ibrahim bin Khalifa Al Khalifa has said.
Vision Electro Mechanical Company, a subsidiary of Construction Products Holding Company (CPC), has signed a SR1.31 billion ($346 million) deal, involving the construction of a landmark university.
Mall to install 700 CCTV cameras The security division of TPS (part of Carillion) is providing physical and technical security design services for the new development of The Avenues Mall in Kuwait City, the Gulf’s biggest retail mall at over 1 million sq m.
