DUBAI has given the go-ahead to plans for the Dh6-billion ($1.6 billion) Bluewaters Island development, a new island project featuring the world’s largest ferris wheel at its centre.

ITALIAN fashion house Fendi will provide the interior designs for two of Damac Properties’ major projects in Saudi Arabia and UAE, under a new partnership agreement.

NAKHEEL has launched a new beachfront residential and recreation project to be constructed on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah. Club Vista Mare comprises 33 studio apartments as well as eight cafes and restaurants, retail areas and gymnasium facilities, all with spectacular views of Palm Jumeirah’s eastern shoreline and Dubai’s world-famous landmarks.

DUBAI Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has inaugurated a record-breaking Leed Platinum-rated building as part of its green building initiatives. The Dewa Sustainable Building, located in Al Quoz in Dubai, was opened by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai, minister of finance, and president of Dewa.

WORK on the Trade Centre Bridges project at Zaabeel, Dubai, is 68 per cent complete and the project is set for opening by the end of this year, according to Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA).

EFG wins UAE’s green awardEMIRATES Float Glass (EFG), one of the UAE’s largest, integrated float glass facilities and a subsidiary of Dubai Investments (DI), has received a prestigious Environmental Performance Card from the UAE Ministry of Environment and Water in recognition of its environmentally safe production practices.

TEREX Construction has named Construction Machinery Centre (CMC) as the authorised distributor for Terex Construction equipment in the UAE.

GHESA, a multinational engineering company, has won a project to design and install water features for a historical site in Sharjah, as part of a renovation plan. Steeped in history, Rolla Park is home to the Rolla tree planted in the 1880s, which has been a venue to celebrate festivals and special occasions.

AN INNOVATIVE geomembranes system with electronic leak detection capabilities has been launched in the UAE and will be introduced to the rest of the Middle East soon by the UAE-based BMC Gulf. Agru-Superflex-el, a product of Austrian company AGRU Kunststofftechnik, is a multi-layer geomembrane consisting of flexible polyolefin.

JOTUN Paints has launched its latest ‘inspiration centre’ in Ras Al Khaimah, in an effort to create greater awareness about its products, offerings and innovations.