ARABTEC Holding has announced that two of its units have secured contracts worth a total of $97 million to develop a five-star hotel and a villa project, both in Dubai.

DUBAI’S Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said work on the Rashid Hospital Tunnels Project has been completed. The project was scheduled for full opening at the end of last month. “The implementation of Rashid Hospital Tunnels Project, which costs about Dh722 million ($196.

GERMAN paint and insulation manufacturer Caparol said it has won the contract to complete internal and external painting and floor coating in villas in Dubai for Emirates airline pilots. The accommodation project that includes 306 villas is a part of Emirates’ Meydan Heights pilot quarters.

DUBAI World Central (DWC), the world’s first purpose-built aerotropolis, said a new state-of-the-art storage facility is being constructed in its logistics district. Owned by RSA-Talke, it is being built to international safety and quality standards and equipped with separate sections for chemical storage.

DORMA Gulf, the regional arm of the global player in door technology sector, has received the prestigious ISO 9001:2008 certification.

A MIXED-use scheme in Al Ain, designed by Broadway Malyan, has reached a critical milestone in the first construction phase with the topping-out of its tallest structure.

THE UAE’s Al Serkal Group has introduced the In’Flector window insulation panels to the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.

TOURISM Development and Investment Company (TDIC), developer of Louvre Abu Dhabi in the Saadiyat Cultural District, said work to waterproof the museum basements has begun.

Al-Futtaim to provide MEP services AL-FUTTAIM Engineering will provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) and civil maintenance services to more than 500 buildings across the UAE under two contracts it signed with the Ministry of Public Works.

TRIAL runs were recently conducted in France on the Sufouh Tram system, designed to be an integral part of the Dubai transport network. Planning and construction of the Al Sufouh Tram network is being undertaken by a consortium of Alstom, Besix and Parsons.

TEREX Construction has supplied 10 TR100 rigid dumptrucks to support work at Ras Al Khaimah quarry. The site, the largest limestone quarry in the Middle East, had already added 10 of the 91-tonne capacity trucks to its fleet late last year, which are working at its sister quarry, Stevin Rock.