TWO state-of-the-art centres have been opened in Iraq for two top truck brands of the Sweden-headquartered AB Volvo Group, taking the number of its truck centres in the Middle East to 48. AB Volvo’s exclusive distributor in Iraq ZamZam General Trading recently launched the centres in Baghdad and Basra for Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks.

JOTUN Paints, one of the leading producers and distributors of paints and powder coatings, recently opened its first Inspiration Centre in Qatar, in partnership with Lulu Regency Group, a long-time strategic partner of Jotun in the country.

THE first phase of the new Makkah public transport project will be launched by the middle of next year, said Makkah mayor Osama Al Bar. The SR62-billion ($17.

SAUDI Arabia’s Red Sea Housing Services Company is constructing a major labour camp complex on the Red Sea shores to accommodate the workforce supporting the expansion of the country’s oil refinery in Rabigh. The 12.

AN RMD Kwikform solution was used in the construction of a state-of-the-art military college in Muscat, Oman. Specialist contractor Douglas OHI utilised RMD Kwikform’s Airodek soffit support prop and panel system in the construction of the technical college for Oman’s armed forces.

CONTRACTS worth $39 billion have been awarded for projects in the GCC’s construction and transport sectors during the first six months of this year, according to regional project tracking database Meed Projects. Nearly a quarter of this total estimated amount (24 per cent) was awarded by Qatar Rail for five packages of the Doha Metro.

QATAR plans to invest more than $200 billion in construction projects by 2022, of which $140 billion will be spent on transport infrastructure in the next five years in anticipation of the Fifa World Cup 2022, says a recent report on the country’s construction market and real estate opportunities.

KFH supports Banader Hotels project KUWAIT Finance House (KFH) – Bahrain, a provider of Islamic banking services, has signed a BD18-million ($47.5 million) project finance deal with Banader Hotels. The financing deal will provide the funding to complete the construction work at the Banader Rotana Hotel project in Manama, Bahrain.

HALCROW will provide key supervisory and consultancy services on four projects within Qatar’s Expressway programme under a contract awarded by Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal).

ROLTA International has been awarded a contract by Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) to implement a comprehensive engineering system at its complex, which is believed to be the world’s largest petrochemical facility ever built in a single phase.

CONSTRUCTION is under way on a high-end retail project in Saudi Arabia designed by Tariq Hajj Architects (THA), a full service professional design firm practising architecture, planning, interiors, and graphics in Saudi Arabia.

FIRST Saudi International Insulation Manufacturing Company (FSIIMC) is expected to launch construction work on a new stone wool factory in Yanbu this month (August).

PREQUALIFICATION bids have been invited for the construction of a new iconic museum in Lusail, Qatar’s flagship new city.

MUSCAT Grand Mall in Oman is on a major expansion drive to double retail outlet capacity, parking space and entertainment options. As part of the Tilal Complex, Phase Two of the project will house 100 new retail outlets over 30,000 sq m of additional mall space.

POWERSCREEN has delivered its 100th Warrior 2400 mobile screen to distributor General Engineering Services (Genserv) in Oman.

BAHRAIN and Saudi Arabia are drawing up plans to ease traffic on the King Fahd Causeway with the help of two key projects – a railway bridge and a pair of artificial islands.