UAE Focus

FOLLOWING a comprehensive restructuring and expansion that has seen the company inject new blood and develop its own branded products, Al Muqarram Insulation Materials Industry (AMI) is optimistic about boosting its presence both in the regional and international markets.






TASWEEK Real Estate Development and Marketing, an adviser and solutions provider serving the real estate markets, said it is looking at potential deals with investors worth Dh1 billion ($272.2 million) for four real estate opportunities across Dubai and Abu Dhabi.






ARABTEC Construction (Arabtec) has been awarded a Dh1.8-billion ($490 million) contract for the construction of a mixed-use high-rise tower on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.






IN A step that is set to revolutionise glass technology across the globe, Dubai Investments (DI) has launched the first-of-its-kind, coloured solar glass in the world which generates energy on its own.






THE UAE construction industry will see a real growth of 4.8 per cent this year, a new study said.






DUBAI World Central (DWC) has announced that Danzas AEI Emirates, a joint venture between the Al Tayer Group and DHL Global Forwarding, has broken ground for its two new airfreight and chemical logistics facilities at the DWC Logistics District.






TWO utility projects worth $450 million will be up for bidding in Ras Al Khaimah to meet the growing demand as well as to enable new developers to participate in the development of utility infrastructure. This was announced by Utico, the local private utility responsible for floating the tenders.






ABU DHABI Airport Company (Adac) has signed a contract worth around Dh600 million ($160 million) with the Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) for the construction of infrastructure integral to the Abu Dhabi International Airport expansion.






DOOSAN Infracore construction equipment division has opened a spare parts warehouse in Dubai to speed up delivery and cut distribution costs to the Middle East and Africa. With this, the company is also aiming to build a 24-hour global parts delivery service network that is expected to be completed by 2016.






DASSAULT Systemes, a leader in 3D design and digital mock-up and product lifecycle management solutions, is planning to expand in the Middle East, with the opening of an office in Dubai Internet City, Dubai.






AL HABTOOR Group has appointed Atkins to provide full multidisciplinary design services for three luxury residential towers and a retail podium totalling 395,000 sq m on a prime site next to the planned Dubai Water Canal project in the heart of Dubai.






DUBAI’S Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a further Dh78 million ($21.23 million) contract for improvement of roads parallel to the Shaikh Zayed Road project.






Pentair opens facility in Sharjah PENTAIR, a global water, fluid, thermal management and equipment protection company, has opened a new pump and booster system manufacturing facility within its integrated manufacturing campus in Sharjah, to serve the commercial and residential sectors in the region.






BILLIONS of dollars will be spent on infrastructure following Dubai winning the bid to host the World Expo 2020. The World Expo – which showcases technology, architecture and culture, while drawing visitors to host cities and generating business – is held every five years for a period of six months.






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