AS Dubai got 2014 off to a flying start by setting off half a million fireworks and blasting its way into the Guinness books yet again with the record-breaking spectacle, the construction industry too would have been raising their glasses in cheer and to the promise of good times, now that the city of superlatives is back in business.
A HIVE of activity around the Safa Park area heralds the start of construction work on Dubai Water Canal, one of the emirate’s most prestigious projects that will extend Dubai Creek from Business Bay to the Arabian Gulf. The 3-km project – launched at the end of September last year – is estimated to cost Dh2 billion ($544.
FOLLOWING the completion of foundation works, the stunning Damac Towers by Paramount Hotels and Resorts is all set to rise above the horizon in Downtown Dubai and make a statement that Dubai indeed holds potential to attract investment from the global best.
DUBAI is poised to add a new dimension to its transportation network when it flags off commercial operation of the Dubai Tram service project in November this year. Construction is currently progressing on the 10.
DEYAAR Development has launched construction work on its latest project, The Atria, marking its foray into the hospitality sector.
DUBAI-based Blue Stream Environmental Technology, a leading designer and manufacturer of street furniture and urban décor receptacles in the Middle East and South Asia, has added another iconic landmark to its portfolio having recently completed landscaping around the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the UAE.
PORCELLAN Company, a manufacturer of porcelain tiles, has recently introduced 23 new collections in a wide range of designs, colours, finishes and sizes for residential and commercial applications. The move comes in line with the Abu Dhabi-based company’s strategy to expand through innovation.
DUBAI-BASED BMC Gulf is promoting Uniplan E, an automatic hot-air machine from Leister Technologies Switzerland that is used for welding industrial fabrics in diverse applications ranging from tensile fabric roofs to billboards.
