ZAHID Tractor’s rental division has earned a sales appreciation award 2013 from the Bauer Group, a leading German construction and machinery manufacturer, for its outstanding sales performance. This follows the recent sale by the Saudi-based company of the first Bauer BG 39 drilling rig in the Middle East to Huta Foundation Works Company.

A CONSORTIUM led by Dohwa Engineering, a South Korean multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm, is a strong contender for the project management consultancy (PMC) package of the Oman National Railway project, according to the Oman Observer. The consortium – which submitted a low bid of RO34.3 million ($89.1 million) or RO106.

SAUDI-BASED Al Kifah Construction said the Riyadh and Hail branches of its readymix and blocks operation have been conferred a key quality certification.

A JOINT venture between Al Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) and Al Jaber Engineering has been awarded a QR6.15-billion ($1.7 billion) contract for the design and construction of a highway near Doha, Qatar.

FCC, a world leader in underground rail and subway construction, has been awarded a contract by the Qatar Railways Company to build a section of Doha Metro red line for €506 million ($705 million), its first major project in Qatar.

DELTA Faucet Company, a leader in residential and commercial faucets, has opened its first showroom in Oman. The new Muscat showroom, launched in association with Tameer for Ideal Projects (Ideal Home), highlights Delta Faucet Company’s con-tinued expansion across the Middle East.

ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $110 million from the Saudi Electricity Compa-ny (SEC) for the construction of new substations across the kingdom.

Qatar to build hi-tech recycling plant A 20,000-sq-m recycling plant will be constructed in Mesaieed Industrial City, Qatar, at a cost of QR116.8 million ($32 million).

Bahrain Aluminium Extrusion Company (Balexco) is rolling out key growth plans that include the introduction of a unitised curtain-wall system and installation of new thermal break assembly machinery at its facilities.

BAHRAIN-based Dadabhai group is set to launch a new residential project offering spacious and affordable homes to both Bahrainis and expatriates with prices starting from BD50,000 ($129,467). The new project will target the housing requirements of the ‘medium-end’ segment.

Above-ground work on the world’s first kilometre-high tower will start this month in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to news reports. Construction on the $1.2-billion Kingdom Tower will begin on April 27 for completion in 63 months and will be overseen by joint UK project managers EC Harris and Mace.

A CENTRE for training in construction and drilling has been launched in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, by the Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic (SPSP). The Construction and Drilling Training Centre is the fourth SPSP project to be launched in the country, with the first campus opened in Dammam, and the other two in Al Khafji and Rabigh.

THE headquarters of Alargan International Real Estate Company in the waterfront Argan Business Park in Shuwaikh Free Trade Zone, has been awarded Leed Platinum certification for commercial interiors, marking the first such certification for any project in Kuwait.

SAUDI ARABIA is anticipated to see rapid growth of its hospitality sector, thanks to a significant influx of upcoming projects, according to a report by the National Commercial Bank (NCB). The kingdom has more than SR20 billion ($5.

SAUDI ARABIA was set to lay the foundation last month for the King Abdullah International Gardens (KAIG) in Riyadh, which will include the world’s largest botanical gardens. KAIG will be 2.5 million sq m in size and one of the largest environment projects in the world, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

PLANS have been announced to build a BD55-million ($145.1 million) tourist resort opposite the Arad Fort in Muharraq, Bahrain. The resort is expected to include a hotel, luxurious villas and a traditional Bahraini marketplace surrounded by natural scenery.

A FLEET of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) machines are being used by Saba Engineering and Contracting to sort and transfer scrap metal from its site in Mesaieed industrial city, a town 50 km south of Qatar’s capital Doha. Saba Engineering is contracted by Qatar Steel to provide it with scrap metal.

CARILLION Alawi has been appointed as the infrastructure contractor for Saraya Bandar Jissah, Oman’s newest integrated tourism complex (ITC) taking shape in the east of the capital Muscat. Carillion Alawi will execute the RO10 million ($25.

MAJIS Industrial Services, Oman’s leading integrated industrial water solutions provider, has signed a RO27-million ($70.13 million) contract for the construction of a pumping station in Sohar in the sultanate.

BOBACT, which will soon roll out its millionth loader, is confident of growth in “all or most markets” over the next five years, following what has been a difficult period for most players in the construction industry.