Preparations are in full swing to open the first phase of the East Hidd Town in Bahrain with the main construction work on 885 housing units having been completed, a report said.
Work is in progress to set up 11 hotels to keep pace with the tourism development in the wilayats of Al Buraimi, Mahdha and Al Suninnah in Oman, it has been revealed.
Daikin, a leading manufacturer of heating, cooling and refrigerant products, is looking to expand the sales of its split range, FTKM/FTXM series, in the region.
Reynaers Aluminium has secured a prestigious contract to supply bespoke doors and curtain-wall solutions to what is set to be one of the tallest residential towers in Bahrain.
Oman-based Al Raid Group, a leader in quality lifestyle projects, has recently launched work on the 240,000-sq-m Al Araimi Walk in Barka.
Kuwait has awarded a KD18.6-million ($61 million) contract for the development of its new passenger terminal (T2) at Kuwait International Airport, reported Kuna. Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Hussam Al Roumi signed the deal which includes the design and expansion of the runway adjacent to T2.
Kanoo Machinery, a fully-owned business division of Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo Group, has won “The Distributor of the Year” award for the region from Sullair, a Hitachi Group company which specialises in manufacturing high-quality air compressors.
Oman Wastewater Services Company (Haya Water) has unveiled an RO6-billion ($15.58 billion) masterplan for future sanitary drainage projects, which cover all parts of the sultanate except the Muscat and Dhofar Governorates, an Oman News Agency report said.
Siemens said the company, along with consortium partners Orascom Construction and Elsewedy Electric, has completed the world’s largest combined cycle power plant project in Egypt in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy.
Kuwaiti authorities said that work on the Subiya link of the Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah Causeway project was moving at a steady pace with the last component of its structure scheduled to have been installed by the end of last month (July), said a report.
The New Jahra Medical City project, one of the largest healthcare development projects in the Middle East, was recently opened in Kuwait. The project was developed by the Amiri Diwan in collaboration with Pace, one of the leading multidisciplinary consultants in the region.
Swedish home furnishings conglomerate Ikea is gearing up for the launch of its largest store in the region, spread over 37,000 sq m in the Salmabad area of Bahrain, which is expected to be held in the third quarter of this year, reported Gulf Daily News, our sister publication.
First Bahrain Real Estate Development Company has announced the appointment of its current chairman Waleed Ahmed Alkhaja as acting CEO.
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed at the lead consultant for the masterplanning, design and supervision work on Khazaen Economic City (KEC) in Oman under a RO2.6-million ($6.7 million) deal. KEC is a joint venture between Oman Investment Corporation (OIC) and the Saudi-based Mohammed Ali Al Swailem Group (Masco).
Work starts on SV Pittie facility Oman-based SV Pittie Sohar Textiles said it has broken ground on its new training centre for cotton-yarn manufacturing skills development at Sohar Free Zone. The manufacturing facility, conconstruction work on which is already under way, will be operational in March next year.
