It’s incomprehensible for most; the notion that around the globe we face issues arising from water stress on a planet whose surface area is made up of over 70 per cent water and whose total water volume – a staggering 96.5 per cent – is contained within our oceans.

Ducab Group, a global leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper and aluminium wire and cable products, has given a vote of confidence in its products by utilising them in its own solar photvoltaic (PV) plant located at its Jebel Ali head office site.

For as long as modern construction has been around, traditional pipe joining methods, like welding, threading or flanging, have been the go-to for contractors, simply because they were the best option at the time. As a result, they are often repackaged again and again within new project specifications.

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has expanded its line of time-tested Firetex passive fire protection coatings with a solution that optimises applications and reduces costs by enabling precise coating thickness specifications for onshore assets.

Emirates Building Systems (EBS) has won a contract to provide 2,000 tonnes of steel for the Dubai Municipality’s upcoming prosecution building and car-park in Umm Hurair, Dubai.

Grmany-based Weicon has designed a special repair kit for the emergency repair of defective and damaged pipes and pipelines. The Weicon Pipe Repair-Kit includes a Repair Stick Steel, a special tape made of fibreglass-reinforced plastic (FRP), assembly instructions and a pair of protective gloves.