Concrete is amongst the most commonly used man-made building materials and has played a key role in construction since ancient Egyptian times, when typically materials such as limestone and crushed gypsum, chalk or oyster shells were used as the cement-forming agents.

Brett Martin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of daylighting systems, will be back at The Big 5 in Dubai, showcasing its world-class range of high-performance polycarbonate roofing and glazing sheets and systems, FRP (fibre-reinforced plastic) skylights and bespoke skylight systems.

CIFA, a technological leader which offers machines for the production, transport and placing of concrete, has launched its new K36L-5 truck-mounted pump which it describes as a “five-arm pump like never before”.

Italy-based MB Crusher, which for the past two decades has been offering the largest line of patented crusher buckets and accessories for excavators, skid loaders and backhoes, will be participating at The Big 5 Heavy and Middle East Concrete this month in Dubai.

Dasso, a leading China-based innovator of bamboo products which have been installed at regional hospitality projects such as the Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort in Oman, Toko Restaurant in Downtown Dubai and Banana Resort in Qatar, is offering a range of products to create distinctive interior and exterior facades and finishes in the GCC.

Having established a foothold in Bahrain’s market since it set up an office in the country in 2018, one of the top 10 lift manufacturers in India is keenly eyeing the leisure and entertainment sectors of the regional market.

Emerson’s Commercial and Residential Solutions, a world-leading provider of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) solutions, tools and home products, has recently completed four major installations in the Middle East region.