Maintaining a comfortable and healthy indoor environment is crucial in the Arabian Gulf, where high temperatures and dry conditions pose unique challenges, says Duncan Curd, DriSteem’s Global Business Development Leader.

Global technology and electronics brand LG Electronics has announced that it has recently transferred its cutting-edge Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) production technology to its LG-Shaker factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

JCB, one of the world’s top construction equipment manufacturers,  announced the launch of the updated version of its popular 3CX range of backhoe loaders and a new heavy-duty tracked excavator on the Middle East market at a major regional media event in Dubai last month.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Middle East Corporation (HMEC) launched the next-generation Zaxis -7G series at a recent dealers meeting event held in Muscat, Oman. The hydraulic excavators Zaxis-7G models – ZX350H-7G, ZX490LC-7G, ZX690LC-7G and ZX890LC-7G – are the new line-up offered to the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) market.

Sweden-based Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) says its On-Board Weighing solution in load and haul operations is a game-changer for the construction industry. The system displays real-time load data on the Volvo Co-Pilot screen in the cab to avoid under- or overloading.

Wolffkran, a leading manufacturer of tower cranes headquartered in Switzerland, has entered into a joint venture with Zamil Group, one of the largest investment holding companies in Saudi Arabia, to set up its first manufacturing facility in kingdom.

Manitowoc has launched its new Potain MCR 305 luffing jib tower crane, which was jointly developed by French and Chinese engineers.