Abu Dhabi-based contractor Al Jaber Contracting is set to boost its fleet of its newly-acquired Volvo Construction Equipment L30B compact wheel loader to 46 within months of receiving its first unit. ''Al Jaber Contracting received the first L30B compact wheel loader on a trial basis at the beginning of the year.
The Dh330 million ($89.8 million) multi-phase Al Raha Resort development is taking shape in Abu Dhabi, with work on phase one close to completion and the second phase development now beginning to push above the ground. The project is located 15 km from the city centre.
BY the end of this year, the One NBAD Tower will stand tall as the flagship headquarters for one of the Middle East's largest banking corporations.
Bauer International, the UAE branch of Germany-based geotechnical and foundation expert Bauer Spezialtiefbau, came up with a suitable solution to enable the construction of underground pedestrian crossings across busy streets in Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi continues to maintain high development spending to spur growth, with the main areas of focus being oil and gas and electricity followed by infrastructure. The emirate is set to boost oil production, while the non-oil sector is maintaining its upward trend on the back of large public and private investments.
Work on Abu Dhabi's Zayed Cricket Stadium is now in the final phase with construction launched on the ancillary services. The ground, pitch, grandstand and floodlights of this futuristic stadium located near Mussafah have been completed.
Legrand, a leading international supplier of electrical equipment and systems, is celebrating 25 years of partnership with its exclusive agent Electra Abu Dhabi, a pioneering electrical distributor in the region.
A futuristic terminal and satellite - claimed to be the first of its kind in the world - is to be built at Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA). Work on the new Dh925 million ($250 million) terminal and satellite is expected start in the first quarter of 2003.
Construction work is progressing on one Abu Dhabi's most high-tech structures - the Adia Tower. Being built for Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia), the tower is situated on a 116,000 sq m site on Corniche Road. The tower accounts for 85,000 sq m of this area.
Jotun Paints is among the pioneers in tinting systems with 25 years of experience in the field. The Jotun Multicolor system is second to none with over 3,000 tinting units across the globe, says the Norway-headquartered firm. The system offers more than 16,000 different shades at the touch of a button by the tinting system, it adds.
Steelfields has supplied an SM60 concrete batching plant to RMC Supermix, Abu Dhabi. The new plant is built to meet the recent and stringent regulations governing concrete mix accuracy. These stipulate that all materials have to be weighed to within an accuracy of one per cent.
