Bahrain will host a home and furniture trade fair in April next year. Home Style 2003 - The Total Home Life Experience will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition Center (BIEC) from April 15 to 18 2003.
Finishing touches are being put to the first phase of the $700 million Citystars Heliopolis Cairo development project in the Egyptian capital. The entire project will have a total built-up area of 750,000 sq m.
A two-day conference will be held in Doha, Qatar, next month to highlight the emerging project developments in the energy and non-energy sectors of Qatar. The conference entitled 'Major New Project Opportunities in Qatar' will be held at the Ritz Carlton during January 14 and 15.
Bahrain becomes another new destination for the Crowne Plaza hotel brand with the rebranding of one of the island's best-established hotel properties following a three-year renovation programme.
Bahrain has extended the bid deadline for a contract to build a sewage treatment plant which will serve the Khalifa bin Salman port and the industrial area on Hidd island. A total of 700 hectares will be reclaimed to provide a corridor for the deepwater port, an access roadway and an area for industrial development.
DECEMBER 9-13: Elec 2002 and Light Premiere exhibition at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center, Paris, France. 14-15: Major New Project Opportunities in Qatar, a two-day conference at the Ritz Carlton, Doha, Qatar. 14 - 16: Project Scheduling And Cost Control - seminar at the InterContinental Hotel, Dubai, UAE.
The Bahrain Society of Engineers (BSE) has appealed to the government to make it nationally responsible for overseeing all engineering professional practice. The suggestion is included in a report presented to the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry by the society, which will soon be converted into a union.
Gulf Equipment Technology (GET), a division of Bahrain-based Al Alawi Factories, held an open day recently to allow clients and potential customers to view the latest construction equipment from its principals.
Security at the Saudi-Bahrain causeway border crossing has been enhanced following the installation of a new CCTV system by Norbain's Middle Eastern distributor, the Yusif Bin Yusif Fakhro Company. All traffic entering Bahrain is now recorded with the tapes viewed by the Traffic and Immigration Directorate of Bahrain on a daily basis.
The designs for a Marina Village, one of the components of the Durrat Al Bahrain project, are close to being finalised. When completed, the village will offer 13 blocks comprising 300 apartments and a shopping arcade. It will also have a clubhouse, restaurants, coastguard station, and a 320-berth marina.
Samsung Electronics, a global leader in digital technology, has introduced an enhanced portfolio of system air-conditioners. The new models are equipped with the company's patented DVM (Digital Variable Multi) technology that allows a single outdoor unit to drive upto 16 indoor units with one refrigerant line.
