Bids were due to be submitted by the end of last month for a contract to build the gateway building at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The 15-storey building will house the Dubai Financial Market and the DIFC headquarters. The estimated Dh147 million ($40 million) project will have a contract period of 18 months.
Tabreed - the National Cooling Co (PJSC) recently announced that phase one of the two district cooling schemes servicing area 029 (Al Muroor), and area 030 (Zayed Sports City) in Abu Dhabi, had become operational.
The UAE-based Belhoul Group and the leading international French group Accor will build and manage the region's first wellness and thalassotherapy resort to be located on The Palm, Jumeirah. The five-star 400-room resort will be located on the second plot of The Palm's trunk and will occupy a site of 20,000 sq m.
Dubai-based Emaar Properties has awarded several contracts to local companies for the construction of residential towers, individual villa units and peripheral infrastructure at all its major projects. A statement from the developer valued the primary and secondary contracts at Dh3.042 billion ($828 million).
Dubai developer Emaar Properties plans to build the world's tallest tower in the heart of the city. The company said construction work would begin in two months. The exact height and cost of the building, named Burj Dubai, will be announced later this month. The building will be located on a prime piece of land along the Shaikh Zayed Road.
Mammut Building Systems, considered to be the largest manufacturer of pre-engineered steel buildings (PEBs) in the UAE, is undertaking a major expansion of its factory in Sharjah's Hamriyah Free Zone.
Furnicon Royal Interiors has become one of the first furniture/interior design ofice furniture solutions in the UAE to receive the ISO9001:2000 certification. "The move is in line with our philosophy of improving the customer's quality of life," says a spokesman for the Abu Dhabi-based company.
The second phase of Gulf Gypsum Industries' (GGI) Jebel Ali Free Zone plant is set for completion by the end of this year, and follows the successful recent commissioning of the first phase. GGI currently manufactures 700 tonnes per day of gypsum powder, a capacity which will double in six months, according to the company.
Emaar Properties has announced the construction of the Dubai Marina's marine wall, which it says is the longest structure of its kind in the world. The 10 km waterfront channel forms a boundary for the massive waterfront development. The consultant on the project was Halcrow International.
Nakheel Properties has launched a new residential development in Dubai known as Jumeirah Islands. Work has already started on the community of 50 islands which will cover an area of 300-hectares.
OYL Middle East is set to officially launch later this month in the UAE a wide range of Acson air-conditioners from Malaysia. Acson air-conditioners are manufactured by OYL Manufacturing Company, a member of the Hong Leong Group Malaysia.
Work to start on new UAE highway Sharjah: Construction on a highway connecting Sharjah, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah is expected to begin in April. The new road will be parallel to an existing one and will be completed in phases, said the Ministry of Public Works and Housing.
