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Eyeing new markets

KSB Pumps Arabia is on the expansion path as it sets its sights on new markets overseas. The Saudi company is currently expanding its factory to boost production capacity by 25 per cent, says sales and marketing manager Nabeel Owdeh. Work on the project is expected to be completed in October. KSB Pumps Arabia is a joint venture with KSB of Germany. In ...

Factory set for launch

Fadl A Al Ashey Contracting Establishment Fad-Fix has announced that its new SR7 million ...

New business avenues

Saudi Anfal Factory for Automatic Doors is opening new avenues to business as part of a ...

New factory to be launched in Riyadh

A Saudi water treatment specialist expects to launch a new factory by the end of this ...

New tiles launched

Emirates Ceramic Factory (ECF) of the UAE uses unique, hard clay-like shale found in the ...





UK specialist wins major contracts

Six new projects in the Middle East in recent months have underscored the importance of the regional market for engineering consultant PB Power of the UK. The projects include two important assignments in Abu Dhabi, representing a major strategic investment for the security of power supplies in the emirate. They will help to ensure a secure and reliable ...

Aggreko plays key support role at hadeed

Aggreko Middle East, a division of the global power solutions provider Aggreko, recently ...

AJTS is buoyed by sizeable orders

Al Jizzi Transformers & Switchgears Company (AJTS), which has been in operation for ...

Engines meet tough emission standards

John Deere Power Systems says its new range of engines, designed to meet tougher ...





Titan paves the way to a smooth finish

Ingersoll-Rand (IR) ABG has added three new models to its Titan range of paver finishers. These include the new Titan 525 paver, a top-of-the-range model offering paving widths up to 16 m, and two new small pavers, the Titan 135 tracked paver and the Titan 173 wheeled paver for varying paving widths from 1.75 to 4 m. "All the new models combine ...

Bomag sets trends in compaction control

Germany's Bomag has introduced three new innovations, continuing its tradition of being ...





Tenders

Tender No 3/201. Supply, delivery and installation of furniture, fittings and equipment for public health laboratory at Salmaniya. Documents can be obtained from the Technical Office of Kuwait Fund, Diplomatic Area, Arig House, Mezzanine floor, Building No 131, Road No 1702, Area No 317, tel: 530044, by payment of BD30. CD October 8. Production and ...





How to calculate mortar fraction

The calculation of mortar fraction is based upon volumetric relationships for concrete developed by Feret of France (1896). These relationships form the basis for the absolute volume method of concrete mixture design of ACI 211 and also the gravimetric air content calculation methods of ASTM C 138. Concrete consists of several constituents, these being ...

Rheodynamic sets new standards

Concrete is the most widely used man-made product in the world, and is second only to ...

TeknCoat systems offer total protection

TeknCoat is a specialist in insulation, energy-saving and water- proofing and can provide ...

Two-coat system offers double benefits

TeknCoat's two-coat system for walls, roofs and areas of a structure exposed to ...

A framework for durable concrete

What is durable concrete? For industry groups and engineers, it involves factors such as ...





Gulf SME Forum set for Muscat

Over 30 speakers from around the world are expected to participate in the first Gulf SME Forum to be held in Oman. The Forum, to be organised on October 23 and 24 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Muscat, will scrutinise issues related to developing Gulf-based start-up and scale-up businesses, the organiser Intevents said. "The role of small and ...

Hempel offers choice of future

The latest development from Hempel is its new revolutionary tin-free antifoulant, which, ...

Metito installs plants in Sharjah

Metito (Overseas) Limited has installed two mobile containerised water treatment plants in ...

New projects

Umm Suqueim beach work starts Work has started on the Umm Suqueim beach project, which ...

Oman to build four fishing harbours

Four new fishing harbour projects are being developed at key places along Oman's coast ...





Going gets tough, Tuff gets better

Grindex, a global supplier of submersible pumps, has introduced the Tuff-Two drainage pump, which is said to be ideal for wide ranging applications in a variety of industries. The introduction of Tuff-Two follows the successful launch of Tuff-One, the smallest pump in its range, two years ago. ''Tuff-Two offers similar portability and outstanding ...

Hi-tech Magnetoflow ensures total accuracy

State-of-the-art electromagnetic (Mag) flow meters from a leading international ...

Mono protects against pump blockages

THE UK-based Mono Pumps has further expanded its wastewater equipment capability in the ...

PPM covers entire analyser spectrum

Pollution and Process Monitoring (PPM) of the UK says it offers Europe's most ...

Water with low TDS safe for consumption

Water, since the beginning of time has been both praised for good health and blamed for ...





Global trio eye Thai cement-maker

TPI Polene (TPIPL) has said a trio of global cement-makers was readying to bid for a stake in the company. Thailand's third-largest cement producer told the Stock Exchange of Thailand that "three major international cement companies have already completed their due-diligence processes in studying the financial conditions of TPIPL and are considering ...

Sichuan spends $1.4bn on roads

China's Sichuan province will invest a total of 11.7 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) in ...

Three groups bid to build giant tollway

Three consortiums have lodged expressions of interest for the right to build and operate ...

Assetline enters Saudi market

Assetline Corp, a leading online construction equipment exchange, has formed an alliance ...





GIC wins repeat business at Sohar

Gulf International Chemicals (GIC) recently won a major contract to supply concrete admixtures for the second phase of the Sohar Port project in Oman. The Omani company which has already been supplying the port project with concrete admixtures for the past 12 months, said the award of the Phase 2 contract "demonstrates how well GIC can support a ...

Grace adds value to admixtures

For over 40 years now, Grace Construction Products has been actively improving the ...

Wacker pushes Middle East sales

Germany-based chemical products company Wacker-Chemie aims to penetrate the Middle East ...

CMCI widens its products base

A Saudi Arabia-based pioneer in the manufacture of calcium nitrite-based corrosion ...





GFI sets a record with hotel order

The Jeddah Hilton Hotel and Complex, with 420 rooms, is one of the largest hotels in Saudi Arabia, with an impressive 50-m-high reception atrium and garden court being one of its highlights. The new five-star hotel in the Kingdom boasts the tallest partitions in the Middle East, according to Gibca Furniture Industries (GFI) of the UAE. GFI installed ...





First phase of Taif hospital opens

The first phase of the King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital has been opened at the resort city of Taif. The 500-bed hospital, the largest and most advanced in the city, was established at a cost of SR650 million ($173.31 million), a report said. Saudi Health Minister Dr Osama Shubokshi said the hospital would become one of the premier health facilities in...

Jizan airport to get $32m facelift

The expansion of Jizan regional airport in Saudi Arabia will be completed in two years ...

Landmark goes up in Batha

A SR550 million ($148 million) commercial centre coming up in downtown Batha, one of the ...

Road planned to link Jordan, Yemen

Saudi Arabia is planning a major international expressway project linking the country ...

Contracts

$195m contracts for new highways Saudi Arabia has signed contracts worth SR732 million ...





Volvos work hard to green the desert

A total of 34 Volvo articulated haulers are currently operating on the Toshka irrigation scheme, a project that will eventually irrigate over 200,000 hectares of Egyptian desert by diverting water from Lake Nasser. "The River Nile supplies 99 per cent of Egypt's irrigation water supply for its 3 million hectare cultivated area, but with a ...

Alimak rises up to a prestigious project

A total of 15 twin Alimak construction hoists are busy at work on a major multi-purpose ...





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