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A pioneer manufacturer

Established in 1975 as a joint venture between Easa Saleh Al Gurg and Fosroc International, Al Gurg Fosroc was the first construction chemicals company to establish a manufacturing base in the region. The company's strategic regional position in the UAE allows Al Gurg Fosroc to serve not only the local market but Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman as well as ...

Al Semsam supplies hi-tech Geipel ceilings

Geipel Decken-und Profilsysteme, one of Europe's largest manufacturers of suspended ...

Corporate landmark built by the creek

The Al Gurg Tower, a new18-storey landmark in Dubai, is set for a final handover to the ...

Curtainwall put to the test by Taywood

Taywood Engineering Limited undertook a range of tests to ensure the weathertightness of ...

Design showcases historic links

Brian Mee and Robert Kidd, project manager and project architect respectively at NORR ...





Japan firm wins jubail contract

Al Jubail United Petrochemical Company (United), a unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction for its ethylene glycol plant to Japanese firm Toyo Engineering Company. The company did not put a value on the contract. The project - designed using US technology - is one of the largest of its ...

Jeddah signs deals for $137m projects

The Jeddah authorities have signed contracts for six projects in the Jeddah governorate ...

Riyadh signs contracts

Riyadh region Amir Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz has signed six contracts for water and ...

Linde awarded $93m contract

National Industrial Gases Company (GAS), an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries ...

Technip-Coflexip wins Aramco deal

France's Technip-Coflexip has been awarded a lumpsum turnkey contract by Saudi Aramco ...





Action centre set on boosting exports

Many of Britain's construction material manufacturers have been established in the Gulf states for several decades but there are numerous others whose potential to export their products to the region goes unrecognised due in part to a lack of knowledge of what information and assistance is available to them prior to visiting the market. Established in ...

Catnic builds on years of export success

Catnic, a leading supplier of steel building products for the construction industry, ...

Eurobath keen to make a splash in Mideast

Eurobath, which has been active in the Middle East for nearly eight years, continues to ...

Glazing work in the spotlight at TV centre

One of the UK's leading steel glazing specialists has successfully completed a ...

High-profile delegation tours the region

A high-profile executive team headed by chairman Sir Anthony Bamford recently completed ...





Hammers strike the balance in drilling

Jukka Naapuri, a Dubai-based sales manager with Sandvik Tamrock Middle East ( UAE), elaborates on the various drill hammers offered by the company and how they have been designed with particular attention to meet market demands. Today's customer looks for superior performance in bench drilling: fast penetration, high availability, high hole quality with ...

Jaw crusher bites into the market

THE new C-10 compact tracked jaw crusher recently launched by Extec Screens and Crushers ...





Electronic ballasts hold key to savings

Wasteful energy consumption is costing nations millions of dollars through the need to build more power stations to meet demands. In addition, these power stations pollute the environment through their emissions. Reducing consumption has, therefore, become of vital importance to save on investments that would be required for the construction of additional...

Export market very promising: expert

Leading independent European lighting manufacturer Fitzgerald Lighting marks 30 years ...

New centre provides innovative solutions

AL Hathboor Electricals of the UAE and French electrical products firm Legrand have ...

Omega firmly on the expansion path

Omega Factory for Luminaires, Poles and Galvanizing, which specialises in the ...





Diary

Second Airport Build and Supply Exhibition organised by Streamline Marketing, at the Airport Expo, Dubai, UAE. 4-7: Index Cairo, the international furniture and interior design exhibition, in Cairo, Egypt. 6-10: Interiors Arabia - Lifestyle, Saudi Arabia's 19th international event for interiors, furniture, furnishings and decorative lighting, at the ...





Coverings chalks up new records

With total attendance reaching a record 30,695 trade and professional visitors from over 101 countries, Coverings 2002 held last month at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, US, chalked up several new records this year. A total of 21,641 attendees and 8,852 exhibitor personnel registered bringing the total count including over 200 press ...

Office exhibition 'fills a market gap'

Companies and products from 15 countries throughout Europe, the Far East, Scandinavia, ...

SAIE set for expansion

SAIE 2002, the international show of building technologies, to be held at Bologna, Italy ...





Compressors enhance productivity

Ingersoll-Rand Portable Power has launched a new range of single-stage and two-stage compressor modules in response to market demands. The market for these products is expanding as more and more speciality packagers are using on-board compressed air in their applications, says a spokesman for the UK-based company. ''The new Ingersoll-Rand compressor ...

Portuguese firm in high-profile jobs

Incoveca Granitos of Portugal currently enjoys a sound reputation in the international ...

Sharjah stone fixer expands

Sharjah-based Al Inthima Marble Company, set up in 1996 to undertake marble, granite, ...





Coated rebar plays a key role in longevity

Many articles have been published on corrosion protection systems for increasing the life expectancy of steel reinforcement bars. The performance of these protective systems is documented but not necessarily in a manner for easy understanding. As in all documents with a scientific bent, the authors range from experts who are well informed and have carried ...

CP anode passes harsh test in North Sea

The Oseberg A Condeep offshore oil platform, commissioned for Norsk Hydro in 1988, is a ...

Galvashield tackles double trouble

Corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete is of increasing concern among engineers. It ...

Hempel provides pipeline protection

Hempel Paints (Saudi Arabia) has launched a new pipecoating speciality product as part ...

Radiodetection unveils a Smart product

The Smart Interrupter (SI) is the latest product launch from pipeline specialist ...





Cat unveils new lift trucks, pickers

Caterpillar Lift Trucks has launched a new range of compact electric lift trucks as well as a range of low-level order pickers on the market. The new EPK RT range of three-wheel, 24kV electric counterbalance lift trucks consists of three models, the EP10K RT, EP12K RT and the EP15K RT and is additional to the current 48kV three-wheel range, while the new ...

Hyster rolls out a flagship reach truck

Hyster says its dynamic new reach truck confirms its position as a full-range ...

MR truck reaches Yale to greater heights

Forklift truck giant Yale Europe has launched its MR reach truck, said to be its most ...





Ajman ruler enacts new Sewer Law

Ajman Ruler Shaikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuami has signed into effect a new law to pave the way for a $140-million sewage treatment system in the UAE emirate. The Sewer Law, the first of its kind for Ajman, formally establishes a new concession company that will build, operate and manage the system for 25 years. The new company - named the Ajman Sewerage ...

Al Habtoor to build Palm hotel

The local Al Habtoor Group intends to build a new property on The Palm, Jumeirah - the ...

Beach project to take off

Construction of a multi-million-dinar water and sports recreation site on the western ...

Bids invited for Fujairah plant ops

Requests for proposals have been invited for the operation and maintenance of the ...

Flowcrete captures Marina towers deal

The UK's Flowcrete has won a contract to install 140,000 sq m of its Isocrete K-Screed ...





Tenders

Gulf Construction brings you the latest tender information from around the Arabian Gulf. Tender No 17/2002. Construction of Shaikha Hessa girls school at Riffa - phase 2 - job no 2487. Open to contractors registered with the construction projects directorate, Ministry of Works, to carry out works exceeding BD500,000, under grade A and B. Bid bond is ...





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