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. Within a month of field trials, the ...
Al Raha resort to rise above horizon
The Dh330 million ($89.8 million) multi-phase Al Raha Resort development is taking shape ...
Bank HQ sets towering record
BY the end of this year, the One NBAD Tower will stand tall as the flagship headquarters ...
Bauer provides a path below busy roads
Bauer International, the UAE branch of Germany-based geotechnical and foundation expert ...
Continued Growth
Abu Dhabi continues to maintain high development spending to spur growth, with the main ...
Two leading property developers, D’seco and Damac, have unveiled two architecturally stunning projects at the Business Bay. The contract for D’seco’s Dh380 million ($103.45 million) commercial building project, called the Oval Tower, has been awarded to Korean construction firm, Pumyang Construction. Atkins has been selected to provide the ...
KM Properties unveils Tamani Hotel
KM Properties will add one more tower to Dubai’s skyline with its Tamani Hotel at Park ...
Mott MacDonald has been appointed to develop and implement the construction environmental ...
Bodycote to operate fire-testing lab in Dubai
Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) and Bodycote Testing Group (UK,) a business division of Bodycote ...
Jacuzzi supplies hot tubs to Old Town
Jacuzzi Middle East and Faraidooni International Trading (FIT) have, in conjunction with ...
A two-tower office complex is set to break ground shortly in the heart of Manama, the capital of Bahrain. The Al Zamil Tower will feature a unique design, straddling Khalifa Avenue over a gateway above which the two towers are linked. The taller of the two towers facing the busy Government Avenue will reach a height of 95.5 m with 22 storeys. The second ...
Gulf Construction bring you the latest tenders from the Middle East. Tender No 1/214. Construction and maintenance of a girls intermediate school at Isa Town. Open to contractors classified as grade AA, A and B. Documents can be obtained from the Technical Office of Kuwait Fund, at Diplomatic Area, ARIG house, Mezzanine Floor, Building No 131, Road No ...
Design work is in progress on an Olympic-sized swimming pools complex and multipurpose arena to be built in Kuwait. Estimated to cost KD23 million ($74 million), the Olympic-sized Sports Complex is planned by the Public Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS) and is expected to occupy a site area of 200,100 sq m (20 hectares) in the Ardiya area. The ...
Race track project revs for start-up
By 2004, Bahrain is expected to be the venue of the first world-class racing circuit in ...
Powder coatings have played a part in the protection of pipelines for almost 40 years and are being further enhanced to ensure that they will continue to play an important role in pipeline protection long into the future, says DENIS GRIMSHAW, technical director for Functional Powder Coatings, Jotun Powder Coatings. In the 1960s, the US pioneered the ...
Fittings offer a twist and lock solution
Speedfit of the UK has introduced a new and improved fitting for plumbing and heating ...
Large diameter HDPE pipe plant to go online
Saudi Arabia’s first 1,200 mm diameter high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe ...
Rivard looks to cut into overseas markets
Rivard trenching machines are suitable for all types of soil, from sand to basalt, and ...
SSP commissions new bending line
Saudi Steel Pipe Company (SSP) says it has recently successfully commissioned induction ...
'The design of reinforced concrete elements for flexure and tension traditionally assumes that the concrete is cracked wherever tensile stresses occur in the concrete. A distinction can be made between cracks that occur before hardening of the concrete and those that occur during the service life of the structure. In the study of fastening systems, the ...
New anchors cope with cracks
Hilti has introduced two enhanced systems that ensure sound anchorage even in cracked ...
Polytop Fasteners make a good match
Fabricators using Corus UK's Colorcoat range of prefinished steel can now specify ...
VHB tapes gain wide acceptance in region
3M Gulf celebrates the company's 100th anniversary with the most significant volume ...
A new mobile crane said to be one of the most powerful of its kind in the world, has recently been launched on the market by Demag of Germany. "The flagship CC 8800 1,250-tonne crane is a truly Demag innovation," says company spokesman Roland Schug. "It is the world's most powerful lattice-boom crawler crane whose transport components are no wider than 3.5 ...
Grove wins major Aramco contract
Grove Crane recently won a major contract with Saudi Aramco, the Saudi national oil ...
Liebherr has designed its latest mobile crane to be highly functional, mobile, quick to ...
Cooline, the international brand of Zamil Air Conditioners (ZAC), has been awarded the Eurovent certification, the company says. The certification is for its air-conditioners up to 12 kW cooling/heating capacity which include window types, mini-splits and ducted splits. The certification is in recognition of the cooling and heating capacity ratings ...
Hempel launches durable floor coating
Hempel, a pioneer paint manufacturer in Saudi Arabia, has recently launched a floor ...
The Middle East Development Company (Medco), which represents the US-based Gehl Company, ...
Saudi Arabia needs an investment of $115 billion to cope with the rising demand for ...
Russian and French companies are trying to win contracts on the proposed railway project ...
Dubai is to host a new exhibition aimed at the international commercial architecture, property design and development sectors. Cityscape 2002 will make its debut alongside the fourth International Property Investment and Management Conference (IPIC) at the Emirates Towers Hotel from December 14 to 17. The event is organised by IIR Exhibitions and ...
An exhibition is being organised to highlight business opportunities for investors in the ...
The Office Exhibition drew 5,652 trade visitors from throughout the Arab world, India, ...
The British Geological Survey (BGS) has won a £7 million ($11 million) contract to map the geology of north-eastern UAE. The BGS, part of the UK-based Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), competed with organisations from all over the world for the complex and demanding four-year project. "The final decision was based on quality and ...
Surveying specialist Fugro Middle East is currently involved in one of the largest gas ...
ASTM International is to develop standards for fibre-optic cable installation in underground utility pipes. The standards will be developed by a committee of experts from reputed institutions around the world, according to Dr Jey Jeyapalan, a consultant in pipelines, optical-fibre networks, trenchless technology, and failure investigation, based in New ...
Existing underground sewage and pipe networks could be used to house new-generation ...
Dubai Cable Company (Ducab) of the UAE has recorded a 30 per cent increase in production ...
What role does a good cable network have to play in an office? Mike Atkinson, managing ...
Telematics Networking and Communications, one of the region's leading organisations in ...
I refer to the article 'Bigger focus urged on air distribution' in Gulf Construction's May 2002 issue and as a 1971 graduate engineer specialising in the field of air-conditioning for over 30 years - having worked in Bahrain, Cyprus and Australia over the last 27 years - I have the following comments to make: The published article appears to be an ...
Kuwait has issued tenders for the largest portion of a KD115.7 million ($382 million) ...
AUGUST 17-22: Ninth International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, in Copenhagen, ...
US firm Turner Construction and DTZ Middle East have been named as the lead property ...
Abu Dhabi-based Dolphin Energy Limited (DEL) has invited contractors to prequalify for ...
Glass, a contemporary building material, is not without its risks. In explosions, over 80 per cent of all injuries are caused by flying glass. In recent years, glass in overhead applications such as airports, shopping malls and railway stations have shown signs of nickel sulphide inclusions or 'glass cancer'. This is a problem in toughened or tempered ...
Baxall has launched a selection of advanced high-end cameras, the first products in its ...
Buried cable sensor is a vigilant guard
Senstar-Stellar Corporation (SSC), a leading supplier of outdoor perimeter intrusion ...
Burning issues on passive protection
Most modern buildings are designed to provide facilities for the latest technology with a ...
3M Gulf has released a new CD promoting 3M's thin transparent film that is said to ...
Quantum meruit entitlements arise most commonly in construction cases where there is no contract but work is undertaken in circumstances where it is clearly not being done for free. In Latin, the phrase means “what the job is worth” and in essence, it allows a person to recover the value of work done or services performed in circumstances where he has ...
