Contracts are awaited for the new Jumeirah Beach Residence real estate development in Dubai, UAE. The project will involve an estimated Dh5.2 billion ($1.4 billion) in investment and project chairman Mohammed Al Gergawi said many investors were seeking to buy properties in bulk, lured by the location and facilities. Phases one and two of the upmarket ...
Work is under way on a new five-star hotel being built at Oman's Al Ghubra area. The ...
Bahrain is to raise spending on infrastructure projects, the Cabinet has been told. ...
The new fish and vegetable market being built by the Al Ain Municipality and Town ...
A huge project to lay foundations for the 47-storey Almoayyed Tower in the Seef District ...
Gulf Construction brings you the latest tenders from the Middle East. Bahrain Tender No CP/20/02 (Job No 2568). Construction of an annex to the Ministry of Education building - 1 at Isa Town. Bid bond is BD2,500. Open to contractors registered with the Quantity Surveying & Material Testing Directorate for building works under category AA, A, B and C. ...
Swedish company Metso Minerals has fully equipped Tarmac's new quarry at Al Dhahira in Oman with crushing and screening equipment on a turnkey basis. The Al Dhahira Tarmac quarry is the largest wadi gravel deposit Tarmac has overseas. Designed to have a production rate of 650 tonnes per hour, the equipment consists of a primary C100 jaw crusher, three ...
Saudi Industrial Gas Company (Sigas) recently overhauled its two 19-year-old Atlas Copco ...
Volvo launches new compact excavators
VOLVO Construction Equipment (VCE) has launched a new range of compact excavators. The ...
For thousands of years, mineral mortars have been used in the construction of buildings. From antiquity into the Middle Ages, additives and admixes such as soaps, resins, proteins (milk, blood) and ash were mixed on the job site together with the mineral binders (nowadays mainly cement) and aggregate (sand, fillers) in order to improve the technical ...
Rheodynamic signals concrete revolution
Contrary to popular understanding, steel-reinforced concrete is vulnerable to corrosion ...
Water saving systems are increasingly being sought after in the Middle East, an area of the world where water resources are perhaps in the shortest supply. The importance of water saving capabilities in sanitary fittings is being seen by industry experts as one of the chief ways to reduce wasteful consumption. And flushing systems are among the major ...
UK-based Hanovia is one the world's major suppliers of UV (ultraviolet) disinfection ...
Lightweight Solo Tuff on sludge
Swedish pump maker Grindex AB has introduced a new addition to its high-performance Tuff ...
International water and wastewater treatment expert Metito has installed a ...
A new regional forum to be held next year aims to put the spotlight on water technology ...
DYNAPAC has launched new floor saw to replace its BX500 series of floor saws. The new BX510 concrete and asphalt saw has a maximum blade size of 500 mm, and a cutting depth down to 185 mm. It is said to offer the following advantages: A heavy-duty frame design for use on large concrete or asphalt surfaces; An increased weight applied on the cutting ...
Waterproof concrete: a myth or reality?
Waterproof concrete is often confused with water-repellent concrete. However, the two are ...
Isocrete Aqualock, a dampproof membrane, has been enhanced to offer increased tolerance ...
New guides point way to durability
Two major new technical guides have been published by The Concrete Society of the UK ...
Putzmeister eases work on high-rise
Saudi Readymix Concrete Company (SRMCC), among the leading suppliers of ready-mix ...
The Jeddah-based New House, a leading maker of prefabricated buildings, offers lightweight, low-cost and quick-to-construct solutions for residential and industrial customers in Saudi Arabia. The New House Raydan Factory for Prefabricated Houses backs up its range of products with 20 years of experience in the field. Project manager Nizar Faytrouni says...
Dolphin to take the centre stage
The United Industrial Company for Paints (UIC) will be showcasing its range of products at ...
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In top gear
A host of major international and local companies are poised to take part in the Saudi ...
Jotun to launch new products at expo
Jotun Saudi Arabia (Jotun Saudia) will be launching a new range of products at the Saudi ...
Saudi steel fabricator Al Bayda Steel will be aiming to build on what it describes as "satisfactory response" at previous SaudiBuild shows at this year's event. The Riyadh-based company will promoting its range of hollow metal doors and steel profiles at SaudiBuild 2002. Plant manager M K Abdul Gafoor says the cross-section of visitors at the ...
The Construction Materials Company (Comaco), one of Saudi Arabia's veteran suppliers to ...
In little more than three decades, Dammam-based Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company has ...
AUSTRIA Ame Erich Peter Machines & Plants Ing Johann Hortnagl Josef Martin Leitz Gmbh ...
Fibreglass expert flying high
Shairco For Trading, Industry and Contracting will be showing off a range of fibreglass ...
Bobcat will be unveiling its new range of tandem asphalt rollers at Rentex 2002 in Maastricht in The Netherlands this month. Bobcat's entry into the compaction market with the addition of the new rollers will complement the market-leading range of compact equipment from the company. Available from Bobcat dealers throughout Europe, the Middle East and ...
Dynapacs aid Dubai highway expansion
A construction fleet which includes a number of Dynapac pavers and compactors is being ...
Atlas Copco portable compressors are supplying vital air power for underground work on the latest extension to Istanbul's metro network. Currently under construction, the extension to the underground metro network is a 10-km-long section between Taksim and Yenikapi. Separated by the waters of the Golden Horn river, the two stations will be connected by a ...
Dynapac paves major road link in Ankara
Turkish construction company Onur, which holds the maintenance contract for the ring ...
International hotels group Hilton has opened a new hotel in Konya, its seventh property in ...
Jotun Boya tapping into tourism market
Paints company Jotun Boya says it has tapped into the lucrative tourism development market ...
Twin dams work in full swing
WORK is well under way on a major twin-dam project in northeastern Turkey close to the ...
Al Sahel Contracting Company, part of the Dubai-based Khalifa Juma Al Naboodah Group of Companies, has been operating in the UAE for more than 25 years. The company was certified to ISO 9002 by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance in 1999. "We were among the first construction companies in the UAE to be ISO-certified," claims a company spokesman....
At the pinnacles of excellence
Real success lies in not just achieving, but staying at the pinnacles of excellence, says ...
Cooper Crouse Hinds (CEAG Middle East) is part of the US-based Cooper Industries, which ...
Kimmco a market leader in insulation
Kuwait Insulating Material Manufacturing Company (Kimmco), an affiliate of Alghanim ...
Tower 1 (Dusit Dubai) Hilton Dubai Creek Fujairah Tower Umm Al Quwain Tower Fujairah ...
Al Nafea Trading Establishment of Saudi Arabia has recently completed a number of major turnkey projects in the Kingdom. The company, which is a pioneer in office partitioning and interior design work in the Kingdom, is involved in the installation of office partitions, ceiling works, flooring works (with marble, carpets and ceramic tiles), plumbing, ...
Athlon sheets get more decorative
Trespa International has extended its range of Athlon High Pressure Laminate (HPL) ...
Bafco caters to every commercial need
Bafco Contract Material Solutions (BCMS) of the UAE supplies and installs a range of ...
New Junior joins the Hawa family
Switzerland-based Hawa AG has introduced the latest in its line of innovative sliding door ...
The Water and Sewage Authority of the Eastern Province has awarded a contract for the construction of a water tower on an artificial island to be created alongside the Al Khobar Corniche. The Saudi Commerce and Economic Review said that a unique feature of the tower was that it would be coupled with a revolving restaurant at the top, making it a major ...
Saudi group Dallah Al Baraka is expected to invest around $260 million to build several ...
Hilton builds a palace
The Hilton Palace in Jeddah being built by Haif Trading and Contracting, one of the ...
Intelligent controls offer 'cool efficiency'
Air-conditioners are becoming easier to use, maintain and operate, thanks to new ...
ISO honour for SFP
The Saudi Factory for Profiles (SFP) has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certificate by ...
The UAE has joined the list of new countries set to take part at Elec 2002, a major electrical and lighting exhibition to be held in France in later this year. The exhibition, to be held at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center (halls 5 and 6) from December 9 to 13, is expected to attract over 100,000 visitors and will include a new dedicated ...
