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Facade finishing provided by MCFP

Al Abbar Aluminium uses AL-Clad aluminium composite materials (ACM) made by Mitsubishi Chemical Functional Products (MCFP) of Japan as the facade finishing material for its cladding system. The product was chosen by Al Abbar after carefully evaluating aluminium cladding products on the market for their reliability, says a spokesman for MCFP. MCFP, on the ...

IRC 'one of a kind' in region

Dubai-based International Rubber Company (IRC) says it is one of its kind in the Middle ...

Aluminium expert aims for excellence

With more than 450 projects behind it in Dubai and Sharjah alone, Al Abbar Aluminium is ...

AAG evolving with the times

The sign of a successful company is often its ability to evolve with the times to meet ...

Intraco well established

With names like Pilkington UK, Pilkington LOF, Visteon Ford and Viracon in its portfolio, ...





Latest Tenders

Gulf Construction updates you with the latest tenders available in the Gulf region. BahrainTender No R/39/03. Construction of a three-lane dual carriagewat as part of the Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman causeway project: Marine bridge to Mina Salman. Open to contractors registered with the Quantity Surveying and Material Testing Directorate for roadworks under ...





Zamil Steel adds Iceland to its list

Saudi-based Zamil Steel, considered a global leader in the manufacture of pre-engineered steel buildings and the Middle East's premier supplier of steel structures, transmission and telecommunications towers, open web steel joists and floor deckings, has added Iceland to its list of international export markets following the recent completion of a 1.2 ...

Zamil, Dorma expand Middle East operations

The Saudi-based Al Zamil Group and the Dorma Group of Germany are planning to ...

Sigma aims to prevent cracks in concrete

The protection and decoration of cementitious exterior substrates has given the paint ...

Update

Investments of $700bn plannedRiyadh: Saudi Arabia is planning infrastructure investments ...

Al Harithy to organise Saudi expo in April

Saudi Arabia's major international show for the building and interiors industry - Saudi ...





Egypt seeks $450m finance

Egypt is seeking about $450 million in loans from the World Bank to finance its airport and irrigation projects, Mahmood Ayub, World Bank country director for Egypt said. Egypt has also requested the funding of the construction of a third terminal at the Cairo airport and the extension of the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh's airport, requiring together ...

$530m resort on way

Work on a new BD200 million ($530 million) tourism resort in Bahrain, co-owned by the ...

Adhari Park first phase work complete

The first phase of a BD6 million ($15.9 million) project to turn Adhari Park into a major ...

AMA to get new complex

AMA International University is to develop its new complex in Salmabad over the coming ...

$1.5bn contracts up for grabs in Iraq

The US has alerted American firms of future contracts worth at least $1.5 billion in the ...





Spancrete to promote advanced systems

Spancrete Machinery Corporation, a world leader in precast, prestressed concrete hollowcore wall panel and floor plank production systems, will participate in seven exhibitions and meetings across the globe over the next four months, to increase its market visibility and also interact with the professionals in the field. The US-based company will be ...

Consultancy offers advice to producers

Over the past decade, there has been an upsurge in the use of precast concrete in ...

ARA poised for further growth

Al Rashid-Abetong (ARA), a joint venture company between Al Rashid Trading and Contracting ...





Centria, Rigidal JV enjoys continued growth

Centria International and its UAE joint venture partner, Rigidal Industries, continue to enjoy top quality specifications for some of the most prestigious projects in Dubai. Rigidal  supplied its Rigidal Versacor Ultima composite panel as the cladding system for the BPST Building at Jebel Ali K power station. The panel comprises a Versacor-coated ...

Bezault launches hi-tech hinges

Bezault, a member of the Sweden-based Assa Abloy Group, is a leader in the manufacturing ...

Boon Edam turns glass to aesthetic entrances

Aesthetics and architectural freedom are often at least as important as the energy saving ...

Al-Wakeel focuses on high-performance glass

Al-Wakeel Glass Factory, established in 1995 as an autonomous division of Abdulla Ali ...

Energy-efficient glass in the spotlight

Energy consumption is the single largest overhead expense in the operation of large ...





TurkeyBuild 2004 set for May

International TurkeyBuild Istanbul 2004 Fair, organised by the Building Information Centre, is to take place as the most professional trade show of Turkey, starting from May 5, 2004, in Tuyap Fair and Congress Centre, Beylikduzu/Istanbul. The five-day event, being organised for the 27th time, will feature building technologies and a wide range of building ...

Diary of Events

Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East. ...

Events

Bath fittings show in MarchMilan: Fiera Milano International will present the Salone dell' ...

Constru India 2003 to focus on infrastructure

The infrastructure summit and expo  Constru India 2003 will put on the spotlight on ...





Gel plays key role in soil stabilisation

German civil engineering firm Bauer Spezialtiefbau recently used an accelerator additive in a silicate gel solution for soil stablisation prior to the tunnelling of 15 pedestrian subways in Abu Dhabi, UAE.  The contract specified that the work was to be carried out without slowing or holding up traffic on the street above.Bauer engineers used an ...

New Hilti hammers leading the drill

Global construction tools and fastening systems manufacturer Hilti has recently launched ...





Atlas Copco gains rental strength

Bahrain's first Atlas Copco XAMS376 portable air compressor is one of three new units ordered by Abu Amer Equipment Hiring Company, a leading plant hire company in the country. The company is said to have Bahrain's largest fleet of Atlas Copco compressors rated at between 90 and 900 cu m/min.According to the company's founder and managing director A Rasool ...

Firm set to secure global position

CompAir, one of the world's leading names in compressed air technology, has been ...

IR launches small portable compressor

Ingersoll-Rand (IR) Portable Power has launched the new small 7/20 single-tool portable ...

Kaeser boasts an extensive portfolio

Germany-based Kaeser Kompressoren boasts an impressive product range that includes screw ...





Conferences to tackle key issues

Hundreds of construction industry experts will meet in Dubai next month for a series of international conferences set to examine four key sectors of the Middle East construction industry. Local, regional and international government agencies, major corporations, independent consultants and architects will gather to discuss the technological developments, ...

Co-ordinating role

The Portuguese Trade Centre, which is making its appearance at the Big 5 show for the ...

13 debutants

Buoyed by its success at last year's Big 5 show, the Building Centre is looking forward to ...

Advanced elevated floors

Canam Asia Limited (CAL), a joint venture between Zamil Industrial Investment Company ...

A healthy trend

Making its debut at the Big 5, the Dubai office of Madi International Group will promote ...





Yerevan rises to the challenges of project

Experience gained over quarter of a century has helped Yerevan Steel to successfully complete the fast-track contract for the extension of the Altajir Glass Factory. The Dubai-based company, which was established in 1976, specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of steel structures, cladding and metal decking works, complying with British and...

Veteran project manager pulls it off!

AL Nibras Management Consultancy,ÿDubai,ÿsays it achieved the seemingly impossible when ...

Record On Line

Last July, Altajir Glass, the region's premier manufacturer of glass bottles, commissioned ...





$108m Deira-Bur Dubai bridge under study

The proposal to build a third bridge on the creek to link Deira with Bur Dubai is under study, a report quoting Dubai planners said. The 'Al Garhoud project', expected to cost Dh400 million ($108.9 million), will form part of Dubai Municipality's effort to improve traffic flow on the Emirates Road. The existing Al Garhoud Bridge will not face fundamental ...

45 companies bid for Techno Park

About 45 companies are bidding for the first phase of the multimillion-dollar Techno Park ...

Bonyan Emirates' Marina complex takes off

Groundbreaking work for Azure@Dubai Marina, a residential project promoted by Dubai-based ...

Conference Palace hotel half-way complete

More than 50 per cent of the work on the Dh1.4 billion ($400 million) Abu Dhabi Conference ...

Design work under way on Burj Dubai

The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is currently working on the ...





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