UK-based mini-crawler crane specialist Unic Cranes Europe has succeeded in developing what is claimed to be world’s smallest and lightest crane, which it intends to introduce at this year's Big 5 show in Dubai. The A094CR is 590 mm wide and weighs 1,000 kg. Designed for manoeuvring into the tightest of working areas, once in position, the A094CR is ...
Al Shafar opts for Liebherr power
In the heart of Dubai’s prestigious Sheikh Zayed Road, two Liebherr 112HC-L luffing jib ...
New crane aims to be a Goliath in stockyard
UK-based Street Crane Company has launched its new-design stockyard crane that holds ...
Quiet hoist helps meet tight deadlines
Making its debut in the Middle East at one of the challenging projects in the UAE, ...
GC updates you with the latest tenders available in the Gulf region. BahrainTender No MOH/127/2005. Construction of a helipad and car parking building at Salmaniya Medical Centre (SMC) south car parking area. Bid bond BD2,500. Documents can be obtained from the Directorate of Materials Management, Ministry of Health, PO Box 12, Manama, tel: 255555, ...
Having designed the landscapes of some of the prestigious projects in the UAE, Al Khatib Cracknell (AKC) once again asserts leadership in the fiercely competitive and creative realm of landscape design by bagging the landscape consultancy contract for the new Burj Dubai district. The deal includes the Tower Park, the Island Park, The Residences, the Old ...
Bobcat unveils its smallest loader
Bobcat has launched its smallest compact tracked loader yet – the T140 – which it ...
Planters targets manifold growth
Planters Horticulture, a specialist in the supply and maintenance of interior landscaping, ...
Dubai-based Hydroturf International has won a contract to supply Sea Isle 2000 Paspalum ...
German rock specialist eyes Mideast
German specialist ‘natural’ rock landscaping Himmelsbach, which has already been ...
Emaar Properties is expected to choose from among the six companies who have submitted bids for the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) contract for Burj Dubai, this month. The company that wins the award will form part of the Dh3.3 billion ($900 million) contract awarded to a consortium led by South Korea’s Samsung Corporation.Fred Durie, Emaar ...
Doka formwork speeds up work
Formwork solutions from Doka are helping achieve the streamlined three-day cycles for the ...
Damac Properties, a leading property developer in the UAE, is to invite tenders for the ...
Global Village gets off the groundDubai: Dubailand, part of Dubai Government's investment ...
Grading works under way at DLC
One-third of the ground grading work for the first phase of Dubai Logistics City (DLC), a ...
Two events of great significance unfolded in Abu Dhabi in June. First, a major property developer put up hundreds of villas for sale on the market, marking the first time ever that freehold land was offered for sale in the emirate. The second was even more astonishing: the villas – all 363 of them – were snapped up by land-hungry investors in less than...
Package, Owner, Consultant/Project manager, Contractor, Budget ($ million), StatusAbu ...
Aldar launches mega real estate projects
Aldar Properties has embarked on an ambitious plan of redefining the skyline of Abu Dhabi ...
Marina mall in major expansion
Abu Dhabi will soon have its own world-class ski slope and a state-of-the-art ice rink ...
Landmark tower nears completion
Work on the striking Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia) Tower, which occupies a ...
As part of its commitment to treble business by 2010 and expand into newer markets, Dubai Cable Company (Ducab) is considering a production unit in India while strengthening its presence in the regional and local markets. Currently celebrating its silver jubilee year, the UAE-based manufacturer of high-quality power cables is looking forward with a new ...
Saudi Cable lands mega deals
Saudi Cable Company (SCC) – which has recently clinched several major contracts for the ...
For several years, Dubai's business focal point – the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) – and leading US-based safety specialist Notifier have shared a special relationship and this was reinforced when Notifier’s systems were again relied upon to afford protection for the expansion of the DWTC's facilities two years ago. The expansion involved the ...
Apollo crosses major milestone
Apollo Fire Detectors, which is celebrating its silver jubilee year, reached another major ...
Cafco protects Seidco’s project
Cafco International's passive fire protection systems are currently being used in the ...
Boon introduces advanced barrier
Boon Edam has introduced two new products – a new security barrier, the Swinglane and a ...
Leading German access control and biometrics manufacturer SimonsVoss Technologies has ...
Zamil CoolCare’s vision of becoming the preferred HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) services and parts provider in the GCC is now a reality, confirms Faisal Al Qahtani, general manager, Zamil CoolCare. The company has been in the business for three decades. It started in 1974 as the parts and services division of Zamil Air Conditioners ...
US-based Trimble claims that its recently-introduced version of RealWorks Survey software for surveyors and engineers leverages the rich point-cloud data set provided by today’s advanced 3D laser scanners. “The new software version incorporates a series of new precision tools and features for civil survey, building, heritage, forensic and other ...
Bobcat launches new hydraulic clamp
Construction machinery manufacturer Bobcat has launched a new dipper stick-mounted ...
Capitalising on its recent Middle East launch, Eyeleds, the innovative new ‘flat’ LED ...
Leading Saudi Arabia-headquartered manufacturer of pipes Amiantit has recently clinched some major orders in the Gulf once again consolidating its position as a regional leader in the pipes sector. Last April, three Amiantit manufacturing facilities in Saudi Arabia: Amiantit Fiberglass Industries Limited (Afil) in Dammam, FPC in Dammam and Amitech in ...
In a bid to expand its presence throughout the Gulf region, pipes, sanitary ware and ...
Bahrain’s first-ever Intelligent Building Middle East (IBME) has received an overwhelming response from exhibitors with the organisers reporting a sell out of more than 60 per cent of floor space. “We have been preparing for almost a year now and the response has been excellent,” says Bahrain Convention and Exhibition Bureau BCEB’s exhibitions and ...
The European launch of gulfBID, the Gulf Building and Interior Design Exhibition, ...
Reclamation work on target at Pearl-Qatar
Work on a $2.5 billion real estate development in Qatar continues unabated with almost 40 ...
Arcapita launches $1.2bn projects
Bahrain-based Arcapita Bank has unveiled two major real estate projects in the kingdom – ...
TCM has loaded its new FDG 3.5 to 5-tonne forklifts with a host of features that make them ...
Fixings specialist Rawl Fixings has launched an innovative, high-performance styrene-free chemical anchor, R-Kem+, which has been designed with safety in mind. R-Kem+ is the latest addition to the comprehensive range of heavyweight fixings and mechanical and bonded anchors available from Rawl Fixings distributors throughout the Gulf. It is ready to use ...
Fischer’s new plug offers savings
German fixing specialist Fischer has introduced a thermal insulation system plug, which is ...
GC brings you the lates calendar of events from the Middle East. SEPTEMBER6–10: Project Lebanon 2005, 11th international trade exhibition for construction technology, building materials, equipment and environmental technology for Lebanon and the Middle East, Beirut International Exhibition Centre (BIEL), Lebanon. 12–15: Buildex’ 05, the ...
