Dubai Sports City (DSC) – claimed to be the world’s first purpose-built, integrated city themed on sports and a cornerstone project of Dubailand – has awarded Wade Adams Contracting a contract worth more than Dh400 million ($109 million) to build the infrastructure for the 50 million sq ft DSC project which includes Victory Heights, a private ...
Work launched on City of Arabia
Work has started on the 20 million sq ft City of Arabia project, one of the leading ...
Union Properties (UP) has awarded the Dh1 billion ($275 million) main construction ...
FG Wilson (Engineering) FZE, a leader in generator set sales in the Middle East and Asia, ...
Bagno Design, Dubai’s chain of high-end bathroom design centres, is offering its discerning clients across the Middle East a comprehensive range of services – from concept interior design of bathrooms to state-of-the-art relaxing en-suite shower rooms and contemporary wet rooms – to fit all individual tastes and varying space sizes. “Our philosophy ...
Pan and Soft to tap luxury segment
Dubai-based Bagno Design says the recent launch of the Pan and Soft range has added a new ...
Spanish manufacturer to open Dubai office
Spanish sanitary ware manufacturer Roca, which is celebrating its 50-year-old business ...
SCC signs up for LB technology
Saudi Ceramic Company (SCC) has recently signed a major business contract with LB Officine ...
RAK Ceramics banks on Metso’s linings
In a move to meet the growing demand for its products, the UAE-based RAK Ceramics has ...
Enviroseal Corp, a US-based specialty chemical products company offering cost-effective geo-technical products – as a smart alternative to conventional construction methods – has set up its base in Dubai, giving contractors, quarry managers and builders numerous options to construct roads and temporary access ways to sites. Enviroseal’s patented ...
Silanes help build stronger bridges
At the Germany-based Wacker Group, scientists from the Karlsruhe Research Center and ...
Dynapac paves Turkish roads
Turkish contractor Tisan Insaat has recently taken delivery of two new Dynapac CC 322 ...
Most Middle East countries are going through a construction boom, specifically in the area of residential development with more and more developers and architects asking for specific requirements on the architectural and security hardware fronts. In addition, the number of potential suppliers in the market has also been on the rise, making it difficult for ...
Haroon Company, a UAE-based distributor of architectural ironmongery since 1981, has ...
Union embraces segmented approach
Buoyed by the overwhelming success achieved by Union’s Architectural Hardware team in ...
Having received an excellent response at last year’s Big 5, Cuicina – the India-based kitchen accessories manufacturer – is all set to make its mark in the Middle East market with its innovative and superior quality steel kitchen, wardrobe and bathroom accessories. The Big 5 show marked the launch of Cuicina in the region and the show generated a lot ...
Muro Stone promotes quality counter-tops
Muro Stone Tech, a leading Saudi Arabia-based manufacturer of a range of surfacing ...
French specialist in automated control system, Somfy has raised the bar in home automation with the launch of its innovative io-homecontrol system that has been co-developed with Velux and Honeywell. It has also upgraded its secure radio technology with its new RTS collection. “The wireless communication protocol controls a wide range of motorised ...
Al Nasser scales new heights
Al Nasser Company, a Riyadh-based supplier of advanced wiring devices, lighting systems ...
Belgium-based TVH (Group Thermote & Vanhalst) – a leading manufacturer of lift trucks and a range of construction equipment – has recently expanded its product offering with the addition of a fleet of used access equipment and also strengthened its sales network, thus enabling the company to offer quality services to its clients across the globe. ...
Dino Lift, one of the leading European manufacturers of trailer-mounted aerial work ...
Alimak launches hi-tech Scando 450
Alimak Hek, a specialist in vertical access solutions, says that its yet-to-be-released ...
Brevini Riduttori, a European leader in power transmissions, says that the increasing ...
Trimble has introduced a portfolio of laser-based machine display and control systems for grading and excavating applications. The Spectra Precision laser machine systems – as they are known – are highly flexible, extremely rugged and can be used on a wide range of machines, including dozers, backhoes, scrapers, skid-steers and excavators. “On a ...
Bobcat launches new tools for range
Continuing on the path of launching user-friendly and high-productivity construction ...
GC updates you with the latest tenders available in the Gulf region. BahrainTender No RD/001/2006. Maintenance and construction works at Al Shamel Centre. Bid bond is BD500. Documents can be obtained from the Directorate of Human Resources and Finance, Municipalities Affairs building in Manama, Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs, tel: ...
Industry and tourism are the two pillars of Oman’s Vision 2020 programme for long-term sustainable development and the Sultanate is now fully exploring these avenues to move on the fast track into the growth super-highway. Going by statistics, some $31 billion has been invested recently in industry, tourism and real estate alone. Though it isn’t the ...
The Blue yonder
Oman’s ambitious Blue City project has taken a giant leap forward with the signing of ...
Surging forward
Construction work on some of the major components of the $1 billion The Wave project, ...
Leading truck and construction equipment specialist Hyster has taken a major step forward in lift truck design and engineering through the launch of its new Fortens range of lift trucks and intend to provide industry-leading solutions to a wide range of customer applications. “A significant part of this advance is thanks to the ability of Hyster’s ...
TCM’s new trucks ups performance
TCM says that its recently-launched FR-VII series electric reach truck, equipped with new ...
New non-freeze hose reel launched
Showers and Eyebaths Services of the UK has introduced the CW100 retractable hose reel ...
Autocor eases pumping duties
Through the launch of its revolutionary Autocor (automatic concrete placing on rail), ...
Southwest Microwave launches new system
Southwest Microwave has recently introduced its Perimeter Security Manager, an advanced ...
Bahrain is rapidly becoming one of the Middle East’s exhibition hubs, and the gulfBID the building interior design expo, which debuts this May, will further reinforce the kingdom as a destination of choice for such events, says the event’s organiser. “Bahrain is now successfully teaming up with Dubai in its bid to become a leading exhibitions and ...
Asia’s leading construction equipment show, Conexpo Asia 2006 has grown bigger this year ...
Established as the regional hospitality industry’s meeting place, The Hotel Show is set ...
World of Asphalt 2006 – which is due to open next month (March 13 to 16) at the Orange ...
Intersec 2006, the region’s leading security and safety event which featured 450 ...
Raised access floor systems, which give maximum flexibility for the installation of a myriad of services to equipment and workstations, have gained such popularity over the years that they are being specified in every new headquarters building being built in the UK and also on many refurbishments of older structures. Conceived in the early 1960s, when huge ...
Hilti launches new-fastening system
Global construction systems provider Hilti has developed a new lightweight automatic ...
Hawa's website gets a facelift
Swiss sliding hardware specialist Hawa has completely redesigned its website, with a view ...
Exitile to launch new panels at GulfBid
Leading UK-based manufacturer of metal access panels Exitile – buoyed by the acceptance ...
Acoustic specialist to enhance portfolio
CMS Acoustic Solutions, a leading UK-based distributor of acoustic products, has announced ...
Major progress has been made on Egypt’s pioneering build-operate-transfer (BOT) project, the Port Ghalib tourism scheme. Gulf Construction looks at the latest developments on the resort. Port Ghalib – MA Kharafi Group’s $1.2 billion masterplanned international marina that is fast taking shape off the Red Sea Coral Coast – is set to open a new ...
GC brings you the lates calendar of events from the Middle East. FEBRUARY 19–23: Ifex Eau, at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibiton Centre (Adiec), UAE. 26–Mar 1: 11th Middle East Corrosion conference and exhibition, at the Gulf International Convention Centre (GICC), Gulf Hotel, Bahrain.March12–16: The 8th International Building and Construction ...
