Acommitment to equip customers with superior productivity through interaction and innovation is helping Atlas Copco, a leading global provider of industrial productivity solutions, to further reinforce its market position in the region. While Atlas Copco has been present in the region for more than four decades, it established its regional headquarters in ...
With fires making frightening headlines worldwide by taking a dreadful toll on both human ...
Gulf Construction: What prompted Matrade to organise the Malaysia Services Exhibition (MSE) exhibition in the UAE? Norslan Hadi Abdul Kadir: MSE 2008 is being organised by Matrade in a bid to further promote the Malaysian services sector in the strategic and rapidly-expanding West Asian region, particularly the UAE, which offers vast opportunities.The ...
Smart technologies and innovative systems that optimise building performance will be put ...
Italy, which has been the home of contemporary design across all sectors of the interiors ...
The eighth congress of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) titled ...
Over 3,000 industry professionals are expected to participate at the Power-Gen Middle East ...
Trident International Holdings (TIH) has awarded the enabling works contract for its 516-m-tall Pentominium to global major Swissboring Overseas Corporation (Swissboring). The contract has been awarded based on Swissboring’s vast international and regional experience in executing some of the most challenging projects, according to the developer.Commenting...
Burooj Properties has launched Sharjah Marina with an investment of Dh15 billion ($4.08 ...
Cansult Maunsell, one of the Gulf’s leading design, engineering and project management ...
Palm Utilities has awarded a consortium of Degremont and Besix Group a $800 million DBO ...
Reef Real Estate inaugurated its 33-storey Madina Tower at the Jumeirah Lake Towers ...
Anew photovoltaic roofing solution that addresses the concerns regarding both the depletion of non-renewable energy resources and the necessity to cut down greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), has been developed by Arval, a branch of France’s ArcelorMittal Construction. Called Arsolar, the innovative solution integrates twin ...
Corus covers up world’s biggest mall
Corus Building Systems, which offers a wide range of roofing and façade solutions, is ...
Zero-flame application ‘key to fire safety’
With fire safety once again becoming a hot topic within the Gulf’s construction industry ...
Bayer unveils new roofing system
At the recent Big 5 show, Bayer MaterialScience introduced its new roofing system called ...
Norway-based Jotun Paints promoted its entire range of industry-leading Jotashield and Fenomastic brands at the recent Big 5 show in Dubai in a bid to further tap into the Middle East market and strengthen its position in the region. As one of the world’s leading producers and suppliers of paints, coatings and powder coatings, Jotun has been at the ...
Flexcrete promises ultimate protection
Flexcrete Technologies, a specialist manufacturer of Portland cement-based protective ...
Al Gurg Leigh’s Paints (AGLP), a leading manufacturer of decorative and protective ...
Sigma helps keep bacteria at bay
Dammam-based Sigma Paints, a leading manufacturer of decorative, marine and protective ...
BahrainQatar Bahrain Causeway DevelopmentOwner: Qatar Government – Bahrain GovernmentBudget: $3 billion Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a 40 km double-lane causeway between Qatar and Bahrain. The development will include bridge structures covering 20 km and another 20 km of embankments. It will start at Askar Village in Bahrain...
Omagine has appointed Consolidated Contractors Company Oman (CCC) as the general contractor for its 300-acre residential and entertainment complex planned in Oman. CCC, the local Omani subsidiary of Consolidated Contractors Group (CCG), will be responsible for all construction activities for the company's Omagine Project. CCG is a worldwide organisation ...
Oman’s $20 billion Blue City project, which broke ground in the midst of dignitaries ...
Gulf GRC gets into the big league
Gulf GRC and Trading Company, a leading Qatar-based specialist in the interior and ...
Oriental set to open $10m printing press
A new BD4 million ($10.67 million) purpose-built premises of the Oriental Printing Group ...
The introduction of BS EN 14024 ‘Mechanical Performance Require-ments for Metal Profiles with Thermal Barriers’ slipped in unnoticed by many within the industry, effectively entering the market “under the radar”. This standard did not replace any previous ones and as such there is little to compare it with. It does, however, deal with an ...
Dorma adds iconic projects to portfolio
Dorma, the world market leader in door controls, movable walls, automatic door systems and ...
Saudi Arabia-based Mohammed Saad Aldrees Steel Doors and Frames Factory, a leading ...
GC brings you the latest tenders of events from the Middle East and beyond. BahrainTender No CP/23/07. Construction of a veterinary quarantine laboratory at Buri (Job No 05 014). Open to contractors registered with the Cost Engineering Directorate for construction projects under category AA, A, B, C and D. The works comprise the construction of a ...
Given the number of things that can go wrong on a construction site, it is not surprising that few – if any – construction projects go according to plan or schedule. When this happens, construction contracts manage that risk of delay by identifying the key factors likely to cause it and then apportioning the risk between the owner and the ...
GC brings you the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond. JANUARY12-15: Contractworld, International Forum for Architecture and Interior Design, at the Deutsche Messe Hanover, Germany.13-15: Malaysian Services Exhibition, at the Expo Centre, Sharjah, UAE.13-15: Intersec, the Middle East’s exhibition and conference for commercial ...
Bahrain Precast Concrete Company (BPC) – which is on the threshold of its 30th anniversary celebrations – is jubilant about its performance over the past year, having surpassed all its previous records in terms of value and volume. “We were able to achieve almost double production with the same equipment and manpower, thanks to a dynamic team ...
Paschal ensures timely completion
With its focus set firmly on opening new markets in the Middle East, leading German ...
Style and flair flowing into Gulf’s bathrooms
While buildings across the Gulf continue to grow in size, sophistication and stature, so ...
Awal Acrylics has now opened a new Awal Bath showroom on Sheikh Jaber Road to further ...
GET blazes a trail into the green age
As businesses and corporates across the Gulf become more aware of global warming and its ...
The Big 5 2007, which bettered its records for exhibitors, visitors and sales clinched, concluded last November with the organisers expecting to shatter further records when this year’s edition opens later this year. Last year’s show featured 2,839 companies from 52 countries and 30 national pavilions, once again reinforcing the position of the Middle ...
Yanmar’s compact excavators enter GCC
Yanmar Construction Equipment Company Limited (YCE), a Japanese construction equipment ...
Mekar opens Mideast office, warehouse facility
Mekar, an Italian manufacture of air handling units (AHU) and fan coil units (FCU) used ...
Making its debut at the Big 5, Al Shomool Trading showcased interior and exterior ...
Although the numbers may have been small, but the contingent that arrived from Luxembourg ...
