BAHRAIN-based First Energy Bank (FEB) has acquired a nine per cent stake in the Al Dur Independent Water and Power Production (IWPP) project, the largest of its kind in Bahrain. With an investment of $50 million, the world’s first Islamic investment bank exclusively focusing on the energy sector has become a significant shareholder of the project that is ...
PLANS are under way to build Saudi Arabia’s largest tunnel, linking the holy city of ...
Jotun leaves its mark on Alexandria streets
JOTUN Paints has secured an EGP1-million ($182,548) deal to supply road-marking paint for ...
Sigma rises to royal Qatar challenge
SIGMA Paints Qatar (SPQ) has secured a contract to supply its products to paint the ...
GC brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond. KuwaitTender No PA/114/2008/2009. Construction of laboratories buildings in Al Shuwaikh. Documents can be obtained from the Central Tenders Committee, The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, PO Box 1070, 13011 Safat, tel: 2401200/800088/2429083, e-mail: ...
Projects in the Gulf. BAHRAIN Marina West ResortOwner: Marina West Real Estate CompanyBudget: $700 millionScope: The resort, which will cover an area of approximately 346,372 sq m on the west coast of the kingdom near the King Fahad causeway, calls for the design and construction of 10 residential towers comprising of 18, 24 or 30 storeys each. The ...
TRIMBLE has a launched a new depth display system which has been developed to improve the accuracy and productivity of trenching, excavating and grading operations. Designated the Spectra Precision Laser DDS300 system, it is designed for compact equipment like backhoes, mini-excavators and smaller excavators.With wireless connectivity between components, ...
ROYAL Boon Edam’s revolving doors have helped save energy for years and now in an ...
Safehinge product passes durability test
SCOTTISH finger protection manufacturer Safehinge has successfully passed Chiltern ...
Bobcat launches two mini excavators
BOBCAT continues to make huge strides in excavator development with the launch of E14 and ...
THE recently-formed Aldar Laing O’Rourke Plant, a division of Aldar-Laing O’Rourke joint venture, has taken delivery of 60 Atlas Copco XA 136 portable air compressors to meet huge demands of contractors working on Aldar Properties’ Al Raha Beach project in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The compressors were ordered through local distributor Inma Gulf Development and...
DOOSAN Infracore Portable Power (DIPP) is set to launch its largest single-axle portable ...
AS THE construction sector gears up for the most important five days on the Gulf’s building and construction industry calendar, organisers of The Big 5 report that pre-registrations are at record levels with a larger exhibitor space having been made available for this year’s event. The Big 5, the leading international building and construction show, is ...
Dancing Diggers PMV’s delight
JCB’s world-famous Dancing Diggers are set to wow the crowds as they take their first ...
Marking a decade
ABOUT 55 French companies will be displaying a diverse range of products – all boasting ...
New wave
WALES, one of the most dynamic young economies in Europe and significant player in the ...
Force 11
A CONTINGENT of at least 11 South Korean companies is expected to mark a strong presence ...
THE construction industry is diverse with unique methods of working and a complex supply chain to manage. It is also a highly-competitive industry with tight margins, where managing business processes and costs is so important for business survival. It is, therefore, surprising that many companies rely on out-of-date management information to run their ...
Mechdyne sends Kaust into third dimension
MECHDYNE Corporation, a pioneer in immersive, interactive and high-resolution ...
SEALANTS based on silyl terminated polyethers (MS polymers), and silylated polyurethane (Spur) are among the latest breed of systems that address the region’s requirements for high-performance sealants, according to a leading Saudi-based manufacturer and supplier of construction chemicals. These sealants find new and a wider spectrum of applications in ...
Green Glue does away with noise
THE US-based Green Glue Company has recently introduced its Green Glue noiseproofing ...
THE UAE’s Diftah-Shis Highway – a route that will link the port of Khor Fakkan on the east coast of Sharjah emirate to Diftah in the central region – blasted its way into the local record books at the end of last month as the project team achieved their first of two tunnel breakthroughs – and in turn created the UAE’s longest rock tunnel. Passing...
STIRLING Lloyd Polychem, a leading UK waterproofing manufacturer, has recently launched a ...
THE UAE has witnessed a steady increase in the number of buildings constructed using precast systems, says a leading UAE-based manufacturer of precast elements. “Although there are no official figures available, industry experts estimate the penetration in the UAE has grown to somewhere in the region of five per cent,” says Matti Mikkola, general ...
PREMCO (Precast Manufacturing Company) has won a SR100 million ($26.7 million) contract to ...
New-gen panels score on speed and costs
GULFWALLING, a Dubai-based manufacturer of precast walling and partition systems, says its ...
Precast makes superior structures says ARA
WHEN used as a construction system, precast concrete offers several advantages that range ...
Eastern Precast gets off to a flying start
PERFECTION, quality and modernity are the hallmarks of the recently-established Eastern ...
A VERY large number of buildings constructed in the Middle East region in the past 25 years have used curtain-walls as their external facades, with some of them having become iconic buildings of the region. Many of these buildings have been constructed using in-situ cast concrete frames and floor slabs, which has allowed the curtain-walling to be fixed ...
Reynaers to launch new facade system
THE Bahrain-based office of aluminium systems provider Reynaers Aluminium is gearing up to ...
Relaunched firm takes fast track to success
ONE of the Gulf’s leading panel suppliers has relaunched under a new name to reflect a ...
New Bahrain player aims to be a trendsetter
A $25-million glass processing unit in Bahrain is well on its way to becoming one of the ...
$27m line boosts EGL’s global drive
EMIRATES Glass (EGL), which launched its new Dh100-million ($27.24 million) Terra G ...
DUBAI has not escaped the widespread effects of the global economic downturn, which has had a wide impact on the construction sector, largely due to the enormous number and scope of projects in the emirate. Liquidity has been one of the main casualties of the downturn which, together with falling property values, has put both developers and contractors ...
TOURISM Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has named Abu Dhabi-based contractors for infrastructure and construction work as part of the first phase of Saadiyat Beach Villas on Saadiyat Island. Al Jaber Building has been entrusted with the construction 354 villas which will be built alongside the Jawaher Al Saadiyat model villas located in the ...
UAE hotels and golf courses looking for the last word in green practices and aiming to ...
DANUBE Building Materials is opening two new Buildmart stores in Dubai as part of a drive ...
Build Safe aims for workers’ welfare
FALLS from heights remain the most common and the single biggest cause of workplace ...
WORKPLACE safety will be in the limelight at the Intersec trade fair and conference to be held in Dubai, UAE, where for the first time an industry-led approach to health and safety will be followed. Intersec is the largest event for commercial security, IT security, safety and health, fire and rescue, and homeland security and policing in the Middle East ...
THE Office Exhibition 2010 in Dubai will host European office sector companies aiming to ...
SUSTAINABLE American hardwoods will take the centre stage at IFI 2009 to be staged in ...
CARRARAMARMOTEC 2010 – the International Fair for Marble, Technology and Design – will ...
Qatar-Bahrain causeway in focusAN EXCLUSIVE focus day at the upcoming Bridges Middle East ...
GC updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond. OCTOBER4-7: Saudi Build 2009, at the Riyadh International Exhibition Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.4-7: Saudi Stone 2009, at the Riyadh International Exhibition Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.5-8: Cityscape Exhibition & Conference, at the Dubai International Convention and ...
