SAUDI Arabia’s Rollc Company for Automatic Doors and Security Systems has launched a new shutter, which can withstand wind loads of up to 85 mph, on the market. The new Rollc windlock shutter has specially-designed windlock guides and clips to resist high wind pressures, according to the company. Another new fire-rated shutter recently launched on the ...
Binladin to build finance hubSaudi Binladin Group (SBG) has been awarded a contract worth ...
uPVC profiles factory off to a brisk start
FAZAH Industrial Company, a Saudi manufacturer of extruded uPVC (unplasticised ...
DOW Corning, one of the world’s largest silicon-based materials developers and ...
BAHRAIN’S leading sanitary ware manufacturer Awal Bath is to launch a new line of steam ...
GC brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond. KuwaitTender No W K M/58/2009/2010. Construction and maintenance of a water distribution complex at Mina Abdullah WDCII. Bid bond is KD1.2 million. Documents can be obtained from the Central Tenders Committee, Ministry of Electricity and Water, PO Box 1070, 13011 Safat, tel: ...
Projects in the Gulf. BAHRAIN Water Garden CityOwner: Albilad Real Estate Investment Company Budget: $6.6 billionScope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 2.2 million sq m mixed-use development, which will include residential buildings, hotels, a beach park and marina, schools, shopping outlets, leisure and retail facilities. It...
LG Electronics and its distributor in Saudi Arabia Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker Company have launched a new range of air purifiers, which combine effectiveness, convenience, portability and quiet operation. The sleek and compact appliance integrates easily into any décor, says a spokesman for LG Electronics, a world leading innovator in air-conditioners.It...
PACIFIC Control Systems has launched a range of smart energy meters to ascertain how much ...
Fast and safe lift
TEREX AWP has introduced the new Genie QuickStock lift, which is designed to make ...
HITACHI Construction Machinery (Europe) (HCME) has added two new models to its fleet of ...
Pumps score high on hydraulic efficiency
ITT Lowara has introduced a new line of stainless steel submersible pumps that are ...
BAIONI Crushing Plants has developed a modular crushing system consisting of three types of tracked mobile units to be used for primary and secondary crushing, screening and stockpiling of aggregate materials from quarries, mines or recycling sites. The tracked mobile units can efficiently operate and handle hard and abrasive rock as well as mineral-based ...
New Powerscreen Warrior joins fray
POWERSCREEN, a leading global provider of mobile crushing and screening equipment, has ...
THE environment and green buildings products are once again the overriding focus of this year’s Big 5 show, as close to 3,000 exhibitors – both regional and international – showcase their best, latest and in many cases “pioneering” and “revolutionary” products and services this month (November 23 to 26) in Dubai, UAE. A total of more than ...
Vehicle for growth
THE Big 5 PMV is staking claim to being the ‘heavyweight construction event’ of the ...
Out in force
THE global slowdown has not dampened the enthusiasm of UK companies that are coming out in ...
‘Biggest’ of them all
WITH more than 240 companies and 4,600 sq m of exhibition space at Zabeel Hall, the German ...
In positive mode
THE US pavilion returns to The Big 5 this year with 30 companies exhibiting over a ...
A NEW generation of waterproofing products is now available in the Middle East. The US-based Hycrete has come up with a chemical that when added to concrete makes it waterproof and is now looking at creating greater awareness of the product and reinforcing its presence in the region. Concrete walls that are underground, like those for basements or parking ...
Enecon offers solid lines of defence
A WIDE range of advanced repair and protection products and services from the US-based ...
THE increasing complexity of building construction, a disregard for basic waterproofing ...
Chemipaint rises to green challenge
UNIVERSAL Paint and Chemical Industries (Chemipaint) is introducing an environment and ...
LEADING paint manufacturer Sigma Paints’ performance in the Middle East has been exemplary even in the face of the hard economic conditions thrown up by the global financial crisis. The sharp fall in GDP rates across the world has indeed created some very challenging economic times for PPG/Sigma and virtually every other company and industry. But the ...
SIGMA Paints plans to hold 15 applicator seminars in Saudi Arabia in conjunction with the ...
Raghadan offers new anti-microbial line
RAGHADAN, one of the Arab world’s largest paint companies, has recently launched a new ...
Jotun supports qatar’s ‘green’ mission
JOTUN Paints, a leading producer and supplier of paints and coatings, is promoting its ...
IN a landmark trademark licence agreement, one of the Middle East’s biggest paint ...
GULF Arab countries have more than $140 billion worth of hotel projects under construction, with just 19 per cent of these projects suspended or cancelled in the face of a global slowdown, a recent survey revealed. Of 893 hotel projects surveyed in the Gulf, five per cent had been cancelled, 14 per cent put on hold, and 42 per cent were under execution, ...
Alarabi expands to tackle boom
SAUDI Arabia’s Alarabi Decoration and Construction is considering expanding its ...
Masa wards off unwanted guests
BUILDINGS and luxury apartments, hotels and palaces must be regularly treated by ...
Piling firm builds on strong foundations
A NEW piling venture was set up in Bahrain last year with the aim of raising the bar in ...
Paschal favoured across the Gulf
SINCE the inception of its regional office in Bahrain under the name of Paschal Concrete ...
2009 will probably go down in history as the most challenging year ever for the property sector in the UAE. While the rest of the nation had to face the prospects of an erosion of overall market confidence driven by the global financial crisis, the Northern Emirates, especially Sharjah, was pulled down by infrastructural shortcomings. This, coupled with ...
Marjan stays on track
INFRASTRUCTURE work on Phase Two of Al Marjan Island will commence this month as similar ...
Ajman One Advabces
THE first phase of the Dh3.3-billion ($898- million) Ajman One, a premier residential, ...
Upmarket Uptown
WORK on Ajman Uptown, a Dh3.5 billion ($953.7 million) community project, is on schedule, ...
THE legal systems of the Middle East are founded upon civil law principles (most heavily influenced by Egyptian law, which is itself based on the Napoleonic Code) and Islamic Shariah law – the latter constituting the guiding principle and source of law. The impact of Shariah law depends on the jurisdiction. For example, charging interest is prohibited ...
VISITORS to gulfBID 2010 exhibition in Bahrain can look forward to a greater variety of world-class products and services with the inclusion of gulfInteriors, a new dedicated interiors and design event. gulfBID 2010, to run from May 4 to 6 next year at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIEC), is established as the most ...
SINGAPORE will be put forward as a case study to determine urban sustainability at the ...
AS MANY as 166,426 professionals and 1,530 exhibitors, including 320 from ...
Saudi BUild sets new record
SAUDI Build/Stone 2009 set a new record in participation with more than 18,000 visitors ...
ALDAR Properties has announced the completion of the external structure of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi – the world’s largest indoor theme park. It will also be the first Ferrari theme park in the world when it opens its doors next year.The park is located on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, which also hosts the Yas Marina Formula One Circuit. The park’s iconic ...
DUBAI Pearl has marked a key construction milestone with the installation of three of the ...
TDIC opens bridge on Saadiyat Island
ABU Dhabi has marked a major milestone in its infrastructure development with the launch ...
THE first phase of Manarat Al Saadiyat, a state-of-the-art visitor centre on Saadiyat ...
GC updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond. NOVEMBER12-15: Project Iraq 2009, an exhibition for construction technology, building materials and equipment, at the Erbil International Fairground, Erbil, Iraq.14-17: Index Dubai 2009, furniture, interiors and retail design exhibition, at the Dubai International ...
