More than 75 per cent of exhibitors at the Gulf Industry Fair 2010 have expressed their interest in returning for next year's event, with many having already signed up, according to the organiser of the region’s premier industry show. “A large number of exhibitors have already signed up for next year’s exhibition because they see this event as the ...
A mix of contemporary interior, hotel and office furniture, accessories, fabrics and ...
KUWAIT • Tender No 7912709. Construction and operation of a 11 kV distribution building for Mubarkia – Phase One. Bid bond is KD4,000. Documents can be obtained from the Central Tenders Committee for the Ministry of Defence, PO Box 1070, 13011 Safat, tel: 2401200/800088/2429083, e-mail: info@ctc.gov.kw, by payment of KD100. CD February 23. ...
Dinolift, a leading Finnish manufacturer of trailer-mounted aerial work platforms, recently launched a number of new products which were exhibited at the Big 5 show in Dubai last November. These include XTC series crawler-mounted aerial work platforms, self-propelled RXT series Dinos for rough terrain, battery-powered trailers and narrow aerial work ...
New Genie telehandler in limelight
Genie’s latest rotating telehandler – the GTH-4018 SR – will be among the highlights ...
Haulotte reaches new heights
Haulotte Group says that with its Compact 14, the company has become the first full-range ...
Bahrain-based Fareed Aluminium Centre, which claims to be pioneer in sandwich panelled aluminium kitchens in the country, has recently introduced a new kitchen model, which was promoted at the Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) last month. The new kitchens – known as Lipping Model – are made of sandwich panels, where the door profiles are of silver anodised ...
Khoie offers ‘top quality at right price’
Khoie Industries, set up two years ago in the UAE, says its products boast the twin ...
Hansgrohe, the German bathroom fittings and shower manufacturer, has supplied more than 5,000 fittings for the tallest building in the world – the 828-m Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE. The washbasin mixers from the Axor Starck luxury collection were produced in the mixer manufacturing plant at Schiltach in the Black Forest, Germany, owned by Hansgrohe, which ...
Saudi Ceramics presses ahead with expansion
Saudi Ceramic Company (SCC) continues to focus on its expansion plans, which are scheduled ...
Dubai-based Ekotribe has recently launched several water-saving products in the region ...
Duravit’s new line inspired by thirties
Duravit marks a return to traditional design with its new 1930 Series, a range that was ...
V&B’s solutions aim at design flexibility
Villeroyyy & Boch (V&B) has expanded its successful Squaro, Subway and Futurion ...
Majid Al Futtaim Properties is poised to set a new benchmark when the region’s first shopping mall built to ‘green’ specifications opens its doors in Dubai next month (March 16). Mirdif City Centre will be the leading retail and leisure pioneer’s 10th shopping centre, joining an impressive line-up of nine malls that are currently operational ...
Mace manages mall project to success
Mace Group marks yet another successful project for Majid Al Futtaim Properties in a ...
ALEC rises to the challenge
Al Jaber LEGT Engineering & Contracting (ALEC) – established in the UAE a little over a ...
Cemex cements lasting relationships
A focus on sustainability and a commitment to offer top-quality concrete backed by a ...
Dubai Cable Company (Ducab), associated with a number of prestigious projects in the ...
Oman, which has traditionally adopted a prudent development policy, appears to have emerged relatively un-scathed by the effects of the global financial crisis. While projects that have involved foreign investors have stalled, the government has been pushing ahead with its Vision 2020 plan for economic diversification and growth, by spearheading ...
Buro Happold nets great catch in Oman
International multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold is celebrating its ...
Let the Games begin
December will see more than 5,000 athletes from 45 nations vying for the top slots in the ...
T Nagadi sets sights on Omani market
T Nagadi Preformed Concrete Factory is keenly eyeing growth prospects throughout the ...
Peri opens Muscat office
German formwork systems leader Peri is opening a branch office in Muscat, Oman, this ...
The construction industry is rife with problems such as delays, rework, standing time, material waste, poor communication, conflict and being over budget, compounded by the global slowdown and the need to address sustainability issues. The challenge we all face is to encourage continued investment in tackling these issues in a market made ‘nervous’ by ...
A $25-million pre-insulated pipe factory, said to be the largest of its kind in the UAE, has been launched in Jebel Ali as part of the emirate’s drive to diversify its economy to sustain growth. The Empower-Logstor Insulated Pipes Systems (Elips) is a joint venture between Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) and Logstor of ...
HH hands over $82m O14
HH, a Dubai-based boutique property developer, has officially handed over its Dh300 ...
BASF showcases key building solutions
Insulation materials for buildings, black pigments for reducing surface heat and concrete ...
Emirates Aluminium (Emal) celebrated the deliveries of the first cast metal to clients ...
US firms enhance Burj Khalifa environment
Dubai Fountain, considered to be the world’s largest performing fountain, was unveiled ...
Hexaport has partnered with Ortolan Group of Italy, a reputed international steel manufacturer and contractor, to establish Ortolan Hexaport which is currently pursuing projects in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Libya, Pakistan, Mauritius and Nigeria. These projects are expected to benefit from Hexaport’s eco-friendly, cost-effective and safe ...
Following the recent establishment of a branch of the Institute of Quarrying in the Middle ...
$45m Majaal is ready for tenants
First Bahrain, an innovative regional real estate developer, has opened the first phase of ...
The GCC will see cautious rather than runaway growth in 2010, according to Emirates ...
Jeddah’s tallest tower nears completion
Work on Jeddah’s tallest tower has entered the final phase of construction, according to ...
BAHRAIN Capital Trade Centre (Manama Central Market)Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture AffairsBudget: $2.6 billionScope of work: The project located in Manama calls for design and construction of four 28-storey office and shopping towers with the new central market planned to take up the basement and ground floors. Floors one to six ...
The new Volvo ABG7820B and ABG8820B tracked pavers, powered by Volvo engines and featuring the latest electronic paver management (EPM) system, are capable of laying a smooth or even mat with precision and efficiency, according its Swedish manufacturer. Designed for paving contractors working on medium and large-scale applications such as municipal roads, ...
Vogele adds more power to paver
Vogele has boosted its Super 1800-2 tracked pavers with the addition of the SprayJet ...
New Cat paver is a powerful all-rounder
Caterpillar says its new AP555E has everything that an all-rounder asphalt paver should ...
Crescent Foundry Company, considered to be India’s largest manufacturer and exporter of ...
Chemix offers new emulsions range
Bahrain-based Arabian Gulf Associates (AGA) launched a range of bitumen (asphalt) ...
USG, a market leader in drywall and ceiling systems, is on top of the world – literally – having recently supplied gypsum panels as well as a wide range of other products for the interiors of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE. The company’s Sheetrock brand of panels has been used in the entire building, according to Fares...
Eco-friendly glass launched
Lumiglass Industries has recently unveiled three new brands of eco-friendly architectural ...
Cladding enters the third dimension
DuPont has introduced the ‘3D’ collection of decorative panels for interior cladding ...
Al Watania Gypsum Company of Saudi Arabia is in the process of installing production lines ...
Jotun Paints, one of the leading producers and suppliers of paints and coatings, has completed painting the first phase of the EGP10-billion ($1.84 billion) Marassi development, a world-class tourist and residential project located at Sidi Abdel Rahman Bay along the northern coast of Egypt. The company has delivered EGP600,000 ($110,451) worth of products ...
Bitunil targets Gulf as part of export drive
Bitunil, an Egyptian manufacturer of torchable and self-adhesive modified bitumen ...
With Saudi Arabia re-emerging as the construction powerhouse of the region, organisers of the 12th Saudi International Building and Construction Exhibition (Buildex 2010) are confident that the event will prove more successful than the show last year, which attracted a total of 22,000 visitors from across the Middle East as well as from India and Pakistan. ...
IPC puts precast expertise on show
Ideal Pre-cast Company (IPC) of Saudi Arabia will be promoting its diverse variety of ...
With an extensive portfolio of projects carried out worldwide, the Turkey-based Dizayn ...
Construction contracts require the contractor to complete work within an agreed time frame. This may be a specific date or a set time period after, for example, execution of the contract or, if applicable, the issue of a notice to proceed. If the contractor fails to complete the works by this date, it is usually required to pay a predetermined amount to ...
FEBRUARY 2-5: World of Concrete 2010, at Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, US. 3-6: Milano Architecttura Design Edilizia (Made expo), a building, projects and planning exhibition, at Fiera Milano Rho, Milan, Italy. 7-10: Facade Design and Engineering 2010 conference, at the Park Hyatt, Dubai, UAE. 9-11: Middle East ...
