GULF Depot for Building Materials Company is spreading its wings into Africa and is to open seven new shops across the GCC, including Saudi Arabia, next year. With its business growing by an average 25 per cent every year, the Saudi company has now expanded its product offering to include plumbing, electrical fittings and cable and door handles. In ...
JOTUN Paints has strengthened its presence in Saudi Arabia with the opening of new offices ...
SAUDI ARABIA’S government has given King Abdullah Economic City’s (KAEC) ...
WORK will commence on the construction of the new Sultan Qaboos Hospital in Salalah, Oman, ...
SOUTH KOREA’S Daelim has received a $750-million engineering, procurement and ...
GROHE has taken digitalisation to the bathroom with Ondus Veris Digital and Rainshower Solo Digital premium lines, which are part of Grohe Spa that turns the private bathroom into an oasis of relaxation. “Digitisation, which is increasingly enriching the modern lifestyle in all spheres of daily life, has also reached the bathroom, facilitating many ...
Savio window system ready to install
SAVIO, a global leader in the production of hardware for aluminium doors and windows, is ...
Doosan excavator BREAKS NEW ground
DOOSAN has launched a narrow-width crawler excavator, which provides operators with extra ...
IN A significant development, Bobcat has launched a new generation of 6-m and 7-m telehandlers. These new generation models offer a range of improvements and several features, benefits and options that are new not only to the Bobcat telehandler family, but also to the industry as a whole, claims a spokesman for Bobcat. “For example, a patented asymmetric ...
MATERIALS handling equipment brand Hyster exhibited 10 new intelligent designs at CeMAT ...
SCHOECK Middle East claims to offer a guaranteed solution to the problem of steel rebar corrosion, one of the primary causes of damage to reinforced concrete structures in the Middle East. Schoeck ComBAR, developed by Schoeck Bauteile of Germany, is a reinforcing bar made of highly corrosion-resistant glass fibres and an extremely durable diffusion-tight ...
EXPERTS in the coating industry – including systems, chemicals and powder coatings ...
STONE tile can be tricky to install and even trickier to maintain. Some of the main problems associated with installation occur because of improper grouting. There are some major reasons why problems occur after the grouting procedure. These include rapid hydration of Portland cement-based grouts and the erosion of such joints. Some job site ...
SAUDI-based Yamama Granite and Marble (YGM) is all set to increase production capacity by ...
MODERN LED technology enables us to reduce energy consumption and protect the environment, says Barthelme LED Solutions, a Germany-based expert in LED solutions and general lighting. Although lighting has a great impact on the environment, there are still many buildings equipped with outdated lighting, lamps and power supplies, says a spokesman for the ...
THE Lighting Division of Philips has joined the EcoCommercial Building Programme in Europe ...
BAHRAIN-based lighting specialist Future Technology has its sights set on Qatar and other ...
LEDs Rise to new height of efficiency
ECOBILITY Energy Solutions has received an excellent response to its latest industrial ...
USING energy-efficient lighting in the Middle East and Africa could result in potential ...
VOLVO Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has long been providing efficient solutions to the quarrying industry aimed at lowering the cost per tonne of material produced and sharpening the clients’ competitive edge. In the Gulf region, the full-line manufacturer of earthmoving and road construction equipment is witnessing a surge in demand for its tough ...
Terex unveils largest cone crusher yet
THE Terex Finlay C-1550 is the latest addition to the Terex Mobile Processing Equipment ...
CDE makes washing a fine art in region
CDE Global has seen an increase in demand for its highly efficient sand-washing equipment, ...
Powerscreen boosts Maxtrak range
POWERSCREEN, a leading provider of mobile crushing and screening equipment, has launched ...
Doosan’s Moxy ‘drives where others fail’
DOOSAN claims that its Moxy articulated dump-trucks (ADTs) can drive on terrain where ...
THE American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) is making all-out efforts to prove the inherent green credentials of American hardwoods, refusing to be stymied by the absence of formal certification such as the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) stamp for sustainability that appears on many wood products nowadays. Roderick Wiles, director for the Middle East, ...
RAK PAINTS, a part of the RAK Ceramics Group, has been included as a corporate member of ...
Complex thermal breaks ensure sound insulation
THERMALLY-broken aluminium windows and curtain-walls provide an energy- and ...
TECHNO-Mix Sanitary, a member of the well-established IKK Group of Companies, continues ...
IN RESPONSE to the increasing demand for credible and reliable environmental data, Cares ...
ETIHAD Rail, the UAE’ first national railway that will spread countrywide and connect the country to Saudi Arabia and Oman, has been set rolling following the award of the project management consultancy to a joint venture of two US companies. The Aecom Technology Corporation and Parsons International JV will work as Etihad Rail’s (formerly Union ...
New stations to ease pilgrims’ progress
CONSTRUCTION is due to start shortly on the four major new stations along the ...
EVEN though unrest may have hit some of the GCC states, the UK believes that huge opportunities remain and affirms that the only sure route to success is to show continued commitment to these markets. During this period, it is more important than ever that British companies take a longer-term perspective. Trade between the UK and the Gulf is already on a ...
Stirling Lloyd meets growing demand
STIRLING Lloyd, a specialist in the development, manufacture and application of ...
GAI diploma most sought after in Gulf
ARCHITECTURAL Ironmongery – the hardware on a door such as locks, handles, hinges and ...
AT A time when there is political and economic uncertainty in many parts of the world, the ...
SAS opens Dubai depot and training centre
SAS International, a leading specialist in interior fit-out solutions, is further ...
THE recent global financial crisis has brought the performance security documentation provided on construction projects into sharper focus. Employers are looking to protect themselves should current and future projects get into trouble and are considering more carefully the security provided. Unfortunately, some parties are in the position of having ...
A RISE in the complexity of projects has generated an increased need for specialisation in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) services and associated design tools. However, the more specialised the tools become, the more difficult collaboration between them becomes. A workable solution should encourage specialisation and at the same time find a...
GC updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond. JUNE 12: PMI-AGC Energy Forum: DMS Debates, an annual conference highlighting issues and challenges facing project owners and engineering contractors, at the Regency Hotel, Kuwait City, Kuwait. 13-15: Hospital Build Middle East Exhibition and Congress 2011, at ...
WELL over 40,000 people participated in this year’s Project Qatar 2011 held from May 2 to 5, setting a new record in terms of trade visitors and exhibiting companies. The eighth edition of the international construction technology and building materials exhibition was a staggering 73 per cent bigger than the last year’s show, underscoring the ...
Bitunil takes centre stage
PROJECT Qatar provided a unique opportunity for Egyptian waterproofing specialist Bitunil ...
Sisco displays green energy solutions
SAUDI Industrial and Technical Services Company (Sisco), the energy generation and ...
WITH the region’s appetite for construction picking up, The Big 5 has announced it is ...
A NEW state-of-the-art aluminium extrusion plant is to be built in Abu Dhabi at a cost of $200 million. The Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company will be the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region according to the project’s developers. It will be the first industrial project to be launched in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi ...
ABU DHABI’S Department of Transport (DoT) has started work on a Dh700 million ($190.6 ...
Cat starts work on Jafza centre
CATERPILLAR Logistics Services (Cat Logistics), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar, ...
Ceramic city gears for Dubai launch
A NEW ceramics city being built at a cost of $120 million in Dubai is gearing for its ...
SIEMENS is to build a 400 kV grid station in Abu Dhabi, which will be the first to be ...
GC brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond. BAHRAIN • Tender No 151/2011/6015. Supply and installation of new aluminium systems for the administration building at Sitra power and water station. Bid bond is BD500. Documents can be obtained from Directorate of Purchasing and Supply, Electricity and Water Authority, ...
