GC brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond. OMAN • Tender No 172/2011. Construction of a sewerage network and upgrading of an existing sewage treatment plant for Barka South, Al Batinah. Documents can be obtained from Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, PO Box 461, PC 112, tel: 24692550/202, fax: ...
APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in integrated critical power and cooling services, has launched the MGE Galaxy 300 UPS system, which provides a simplified and reliable solution for protecting small and medium businesses, commercial buildings and technical facilities. The Galaxy 300 is a three-phase UPS product that is fully RoHS (restriction of ...
Soilmec widens range with new arrivals
SOILMEC, a global leader in equipment and rigs for drilling and foundation works, has ...
More power with Bobcat’s rotary grinder
BOBCAT has launched a new range of rotary grinder attachments for the company’s compact ...
Dornbracht fitting mimics water flow
DORNBRACHT’S latest fitting for the bathroom is characterised by its flat shape and ...
New CMS unit has jaws of steel
CRUSHER Manganese Steels (known as CMS Cepcor) has introduced the newly-designed Goodwin ...
OTIS has taken its commitment to the environment to a new level by launching recently a major global environmental programme – The Way to Green – which spans every aspect of its operations, from design and manufacturing of lifts, escalators and walkways to maintenance and end-of-life recycling. In line with this, the company is making enormous efforts ...
EHC brushes off entrapment worries
EHC Global, a manufacturer of escalator handrails, says it offers an ideal solution for ...
THE high calibre workmanship on the roof structure at Bahrain’s Ramli Mall in A’ali stands testimony to Gulf Shade’s expertise in the field of tensile fabric structures. The recently-completed project boosts the growing number of landmarks that the company has completed since it was established in the country. The project comes almost a decade after ...
Leister brings versatility with new hot air welder
LEISTER Process Technologies has launched the new compact Costa stationary hot air welder ...
WHILE the Gulf countries have allocated an estimated $90 billion for airport development over the next few years, it is the UAE that is leading the race in investment in airport development activity with Dubai having allocated $10 billion and Abu Dhabi $6.8 billion. This comes against the backdrop of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) ...
Dar Al Handasah to design expanded BIA
THE Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) has launched the expansion of Bahrain International ...
Airport design ‘should strike right balance’
AQUANTUM leap in projected air traffic – four times in passenger and six times in cargo ...
SUN Innovations, a leading technology company developing advanced nanotechnology for a variety of commercial applications, and Pro Technology, its global partner, distributor and master franchiser for the Middle East, have launched Sun Studio, the UAE’s first production studio offering the use of the world’s first 3D printer. The new studio will offer ...
Low-odour wood coating offers durable protection
JOTUN Paints has relaunched its new and improved ‘Woodshield’ product range to further ...
Lukas’ Profilo Smart fits just anywhere
ITALIAN brand Lukas Design is promoting its best-selling product, Profilo Smart, a modular ...
Duravit bathrooms serve family needs
FAMILY bathrooms need to combine practicality, quality and comfort while catering to the ...
Milliken targets Mideast with portfolio
MILLIKEN, a leading manufacturer of carbon neutral carpet tiles, recently put the ...
INDIAN company Afcons Infrastructure has been awarded a contract to build the Mina Salman Interchange project in Bahrain. The BD25- million ($66.35 million) project will take 28 months to complete once work commences, according to Nayef Al Kalali, undersecretary at Bahrain’s Works Ministry. “Nearly 70 per cent of the work will be completed with the help...
MUMBAI-based engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said the ...
TATA West Asia (TWA), a Dubai-headquartered subsidiary of Tata Interna-tional, has started ...
DISTRICT cooling – a modern and efficient method of large-scale, high-density cooling for everything from homes to offices to military installations and metros – is the route the GCC should be taking in a bid to ensure energy and cost efficiency in the region. Just 12 years since its introduction in the region, there are more than 3.5 million tonnes of ...
Aldes fans beat the heat on power use
THE Aldes Group, a major player in the European ventilation market, has developed a large ...
Hospitality sector, cool client for Empower
A BOOM in Dubai’s hospitality industry has come as a boon for Emirates Central Cooling ...
ICA promotes copper for indoor air quality
THE International Copper Association (ICA), the apex body promoting the use of copper ...
BAHRAIN’S Nass Contracting has been awarded a $13-million civil integration package on the upcoming United Steel Company (Sulb) plant, which will be Middle East’s first fully-integrated producer of medium and heavy beams and structural steel sections once operational. The $1.2-billion steel plant is being built in Bahrain by United Steel Company (Sulb),...
Emirates Steel breaks design capacity record
AS WORK continues on the second phase of its expansion, Emirates Steel has set a new daily ...
SSAB offers lighter, stronger steel option
SSAB, a world leader in the development and production of advanced high-strength steel, ...
Dlubal module boosts design flexibility
DLUBAL Engineering, a Germany-based software specialist, has recently launched a new ...
Canam CSJs ‘ideal’ for wide-span projects
CANAM Asia, a joint venture between Zamil Steel and the Canadian Canam Group, has been ...
THE centralised production and distribution of chilled water to residential, commercial and industrial facilities for the purpose of air-conditioning, known as district cooling, remains a relatively new industry in the Middle East. District cooling derives economic advantage from the scale of production compared with traditional in-building chiller or ...
VALUE engineering (VE) is becoming a standard practice in the design of commercial and institutional buildings. Unfortunately, because of the inability to counter cost-cutting arguments with quantitative assessment of their effects on building performance at decision-making time, VE has become synonymous with blunt and sometimes mindless cost-cutting. ...
GC updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond. JULY 4-8: Kitchex 2011, an international exhibition of kitchen, bath, sauna and pool equipment, at the Permanent Ground for Tabriz International Exhibition Company, Tabriz, Iran. 4-8: Ifex Tabriz, an international exhibition of home and office furniture interior ...
TOWER Tech 2011 is expected to host 173 exhibitors from various countries around the world when it opens at Qatar’s Doha Exhibition Centre later this year (November 22 to 25). The fourth in the series of international exhibitions for tower building technologies, the event has achieved considerable growth over the last three years since it was first ...
Big 5 Saudi Arabia named ‘best trade expo’
THE Big 5 Saudi Arabia has been conferred the ‘Best Trade Exhibition’ award at the ...
Yapex focuses on tourism construction
YAPEX Building Exhibition, one of the biggest fairs for the building and construction ...
Bystronic showcases smart solutions at expo
BYSTRONIC, an active supplier of high-quality solutions for the cost-effective processing ...
LEADING companies from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia will gather in Bahrain next ...
ABU Dhabi authorities are pushing ahead with the Middle East’s longest traffic tunnel, which is set to be inaugurated on schedule before the end of this year, the semi-official daily Al Ittihad has said. Nearly 80 per cent of the Dh5 billion ($1.36 billion) venture, one of the largest construction contracts in the region, has been completed and the tunnel...
GGR Gulf rises to the desert challenge
GGR Gulf recently took the plunge to complete a challenging pool project in the middle of ...
AL HABTOOR Leighton Group (HLG) has secured two new projects in Abu Dhabi worth more than ...
US-BASED Aquatech has won a $82-million contract from the UAE’s Federal Electricity and ...
RAK Ceramics designs success
RAK Ceramics, the world’s largest ceramic tiles and bathware manufacturing company, said ...
AL KIFAH Construction Equipment (KiCE) Factory, the sole manufacturer of batching plants in Saudi Arabia, is now fitted with Team Viewer, a software solution that provides remote access and support over the Internet. In addition, the firm has begun upgrading the batching plant of its existing customers to enable it to remotely monitor the performance...
THE Haramain Railway, which will link the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah with Jeddah, ...
ABB, a power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $85 million from ...
SAUDI Arabia plans to link its industrial city of Jubail and Dammam port to a rail network ...
Mattex expanding its geosynthetics capacity
MATTEX Geosynthetics, a new manufacturer of a full range of top-quality woven and ...
