BAHRAIN has been named as the Middle East’s most expensive country to build and appears in the top 20 list of the most expensive countries across the globe, according to the annual International Construction Cost Report by built asset consultancy, EC Harris. According to the survey, which benchmarks the cost of building in each country against the UK, ...
KUWAIT has moved a step closer to building the nation’s largest refinery at a cost of at ...
VANIR Construction Management has invited expressions of interest from qualified ...
THE Muharraq sewage treatment plant (STP) and sewer trunk main project – the first ...
WEILER, an OEM supplier of machinery and production plants for precast concrete products, has introduced what it claims to be the world’s first mobile plant for the production of prestressed hollowcore slabs for floors and walls. The system now enables location-independent set-up, facilitating the implementation of projects in remote locations. This ...
Emac hangers make installation easy
THE innovative new Emac Hanger from SAS International is claimed to revolutionise the ...
New Terex screen small but aggressive
TEREX Finlay has launched a new highly-versatile and adaptable mobile heavy-duty screen, ...
TWO of the latest innovations from Manitowoc Cranes stood side by side at the company’s booth at the inaugural Intermat Middle East held recently at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE. Taking centre stage at the company’s 300-sq-m outdoor booth were the Grove GMK6300L all-terrain crane that combines 300 tonnes of lifting power with a ...
100 Potain cranes tower over kafd
A TOTAL of 100 Potain cranes are working on Riyadh’s $10-billion King Abdullah Financial ...
Linden Comansa to add fourth model to range
LINDEN Comansa is looking to complete its LCL series of luffing-jib cranes with the launch ...
New Demag units offer greater capacity, span
DEMAG Cranes has extended its standard range with the introduction of suspension cranes ...
CONVERGENCE is a now becoming a buzz word in facilities management (FM) as technological advances have been increasingly expanding the scope of work of facilities managers. The era of convergence is marked by the introduction of more machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies into the realm of facilities management, resulting in automation of various FM services ...
Beta chutes suited for high-rise buildings
BETA Contech National Specialised Construction Technologies, a supplier of a wide range of ...
MAF Dalkia wins Arcapita HQ deal
THE UAE-based MAF Dalkia has been awarded a five-year facilities management contract to ...
MUSANADA, the Abu Dhabi general services company, has recently awarded two contracts worth ...
Masa’s pest control effective, integrated
TODAY, more than ever, consumers expect pure, wholesome food products manufactured, ...
MK CABLE Management (Saudi Arabia) intends to introduce a new range of wiring devices in the near future and is also planning to expand the manufacturing capacity of its state-of-the-art production facility in Jubail Industrial City to offer a complete range of cable management and wiring devices products. Since its inception in 1986, the Saudi-based ...
REICHLE & De-Massari (R&M), the Swiss structured cabling specialist, has ...
THE Middle East has been the focus of pioneering construction projects for the last decade, at least. Many of the buildings that have resulted, such as the Kingdom Centre in Riyadh and the Emirates Towers in Dubai, are considered as icons of 21st century engineering and are major landmarks in the region. There is no sign that the region’s thirst for ...
Distech solutions bring energy savings
DISTECH Controls, a leading provider of building management systems and energy management ...
Gallagher gets major boost with tower deal
HAVING recently secured a number of contracts in the region including a major deal to ...
BAHRAIN-based Hassan Ebrahim Bukamal & Sons, popularly known by its trade name ...
CAPITAL Safety, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of height safety and fall ...
WITH the stainless steel process parts market set to expand rapidly, Outokumpu Armetal Stainless Steel Pipe Company (OASP) believes expansions in its production capacities will strategically position the company to lead the way in stainless steel tubular products. The facility, a Saudi-European joint venture, has invested in a state-of-the-art stainless ...
Terrain system copes with heavy rainfall
THE Terrain HydroMax Siphonic drainage system offers a complete and proven solution for ...
Alrajhi keen to meet uPVC pipe demand
ALRAJHI Foam and Plastic Factories Company, part of the Alrajhi Industrial Group, is ...
IN RESPONSE to growing market demand for superior performing pipes in harsh and demanding ...
Hira continues with quality insulation
WITH the recent launch of Aerofoam-NBR, the UAE-based Hira Industries now offers a ...
TENCATE Grass, the global market leader in the field of synthetic turf systems, is promoting the benefits of its product portfolio, which includes innovative and durable fibres, robust backing and sustainable infill, while keenly eyeing the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region as a potential market. “There is a need to increase awareness about the ...
Crystal shines with Yas spectacular
CRYSTAL Fountains – now known simply as Crystal – is expanding in the Middle East, ...
Flexbrick rolls out a flexible solution
SPANISH companies Piera Ecoceramica and Ceramica Malpesa, and architect Vicente Sarrablo ...
Aqua-Masters makes a splash in Bahrain
A NUMBER of landmark residential projects in Bahrain owe their verdant visual appeal to ...
DUBBED Eurasia’s rising tiger, Turkey is well on the path to sustained growth, given its current focus on infrastructure and real estate development, particularly with private sector investment. The country registered an 11 per cent growth year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, outpacing China, the benchmark for the world’s boom economies. In ...
Zorlu Center, the ‘new heart of Istanbul’
CONSTRUCTION is well under way at one of the biggest construction sites in Turkey and ...
Group sees no let-up in Mideast appetite
THE Gulf and the wider Middle East region has traditionally been a strong market for ...
Kale keeps lead with innovative concepts
KALESERAMIK Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Industries – part of Kale Group – claims to be ...
Kutahya races ahead with digital range
KUTAHYA Seramik of Turkey has recently launched the Origitile Collection using the latest ...
WITH the Mafraq-Ghweifat Road linking the UAE with Saudi Arabia and Qatar having been put on hold, there has been a lot of discussion on the future of public-private partnership (PPP) in the region. One area of discussion has been the concept of value for money (VFM) and whether the PPP route offers the best VFM when compared to other procurement routes. In...
NORTON Rose Group has marked an expansion and now includes two additional leading law ...
BUILDING information modelling (BIM) is concerned with both technology and process, but in many ways the technological aspect has advanced at a greater pace and prominence than the methodological element to the extent that BIM is sometimes misconstrued as a technology in itself. However, the effectiveness of any tool is dependent on the practices that ...
GC updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond. AUGUST 6-14: Home Expo & Living Concept 2011, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. 17-20: ESBuild – Shanghai International Energy-saving and Advanced Building Materials Exhibition, at the Shanghai New ...
WITH about three months to go before it opens, Saudi Build 2011 has already attracted more than 500 local and international exhibitors, according to Riyadh Exhibitions Company, its organiser. The 23rd in the series of international construction technology and building materials exhibitions, the trade event will run from October 16 to 19, at the Riyadh ...
DATES have been announced for the third ICS (International Composites Summit), following ...
WATER scarcity, one of the most pressing issues in the Middle East, will be a key issue at ...
INFRA Oman 2011, to be held from September 20 to 22 at the Oman International Exhibition ...
New platforms lined up for Big 5 show
THE Big 5 2011, to be staged from November 21 to 24 in Dubai, will introduce new features ...
A TOTAL of Dh28.8 billion ($7.8 billion) has been committed for the further expansion of Dubai International Airport, which involves the expansion of an existing terminal and construction of a new concourse. The airport and airspace expansion programme will boost capacity at Dubai International from 60 million to 90 million passengers per year by 2018, said...
GE LIGHTING, an industry leader in major lighting solutions, has unveiled its first ...
ETIHAD Rail, the master-developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway network, ...
District cooling work on track
EMIRATES Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has started the fourth phase of the ...
GC brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond. BAHRAIN • Project No BAC/14/004/2011. Prequalification for enabling works for immediate terminal expansion at Bahrain International Airport. The work comprises mainly re-routing or re-arrangement of existing services, relocation of office facilities and existing utilities, ...
