SAUDI billionaire businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud is moving ahead with plans to build the world’s tallest tower in his country, nearly four years after the project’s inception. Initially envisioned and unveiled in February 2008 as a mile-long or 1,600-m-high tower within a massive mixed-use development outside Jeddah, the Kingdom ...
LANGAN International is a key consultant on the Kingdom Tower, providing multiple ...
WORK on a massive expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is currently ...
Hansgrohe reports record sales, earnings
GERMAN bathrooms specialist Hansgrohe has reported record figures for sales and earnings ...
GC brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond. BAHRAIN • Tender No 233/2011/6015. Renovation of the roof of a central store at Sitra. Bid bond is BD1,000. Documents can be obtained from Electricity and Water Authority, Purchasing and Supply Directorate, Central Stores, Sitra, tel: 17810884, by payment of BD25. CD September...
GROHE, one of the world’s leading premium brands of sanitary fittings, is taking the showering experience to new heights with the launch of its Euphoria range, which incorporates digital technology and modern design, among a host of other features. The new Euphoria Cube line has a genuinely minimalistic styling, with its simplistic design and straight ...
Bobcat enhances planers for loaders
BOBCAT has announced new enhancements to the company’s 1-m planer attachment as well as ...
Duravit adds some colour and cheer
WITH the Darling New furniture range that boasts a fresh splash of colour, Duravit intends ...
Lightweight curtains make sound sense
SWISS weaver Weisbrod-Zurrer has launched curtain materials that are not only excellent at ...
Genie unveils new RT scissors series
GENIE, part of Terex Corporation, is set to launch a new series of 1.75-m-wide ...
THE largest photovoltaic (PV) plant in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) located in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has hit all performance targets in the first two years of its operations, demonstrating that utility-scale PV plants in the region are viable. The 10-MW solar plant, which is one of five projects in the UAE registered for carbon credits ...
Siemens targets Gulf with new gas turbine
SIEMENS, a world leader in generation, transmission and distribution of power instruments, ...
WORK on Oman’s biggest independent power project (IPP) at Sur with an investment of ...
Aggreko ensures power flows uninterrupted
WITH contractors and developers under increasing pressure to ensure that their projects ...
Ronis interlocks keep power plants safe
RONIS of France has made operating in electrical power stations less hazardous, thanks to ...
EXPECTATIONS are running high for this year’s Saudi Build 2011, as some 700 exhibitors from around the globe arrive in Saudi Arabia to tap the huge opportunities offered by one of the most buoyant construction markets in the world. The 23rd in the series of international construction technology and building materials exhibitions held annually at the ...
Innovative solutions
LEADING formwork specialist Doka Saudi Arabia will be launching innovative products on the ...
Cutting edge
RIYADH-based Dry Mortar Company (DMC), which produces pre-mixed mortars, now offers a new ...
On the floor
CONVERGENT Group, a producer of sealants based on nano-lithium technology for industrial ...
MAPEI, a leading global manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and chemical products for buildings, has recently introduced a new range of specially developed precast concrete admixtures in light of the growing demand for precast concrete, which now accounts for up to 30 per cent of the UAE concrete construction market. Mapei says that the advantages of using...
IN recent years, the treatment of buildings under construction to prevent pest infestation ...
Henkel’s contact adhesives go green
HENKEL, a global leader in adhesives and sealants, says it has replaced the solvent ...
NEWLY-NAMED Bauer Water has been successfully directing all activities in the areas of drinking water and industrial water treatment of various subsidiaries of Germany’s Bauer Group from early this year. The former FWS Filter-und Wassertechnik, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bauer Group, has been trading under the new name of Bauer Water since March ...
TruBlue 555 checks water quality
TRESSURE Systems, a US-based manufacturer of precision level and pressure instrumentation ...
Plug-n-work modules ‘simple and ingenious’
GERMAN ultrafiltration specialist inge watertechnologies has launched yet another ...
ONE of the most pressing problems faced by the Middle East is an acute shortage of water, ...
FOLLOWING the successful conclusion of its five-year plan launched in 2006, Al Kifah Building Materials Company (AKBMC) is embarking on the next phase of its growth strategy, which aims to position the leading concrete specialist firmly on the path towards global expansion. AKBMC has come a long way to establish itself as the leading concrete producer in ...
Al Kobaisi factory poised for launch
ABDULLA Essa Al Kobaisi claims that his indigenous concept for fast-tracking the ...
Cares certification guarantees quality
THERE is an increasing demand in the market that reinforcing steel should both meet the ...
Proceq’s new pundit ‘exceptionally versatile’
PROCEQ, a leading manufacturer of high-quality portable test equipment for concrete ...
Paschal builds biggest Bahrain water tank
INNOVATIVE formwork solutions from Paschal Werk G Maier have helped speed up construction ...
CR LAURENCE (CRL) Europe, part of the leading supplier to the glazing, railing, architectural, and construction CRL, has boosted its glass partition system with the introduction of innovative features that ease installation while ensuring the robustness of the system. The company offers a comprehensive range of architectural hardware for all-glass partition...
New GypRoc panels offer easy access
SAINT-GOBAIN Gyproc Middle East has launched a new range of high-quality access panels ...
SAS unveils fully glazed system
SAS International, a UK-based manufacturer of interior building solutions, has launched ...
VOLVO Group is celebrating five successful years of its pioneering venture in the UAE, which saw the opening of a custom-built office and parts distribution facility for Volvo Construction Equipment (VCE) in March 2006 in Dubai. Volvo supports its Gulf dealers and customers primarily from this VCE facility in Jebel Ali. It has a full set-up with a parts ...
New Aquajet robot cuts everywhere
LEADING hydrodemolition equipment company Aquajet Systems has launched its next generation ...
SINCE the launch of Vision 2030, the skyline and landscape of Abu Dhabi, the wealthiest of the UAE emirates, has been changing dramatically. New infrastructure projects and island communities like the Reem Island, Saadiyat Island and the Sowwah Islands are coming up. The vision, developed during the regional boom and released in November 2008, is the ...
Vision recorded
WITH substructure works on the iconic Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi drawing to a ...
Fine living
TOURISM Development & Investment Company (TDIC), a master developer of major tourism ...
Towering luxury
ETIHAD Towers, a path-breaking luxury development by Sheikh Suroor Projects Department ...
SOCIAL housing is typically defined as housing built for those who would not otherwise be in a position to rent or buy property in a given location. Social housing may also include affordable and key worker housing. Regional governments within the Middle East have been looking closely at their policies. And regional landowners, developers and investors, ...
BUILDING information modelling (BIM), newly emerging in the Middle East market, is poised for a dramatic increase in usage as organisations seek to harness the competitive advantage and stay ahead of the game. The implementation of BIM is neither simple nor straight-forward and its effect can penetrate to the core of business practices prompting change in ...
GC updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond. SEPTEMBER 1-4: Bauen & Modernisieren, a Swiss trade fair for building modernisation, at the Ferienmesse Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. 3-11: Domus Arreda, a furniture, domotics and energy-efficient construction exhibition, at the Pordenone Fiere, Pordenone, ...
THE 2012 edition of the Gulf International Exhibition for Interiors, Design and Furniture (Gulf Interiors 2012) will be held in Bahrain from April 24 to 26 next year. To be held at the Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Centre, the show will feature companies from across the design and interiors sector, according to Bahrain-based Hilal Conferences & ...
Forum in Qatar set to inspire towering ideas
MORE than 50 per cent of the exhibition space has already been sold and 20 per cent ...
THE fourth Milano Architettura Design Edilizia (Made) expo, the international architecture ...
Big 5 boosted by dedicated FM event
FM EXPO, the Middle East’s only exhibition dedicated to the burgeoning facilities ...
THE much-awaited Dubai Metro Green Line is set for official launch early this month (September 9). It spans 23 km and comprises 16 stations, in addition to the transfer stations Union and Khalid bin Al Waleed stations, shared with the Red Line. All stations will be up and running except Al Jadaf and Creek stations, due to the non-completion of the property...
DRAKE & Scull International Abu Dhabi has secured a Dh170-million ($46 million) ...
Belhasa wins Fewa project
UAE-BASED Belhasa Projects has won a contract from Dubai’s Federal Electricity and Water ...
HAVING successfully helped Taipei 101 become the world’s tallest green building – a recognition conferred on the Taiwanese 508-m high-rise in July – Siemens Building Technologies (SBT), one of the world’s leading providers of safe, secure and energy efficient solutions for buildings, is keenly eyeing the Middle East as an attractive market that holds...
