A RENEWED focus on health, safety and environment (HSE) with a particular emphasis on industry-specific solutions has helped Hassan Ebrahim Bukamal & Sons reach greater heights in the market while meeting clients’ particular requirements with state-of-the-art technology and eco-friendly products. In line with this drive, the Bahrain-based firm will ...
SAUDI ARABIA has given the go-ahead to implement its prestigious Landbridge project that ...
AL LATIFIA Trading & Contracting Company continues to boost its impressive portfolio ...
Plans unveiled for Kuwait air hub
DESIGNS have been unveiled for an ambitious project to expand Kuwait International Airport ...
Grohe takes green initiative to Syria
AS PARTof its Green Mosque campaign in the Middle East, Grohe, the world’s leading ...
PROCEQ has launched the new SilverSchmidt concrete test hammer, in a standard version (ST) as well as a PC version (PC) incorporating additional features, such as the Hammerlink software for PC. With this new model, Proceq offers the market a hammer that builds on the strengths of its predecessors while ensuring higher accuracy and enhanced ...
Leister unveils an intelligent welder
LEISTER Process Technologies, a global leader in the field of plastic welding and hot-air ...
Redesigned Hinos roll out in Dubai
AL FUTTAIM Motors, the exclusive distributor of Hino products in the UAE, has unveiled the ...
Doosan pumps up articulated trucks
DOOSAN Infracore Construction Equipment has launched the new DA40 articulated dumptruck ...
Attachments promise even compaction
ATLAS Copco Construction Tools is introducing six new hydraulic compactor attachments ...
AL KIFAH Batching Plant, the only producer of mobile, portable and static concrete batching and mixer plants and accessories in the region, has unveiled a new mobile batching plant that combines the easy transportability of mobile units with the high capacity offered by stationary ones. The new special edition (SE) of the KiCE mobile batching plant – ...
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Terex extends range with latest models
THIS year has seen Terex Finlay launch two new machines – a cone crusher and a ...
CDE tackles water issues with plant
JPC ReadyMix Concrete has installed a new air classification plant at its facility in ...
CONTRACTORS in Saudi Arabia should turn to controlled demolition techniques instead of mechanical cutting, in view of the scarcity of skilled manpower to carry out such tasks and the increasingly tight regulations on recruiting labour, says Pierre Wakfi, operations manager at Noor Trading and Contracting. The Saudi-based company, a major distributor of ...
Metabo improves hammer precision
METABO Corporation has expanded its line of powerful rotary hammers to include the KHE 76 ...
Aquajet unveils two new robots
AQUAJET Systems, a hydrodemolition equipment specialist, has introduced two additional ...
THE Construction Products Association, the official accredited trade organiser appointed by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), in collaboration with international event management partner Building Exhibitions Management will be once again co-ordinating the UK pavilion at The Big 5 show this year. A total of 49 UK companies will be participating in The Big 5 ...
Priority market
SOME 35 French companies will be at The Big 5 this year, in a bid to confirm their ...
High-tech solutions
VISITORS to The Big 5 show in Dubai will be able to observe and experience first-hand new ...
Expansion focus
THIS year, more than 16 leading Austrian companies from all sectors of the construction ...
Rooted in history
TURKISH Ceramics, represented by the Turkish Ceramics Promotion Group (TCPG), is no ...
HIGH-quality waterproofing materials from Stirling Lloyd continue to play an important role in protecting the infrastructure of new commercial developments across Abu Dhabi, UAE. The latest example is the luxurious neighbourhood of Al Zeina, the ‘strategic gateway’ to the Al Raha Beach Development, where the company’s Integritank waterproofing ...
New mapei products work at all levels
MAPEI, a leading global manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and chemical products for ...
BituNil adds IKO range to portfolio
BITUNIL, the leading manufacturer of modified bitumen membranes in Egypt, has expanded its ...
SIGMA Paints continues to press ahead with its plans to upgrade its distribution network not only in the Eastern Province but also elsewhere in Saudi Arabia as well as in Oman and Qatar. The major three-year programme, launched earlier this year, is among a number of initiatives being implemented by the Dammam-based company to get closer to its customers ...
Jotun’s Steelmaster protects landmarks
JOTUN Paints, a leading global producer and distributor of paints and powder coatings, has ...
ALTHOUGH the Middle East and Africa will see a drop in the number of new hotel projects planned for the future, industry experts agree that the region continues to retain its appeal for development and that earnest efforts are being made to ensure that ongoing hospitality projects are completed on schedule. The number of confirmed future hotel projects ...
Putting on the Ritz
THE Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has launched its first property in Saudi Arabia in what was ...
Wooing the well-heeled
IN LINE with its vision of creating world-class tourism destinations in Abu Dhabi, the ...
Waldorf on way
CONSTRUCTION work has kicked off on a luxurious 324-room hotel on the Palm Jumeirah Island ...
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Catnic beads ensure a perfect finish
ALL developers want to ensure a trouble-free handover, with a delighted client who is ...
THE construction sector in the Northern Emirates continues to face a host of challenges amidst a weakened economic and investment climate. While no new projects have been announced, the ones under way have witnessed a slow pace of development and extended handover dates. The demand for housing in the Northern Emirates has also declined due to excess supply...
Sharjah splashes out
THE Gulf’s largest water fountain is currently taking shape as part of the Dh100-million ...
Fairmont for Fujairah
FUJAIRAH’S luxury Mina Al Fajer Resort development has entered its final phase with the ...
Meet the neighbours
WITH the opening of its first Matajer centre in the Al Quoz area last month, Sharjah ...
Centre of attraction
THE Fujairah City Centre has crossed key construction, leasing and safety milestones ...
BUILDING information modelling (BIM) is being used increasingly across the construction industry as a tool to reduce costs and encourage good communication and coordination between project participants. It has been used in the US for several years and its use is now spreading across the globe. For example, it has been used by GHD architects on the Palm Jebel...
THE impact of the global economic crisis on the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) has changed attitudes in the construction industry, with the focus being on the need to eliminate waste and inefficiency, improve productivity and quality, while taking on board the requirements of new legislation for eco-friendly construction. In terms of the downturn, ...
GC updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond. NOVEMBER 2-5: Winexpo, an international exhibition of doors, windows and related machinery of Iran, at the Permanent Ground for Tabriz International Exhibition Company, Tabriz, Iran. 3-6: Etacetech – Mumbai, an exhibition dedicated to the construction ...
THE fourth Tower Tech 2011, a major exhibition on tower construction technology to be held this month (November 22 to 25), has received a fillip from a partnership agreement signed by its organiser, the Qatar-based Economic Group, with Pyramids International, one of the largest exhibition companies in the Middle East and Africa. Following the agreement, ...
Intermat looks to 2012 after Mideast debut
THE second edition of Intermat Middle East, an international exhibition for the machinery, ...
700 exhibitors drive Saudi Build’s success
MORE than 22,500 trade visitors participated in Saudi Build 2011 and Saudi Stone-Tech ...
FIRE-fighting and rescue systems are expected to be one of the core growth areas at the ...
PUTZMEISTER, a leading construction equipment manufacturer, and German Concrete Works (GCS), the largest floor screed contractor in the Middle East, are together taken screeding technology to new heights in the region. The two partners are working together to execute major projects across the Middle East, where there is a growing demand for ...
A UNIT of Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) has won the main €416 million ...
Italy-UAE JV wins $893m rail contract
ETIHAD Rail, the master developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway network, ...
Hülsta for Mina Al Arab
RAS Al Khaimah’s leading property developer RAK Properties has partnered with Hülsta ...
GC brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond. BAHRAIN • Tender No CMS/16/2011. Construction of Arad garden (243). Bid bond is BD2,500. Documents can be obtained from the Technical Services Section, Ministry of Municipalities and Urban Planning, Municipalities Affairs building, Manama, tel: 17501130/17144543/17144673, by ...
