AL BAWANI has entered the big league. Over the past two years, following a significant investment in its resources, the company has raised its profile in the construction contracting business to take on some of the big projects in the kingdom. These include mega projects at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh, where it is ...
Global growth
HAVING seen promising signs of an upturn in the market, the Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) ...
Customer focused
SIGMA Paints has witnessed “remarkable” growth in the project sector of the paint ...
SAUDI Preinsulated Pipes Industries (SPPI) is setting up a new facility which will not ...
Decade of success
GULF Depot has crowned its 10th year of successful operations by embarking on a major ...
Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond MAY 2012 1-2: Kingdom Airports, Aviation and Logistics Summit, at the Jeddah Centre for Event and Forums, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2-6: Turkeybuild Istanbul, an international building fair, at the Tüyap Fair Convention and Congress Centre, ...
THE 2012 editions of gulfBID and gulfInteriors broke records not only in terms of exhibitor participation and visitors but also in terms of business. A total of 6,815 visitors attended the events, a 38 per cent increase on 2010 figures when the shows were last staged. The exhibitions, which enjoy the patronage of HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, ...
AL KOBAISI Blocks’ concrete blocks and pavers attracted a lot of interest at gulfBID, ...
JOTUN Paints showcased its distinct paint range at gulfInteriors in a bid to expand its ...
MAN Truck and Bus Middle East, a leading bus and truck manufacturer launched its ...
BAHRAIN mosaics company Al Meraisi Mosaics presented its latest selection of glass mosaic ...
THE first phase of the Eastern Mangroves complex in Abu Dhabi will be completed next month, said the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), master-developer of cultural, residential and tourism destinations in Abu Dhabi. The first component to be launched will be the five-star Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa, which is being managed by the ...
Midfield terminal set to be awarded
A CONSORTIUM of Turkey’s TAV Construction, Arabtec Holding, and Athens-based ...
DRAKE & Scull Water and Power (DSWP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Drake & Scull ...
Emal marks milestone on $4.6bn Phase Two
EMIRATES Aluminium (Emal) has marked a major milestone in the construction of its ...
KUWAIT National Petroleum Company (KNPC) has begun shortlisting contractors to build a new KD4-billion ($14.4 billion) oil refinery and upgrade two existing refineries at a total cost of KD8.6 billion ($30.8 billion), according to a report. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract involves building a new oil refinery and upgrading ...
OMAN'S Transport and Communications Ministry has awarded 11 infrastructure contracts ...
New Backhoe arrives in Bahrain
NASS Commercial, a subsidiary of Nass Corporation and the sole distributor of Case ...
AL FAWZAN Contracting Company in Saudi Arabia has been awarded a contract to execute three ...
BAHRAIN awarded 33 tenders worth BD29 million ($77 million) in the first quarter of 2012 ...
REYNAERS Middle East, a leading Bahrain-based aluminium systems supplier, has launched a new high-quality economic profile system for doors and windows that has been designed to offer a host of advantages to fabricators, architects, investors and the end-users. The ES 45Pa, as it is called, has been designed and developed in Europe and is supported by a ...
Klacci 1000 series enhances door safety
A NEW series of exit devices and trims have been added to the Klacci collection, a ...
ABU DHABI Law No 6 of 2008 (procurement law), which governs the procurement of materials, service contracts and works contracts in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, aims to decentralise, modernise, simplify and facilitate procurement by government departments. It grants the Department of Finance the authority to issue a manual to execute the provisions of the law,...
BONAR Natpet, a joint venture between Bonar Technical Fabrics (TF) of Belgium and Jeddah-based National Petrochemical Industrial Company (Natpet), will launch production in Saudi Arabia in the fourth quarter of this year to meet the growing demand for geotextiles in the region. The geotextile market in the GCC is growing as the region’s awareness of the ...
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Mattex aims to be a ‘one-stop shop’
A MAJOR expansion is under way at Mattex, where group companies are expanding their ...
Alyaf maintains niche in geotextile market
SPECIALIST geosynthetics solution provider Alyaf Industrial Company says its ...
Rowadgeo builds on strength in region
ROWAD International Geosynthetics Company (Rowadgeo) of Saudi Arabia has in four ...
TenCate’s direct approach pays off
TENCATE is finding that its “direct approach” is paying the company rich ...
BASF has upgraded its high-performance insulating material Neopor product range – an economical solution for insulating flat roofs – to provide one of the best rated thermal conductivity values for expandable polystyrene (EPS) while ensuring efficient use of material. As per current German standards, with Neopor Plus it is possible to achieve a thermal ...
Hempel ‘best’ for civil projects
HEMPEL Paints, a leading international paint manufacturer, says its Contex EM is the best ...
WOOD has a greater tensile strength relative to steel – two times on a strength-to-weight basis – and has greater compressive resistance strength than concrete. Therefore, it is a highly suitable material to produce large engineered wood components such as glued laminated (glulam) timber. The high strength and stiffness of laminated timbers enable ...
Pretreating wood prevents losses
WOOD can be treated for termites and other wood-destroying organisms either as a ...
Kiln drying, quality drives AHEC ahead
THE American hardwood industry, which dates back to the first European settlers, has a ...
AHEC supports green code for Bahrain
AHEC has expressed its support for the development of a ‘green building code’ in ...
TIGER Profiles and Insulation of the UAE says it has successfully achieved certification for its polyisocyanurate (PIR) insulation core from Dubai Municipality, in addition to its already approved polyurethane foam (PUR) insulation. Its factory-made rigid PUR and PIR insulation are now both approved as Class E as per EN 13501-1:2007, which are used in ...
Composites are the ‘face of the future’
COMPOSITE materials are set to be the material of choice for facades and cladding, says ...
Gulf Construction brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond. KUWAIT Details for the following four tenders can be obtained from the Central Tenders Committee, PO Box 1070, 13011 Safat, tel: 2401200/800088/2429083, e-mail: info@ctc.gov.kw, website: www.ctc.gov.kw: • Tender No P/MXP/82/2011/2012. Construction and ...
