GOVERNMENTS across the GCC are closely looking at their building codes and high-rise safety norms following aftershocks experienced due to the earthquakes that struck Iran last month. Countries such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are reviewing safety standards, particularly of high-rise structures, and contemplating new building codes that will ensure ...
MOTT MacDonald has been named owner’s engineer for the $350-million Ghubrah Independent ...
HEMPEL, one of the world’s largest, independent suppliers of decorative, marine and ...
QATAR has signed contracts with cement suppliers from the UAE and Oman in order to meet an ...
MORE than a dozen local and international construction firms are preparing to bid for a ...
REAL estate development and social housing will be among the prime drivers of the construction industry in the medium term with the private sector bolstering government efforts to tackle Saudi Arabia’s huge housing shortage. In addition, the kingdom has set its largest budget to date to address the nation’s key infrastructural requirements and over the ...
Future of finance
THE iconic King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) is fast becoming a visual reality with ...
Seeking sustainability
ON A teardrop-shaped plot just north of Riyadh, the King Abdullah Financial District is ...
Signature sports city
IT’S all hands on deck as Al Muhaidib Contracting Company works against the clock to ...
WELDING tools from Leister Technologies of Switzerland were used in yet another striking project, this time in Qatar for Ikea. The leading Swedish furniture giant has recently opened a 32,000-sq-m sales office north of Doha. The building, which was constructed in a year, is different from the 300 worldwide branches of the company in one respect – it has a...
New geomembrane is durable at high temperatures
FOLLOWING intensive research, AGRU Kunststofftechnik has launched a new type of ...
GERMANY-based Wacker Chemie, a global leader in silicones, polymers and a range of high-growth end-user sectors, has expanded its portfolio with the addition of a new silicone resin emulsion that can be used for creating moderately hydrophobic surfaces, thus giving coating manufacturers considerably more flexibility when developing their formulations.Known ...
SCP steps up to seal deals in Gulf
SCP Concrete Sealing Technology, a major supplier of jointing and sealing materials, has ...
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WHILE timber-clad buildings, decking, external wooden structures and wooden windows are the norm in many temperate climates, the trend towards using timber in these applications has been spreading further afield, including to the Middle East. The Gulf has been importing significant volumes of tropical hardwood species and pressure- or chemically-treated ...
Masa offers tips on protecting timber
TIMBER plays an important role in building construction in various applications in the ...
RIEDER Smart Elements continues to expand its range of customised concrete-based facade solutions to meet today’s architectural demands to create facades with complex geometries and construct sustainable buildings. Among the latest innovations from the Austria-based company is fibreC 3D, which are three-dimensional mould elements made of glassfibre ...
Rainscreen ‘preferred choice’ for facades
ARCHITECTS and designers are increasingly moving towards rainscreen systems as the ...
Mulk on flight path to success in India
MULK Holdings, a UAE-based diversified conglomerate, has made inroads into the Indian ...
New Versatile series lives up to its name
RAK Ceramics, the world’s largest ceramic manufacturing company, claims yet another ...
Dura Cladding ‘durable option to real wood’
AN ENGINEERED product that provides a real wood finish for building fascias, roof linings, ...
JORDAN is highly dependent on imported energy in the form of natural gas and fuel oil. In 2011, 97 per cent of its energy was imported. The kingdom has also suffered as a result of problems with the supply of gas from Egypt. In addition to its dependency on imported energy, Jordan also projects a high growth in energy demand. Hence, the country has set ...
Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond. MAY 4-10: Saudi International Furniture, Interior Design and Home Decoration, at the Dhahran International Exhibition Centre, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 5-7: Oman Power and Water Summit, at Al Bustan Palace, Muscat, Oman. 5-7: Kewe – ...
WETEX 2013, the water, energy, technology and environment exhibition, successfully concluded with as many as 1,300 local and international exhibitors attending the 15th edition held in Dubai, UAE. The three-day show, held last month (April 15 to 17) at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC), showcased ground-breaking technologies ...
HARDWARE+Tools Middle East, the region’s only dedicated trade fair for tools, material ...
THIS year’s edition of bauma broke all previous records for visitor and exhibitor ...
Saudi Energy set to showcase technology
SAUDI Energy 2013 aims to serve as the largest and most specialised energy exhibition ...
IRAQ’S latest projects will be unveiled this month at a high-level summit at the ...
DS BROWN Singapore, a leading worldwide designer, supplier and manufacturer of engineered products for the bridge and highway industry, has appointed Emirates Specialities, part of the Bardawil Group, as its exclusive representative in the UAE. The contract, which was signed in March this year, marks DS Brown’s repositioning into the UAE market. ...
ARABTEC, the contractor part-owned by Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar, has signed a joint ...
Emaar’s Reem project an oasis in the desert
GLOBAL property developer Emaar Properties has launched the Reem development – a ...
BIDS to develop a new community centre in Khalifa City B in Abu Dhabi will be invited ...
Abu Dhabi to construct world-class heritage suq
ABU DHABI will shortly invite bids from developers and operators to construct a ...
Gulf Construction brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond. OMAN• Tender No 34/2013. Design and construction of the sea outfalls for the new Darsait sewage treatment plant’s Auzaibah central pumping station (international). Documents can be obtained from the Oman Wastewater Services Company (Haya Water), Tender Board ...
