CONSTRUCTION work is currently under way on one of the world’s longest suspension bridges which forms a vital component of a strategic highway development in Turkey. The Izmit Bay Bridge is a significant part of the $11-billion highway, which extends 420 km from Gebze to Izmir linking Turkey’s largest city Istanbul with its third most populous ...
Serene splendour
CONSTRUCTION work is nearing completion on an idyllic luxury residential resort in Bodrum ...
Kale furniture range lauded for innovation
KALE has been reinforcing its brand of bathrooms solutions around the world through ...
TEREX Cranes has unveiled the Quadstar 1075L, a rough-terrain crane with a maximum 75-tonne lift capacity that meets the needs of contractors who require lift capacities beyond the 60-tonne capacity class. “Our customers are demanding a higher capacity crane in the 75-tonne range, which Terex delivers with the new Quadstar 1075L,” says Marco ...
Sennebogen crawlers ride on green engines
SENNEBOGEN has launched a number of models in the crawler cranes category combining the ...
Liebherr rolls out heavyweight models
LIEBHERR celebrated the world premiere of its MK 140 mobile construction crane and other ...
DEMAG Cranes and Components (Middle East), a world leader offering solutions for material ...
Manitowoc cranes carve niche market in Turkey
RENTAL companies and contractors in Turkey have recently added almost 30 new Grove ...
MAF Dalkia has further boosted its reputation as a regional leader in providing multi-technical and energy management services by securing a contract with aviation giant Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) to provide a full range of services across four of its airports in the UAE. The three-year contract will see MAF Dalkia providing a full scope of project ...
Schneider UPS suits small businesses
SCHNEIDER Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has launched the MGE Galaxy ...
Masa experts use IPM strategy for pest control
FACILITY management (FM) is a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure ...
SPIDER Access, a Gulf-based multipurpose contracting firm offering access-related services ...
OVER the past few months terrorism has been much in the news, from the Boston marathon bombings in the US to the murder of a British soldier in London. In the Middle East, the civil strife continues to exact a tragic and heavy toll. Recent revelations about the US’s Prism Metadata gathering system have only added to the impression that the terrorist ...
PROTOCOL is in essence the language that devices use to communicate with each other. Fire ...
Dubai airport gets latest infrared smoke detectors
END-to-end infrared beam smoke detectors from Fire Fighting Enterprises have recently been ...
TECHNOLOGY from globally recognised GSM-R specialist Kapsch CarrierCom has been selected ...
SUSTAINABILITY has become an imperative consideration in the design and construction of new-build and refurbishment projects across all sectors and hence architects, consultants and contractors need to be able to demonstrate the environmental impact of their proposals to ensure they can continue to compete for new projects. Setting the standard for best ...
Bradley innovates art of hand washing
BRADLEY Corporation, a leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing products, is set to ...
Conares’ capacity to reach one million tonnes
CONARES, a premier producer provider of quality steel products including pipes and tubes, ...
WITHIN three years of starting operations in Saudi Arabia, Welspun Middle East has boosted ...
THE modern data centre has come to represent the unification of a range of cutting-edge technologies coupled into a single complex entity which, although tucked away from all but a select group of IT engineers, facilitates the smooth operation of business as we now know it. The role of IT in meeting ever-growing business demands is fuelling the increased ...
Cat 8 – the future of cabling in data centres
THE pressure on data centre capacity has never been greater. It is now commonplace for 10 ...
THE wire and cable market in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has weathered ...
WOOD plastic composites (WPCs) from the UK-based Dura Composites have been gaining ground in the Middle East with the products specified for several projects across the region. Represented in the region by the Dubai-based Advanced Fibreglass Industries (AFI), a leading composites fabrication and solutions company, Dura Composites offers WPCs that facilitate...
Work on Miracle Garden Phase Two begins
AKAR Landscaping Services and Agriculture has launched the second phase of its eco-tourist ...
TWO state-of-the-art centres have been opened in Iraq for two top truck brands of the Sweden-headquartered AB Volvo Group, taking the number of its truck centres in the Middle East to 48. AB Volvo’s exclusive distributor in Iraq ZamZam General Trading recently launched the centres in Baghdad and Basra for Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks. The facilities, ...
Jotun Paints opens its first ‘inspiration centre’ in Qatar
JOTUN Paints, one of the leading producers and distributors of paints and powder coatings, ...
THE first phase of the new Makkah public transport project will be launched by the middle ...
SAUDI Arabia’s Red Sea Housing Services Company is constructing a major labour camp ...
RMD Kwikform role in Oman job
AN RMD Kwikform solution was used in the construction of a state-of-the-art military ...
MUBADALA Real Estate and Infrastructure (MREI) and Taiwanese property developer Farglory Group have broken ground on the $1-billion Maryah Plaza, a four-tower luxury waterfront complex on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi – marking the first development on the island by a foreign direct investor. The towers will be developed in phases and, when complete ...
Glass secures $27m projects in first half of this year
GLASS pioneer in the Middle East, Glass, said its coating lines, comprising subsidiaries ...
JUMEIRAH Golf Estates (JGE) expects to hand over the first set of villas within its luxury ...
DUBAI’S Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said it expected the key part of the ...
THE Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) plans to build the world’s tallest ...
MORE than 350 international and regional brands will be showcased at PMV Live 2013 to be staged concurrently with Middle East Concrete and as part of The Big 5 from November 25 to 28 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. On display at the Saeed Halls will be a full spectrum of products from the plant, machinery and vehicles (PMV) sector, including lifting ...
Reynaers to take part in The Big 5 Kuwait
REYNAERS Middle East continues to showcase its innovative aluminium architectural ...
Dorma celebrates success of global partnerships
AT A recent event in Bahrain, Dorma, a leading global company providing premium access ...
DELAYS on engineering and construction projects are almost inevitable; the more complex the project, the more likely the prospect of delay, and the more chance of two or more delays occurring at or around the same time. Where the contractor is culpable for the delay, for example, rectifying its own defective workmanship, it is usually not entitled to an ...
Gulf Construction brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond. BAHRAIN • Tender No SES-13/0012. Electromechanical works for TSE (treated sewage effluent) pumping stations and reservoirs – Project No SES-12-28-003. Bid bond is BD5,000. Documents can be obtained from the Ministry of Works, Sanitary Engineering ...
Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond. AUGUST 7-11: Decorex Joburg, a home decor and design exhibition, at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. 11-15: ISARC, an international symposium on automation and robotics in construction and mining, at the Palais des ...
