Backed by generous support from the GCC, Bahrain’s economy is set to bounce back with a number of new housing cities planned and projects in other sectors worth billions of dollars. BAHRAIN’S construction sector can look forward to the New Year with more optimism than of late, given the increased spending on social housing, infrastructure and ...
MoW spearheads key road projects
IT HAS been a busy year for Bahrain’s Ministry of Works (MoW), which spearheaded a ...
Housing schemes move on fast track
GIVEN a mandate to meet the country’s social housing requirements “within the ...
New Indian Embassy work on target
CONSTRUCTION work is well under way on a purpose-built campus to house the Indian Embassy ...
A mega chemicals complex – the world’s largest to be built in a single phase – comprising 26 manufacturing units is on its way to completion in Jubail this year, opening new vistas of opportunities for downstream industries. CONSTRUCTION of the $20-billion Sadara Chemical Company complex in Jubail Industrial City Two, Saudi Arabia, is 75 ...
ISOLUX Corsan, a leading Spanish engineering and construction firm, has won a major ...
Alupco boosts expertise, product diversity
ALUMINIUM Products Company (Alupco), one of the largest suppliers of aluminium extrusions ...
Integrated access control solutions are the way forward for businesses today, given the modularity and scalability of the latest security offerings, says Saudi-based Universal Building Materials Merchants (UBM). AN ACCESS control solution can be as simple as the use of electronic RFID (radio-frequency identification) cards instead of mechanical keys to ...
TIM KEMPSTER, managing director of Wrightstyle*, emphasises the need for stricter fire ...
EcoPro underlayment serves as an alternative to traditional timber bases, providing a weather barrier in case of water penetration through the roofing or flashings. SAHYADRI Industries Limited (SIL), a leading Indian manufacturer of cellulose-based cement board, says its non-asbestos cement fibre board can be used as a roof underlay to increase the thermal ...
Clickfix – a natural choice for rooflighting
Offering benefits such as high quality natural light, superior thermal insulation and ...
DANUBE Group recently set up a factory at TechnoPark in Dubai, UAE, to manufacture fire-rated aluminium composite panels under the brand name Alucopanel. The factory, spread over an area of 1,500 sq m and set up at a cost of $5 million, has a daily production capacity of 4,000 sq m. Commenting on the new product, Anis Sajan, managing director of Danube ...
The proposed integrated food security system for Egypt will be built at 93 sites across ...
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Saudi pest controllers face heightened demand
Masa* entomologist MOHAMMAD ARIF HUSSAIN says that Saudi Arabia’s growing ...
Dorma, which already offers EPDs, is now looking at providing HPDs for its key products in line with its corporate policy. IN LINE with the company’s philosophy of “enabling better buildings”, Dorma remains committed to ensuring the sustainability of its products and enhancing the environmental credentials of the buildings they are ...
Hoppe launches striking door range
HOPPE, a European manufacturer of high-end door and window hardware made of aluminium, ...
KNAUF AMF, a leading European manufacturer of high-quality ceiling systems, has introduced its Thermatex medical range in the Gulf region. The medical range was launched in response to the need to maintain high health and hygienic standards at healthcare facilities especially in specific rooms and their ceilings, says Sreejith Panicker, Knauf AMF’s ...
NST range boon for hydrocarbons sector
AL NIMR Steel Trading (NST) of the UAE has introduced a new range of all-certified Grade ...
Ionwood floor a base for good health
Supersafe Industries of Malaysia has introduced to the Middle East a new revolutionary ...
ARASH RAJAI* explains the importance of understanding the consequences of excluding liability for consequential loss in a construction contract. FOR any contractor or service provider entering into a construction contract, one of the most important priorities in contract negotiation is to manage its overall financial exposure. This is commonly achieved in ...
