Despite the drop in oil prices, abu dhabi continues to focus on its infrastructure as it pushes ahead with its ambitions to boost the emirate’s tourism potential, says MRIDULA BHATTACHARYA. Mega investments in Abu Dhabi’s infrastructure and large developments at the emirate’s key islands are ensuring there is ample work for the ...
Flight path to success
As the sprawling arms of the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB) get dressed in an aluminium ...
Saadiyat sanctuary
Enabling works on Phase One of the first residential development within Abu Dhabi’s ...
Flagged off
Construction work has commenced on the first phase of the $1.5-billion Al Maryah Central, ...
RICHARD PRICE, technical director at Catnic*, explains why it is important to take environmental factors into consideration from design, through specification and into the build and operational phases of a building project. There are many environmental factors that can affect the longevity and sustainability of concrete buildings. This is particularly true ...
The quality and sustainability of constructional steel used primarily by the reinforced ...
Atlas Copco launches safer, lighter tools
Atlas Copco has launched a new line-up of truss screed, trowels and spreader wagon that ...
Graphic concrete avoids maintenance hassles
KEF Holdings, a UAE-based company specialising in innovative offsite construction ...
Advanced Construction and Technology Services (ACTS), a construction materials and ...
Workplaces in today’s world call for flexibility in order to make optimum use of space. Technal says its Opale system has been created to fit the bill. Technal, a leading international aluminium systems provider, says its Opale internal partition system offers the ideal solution to the modern-day trend towards sleek, versatile office space, marking a ...
Reynaers folding range optimises space use
Aluminium systems provider Reynaers has seen a steady rise in business for its concept ...
The approach to commercial valve specification is changing. PAUL REASBECK of British manufacturer Pegler Yorkshire explains how a quality range of commercial valves will make life easier for specifiers. The commercial valve sector encompasses a wide variety of products, from 15-mm isolating ball valves for hot and cold water services through to 20-inch ...
ASTM International intends to develop new standards to support sustainability and the ...
Schneider Electric says its innovative water management solutions can ensure savings of up ...
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BASF says its innovative MasterEase admixtures reduce plastic viscosity by 30 per cent, making concrete placement and finishing easier while reducing overall cost of projects. BASF Construction Chemicals continues to innovate to provide sustainable building blocks for construction. Its products are designed to ease the construction process, ensure the ...
Fischer strengthens its presence in the region
Fischer Fixing, a specialist in fixings and installation systems, has expanded its ...
A Volvo Construction Equipment flagship event gave guests, including those from the GCC, an insight into its heritage and expertise. Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) customers in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region were shown the company’s latest products in action and given the chance to test drive them at a flagship ...
Strata reinforces Hempel’s strength
Leading global coatings and paints manufacturer Hempel has received positive response to ...
Turkish contractor Yener Asfalt put its trust in Bomag machines to build a section of a crucial motorway, where it is using four BF 800 C pavers with S 600 screed to successfully get the job done. When Turkish construction company Yener Asfalt was awarded a contract on one of Turkey’s largest construction projects ever, it turned to Bomag machines to ...
Proper tools key to compaction success
ANDRZEJ MROZINSKI* emphasises the need to select the right compaction machine for a good ...
New tampers ensure rugged reliability
Chicago Pneumatic (CP) has launched the new MS 595 and MS 695 tampers range to address ...
Buoyed by the surge in the projects sector, the Saudi genset market has seen remarkable growth with a 13.55 per cent annual increase forecast for 2015-21. The market for diesel gensets in Saudi Arabia recorded healthy growth during 2010-14 and is expected to witness an upward trend over the next six years amidst a booming construction sector, according to ...
Siemens, a global technology powerhouse, has won a major order worth €470 million ...
Voith couplings enhance CCPP operation
Voith Turbo says its hydrodynamic variable speed fluid couplings provide a cost-efficient ...
Berger Paints is offering customers in the GCC total exterior protection with its new luxury range of Weathercoat finishes. According to the premier paints and coatings manufacturer, the range covers everything a consumer may need for building exteriors: luxury smooth finishes, premium texture finishes that are also elastomeric and anti-carbonation ...
Cat builds on successful backhoe loaders
Caterpillar has introduced the new F2-Series range of machines, building on its highly ...
New tracked mobile cone crusher is ‘highly productive’
Terex Finlay’s latest addition to its range of tracked mobile cone crushers offers ...
