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Breaking new ground

Saudi Electric Company’s new headquarters in Riyadh aims to be a model workplace focusing on indoor air quality and sustainability, while encouraging interaction between its employees. As one of the biggest purveyors of energy in the Middle East, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) is setting a new paradigm for office architecture in terms of ...

Zurn solutions are down to earth

Universal Building Materials Merchants (UBM) continues to play an important role in the ...

The ‘Ideal’ flush technology

Ideal Standard’s revolutionary AquaBlade flush technology is setting new standards ...

Cutting costs through proper insulation

MOHAMMED SANAOBAR, regional technical director of Wacker Chemicals Middle East, emphasises ...

Technal thrives on sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of its business ethos, says Technal which focuses on ...





Luceco shines in the region

Luceco says its lighting systems, installed at numerous projects in the Middle East, have been truly cost-effective, offering savings of more than 60 per cent. High-efficiency and long-life LED lighting provides the perfect solution to today’s market demands for environment-friendly, energy-efficient and low-maintenance lighting, says Luceco, a ...

Feilo Sylvania has a control on usage

With lighting accounting for around 20 per cent of a commercial building’s energy ...

New Dialight centre to serve EMEA

Dialight, which offers a complete line of high-specification lighting fixtures, has opened ...

Chicago Pneumatic wins big order

Chicago Pneumatic, a global construction equipment manufacturer, says it has secured a ...

Why lighting designs go wrong

While lighting designers aim for great results, projects do not end up as envisioned. ...





Crushing excellence

MB Crusher’s flagship crusher bucket has always been a hit with clients. It’s fourth generation BF90.3 S4 now offers even higher productivity. MB Crusher has further improved its flagship crusher bucket, rolling out a more powerful and updated fourth generation BF90.3 S4 model for the construction and recycling market. The BF90.3 was the ...

Drillmaster!

The new Cat MD6250 blasthole drill has been built for efficient drilling of 10- and 12-m ...





Qatar rail on track

Phase One of the ambitious Doha Metro is progressing well as is work on Lusail LRT. Both stand at more than 50 per cent complete. Next up is the long distance rail, writes ABDULAZIZ KHATTAK. Work on Qatar Rail’s Doha Metro and Lusail Light Railway Transit (LRT) projects has passed the half-way mark on the under-construction phases with hundreds of ...





Cortec boosts product range

Cortec continues to expand its range of corrosion inhibitors to provide enhanced protection to plant and equipment that can suffer rapid deterioration, particularly in humid climates. Cortec, which has been boosting its range of  Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitors (VpCI) products to address corrosion over the past four decades, has added two more ...

Flexcrete scores well in test

Flexcrete Technologies asserts that its Cementitious Coating 851 provides an effective ...





Genie reaches greater heights

Genie has added two new models to its telescopic boom lifts range – the S-80 XC and S-85 XC – which are suitable for various construction and industrial jobs. Genie has expanded its range of Xtra Capacity (XC) telescopic boom lifts with the new S-80 XC and S-85 XC booms that include new features to help increase productivity and efficiency,...

Bobcat’s eleven

Bobcat has launched a new range of rigid frame telehandlers for the construction and ...





Maco enhances door hardware

Mayer and Co Beschläge (Maco) of Austria has given a new dimension to windows with its premium tilt-and-turn fittings called Multi Trend. The leading manufacturer of premium door, sliding unit and window hardware has launched the system as well as its Protect multipoint locks for doors on the Middle East, Africa and India markets. With Multi Trend ...

A truck for all occasions

The all-new medium-duty Croner from Japanese manufacturer UD Trucks comes in so many ...

Lift capacity not an issue with Demag

Terex Cranes has announced multiple product updates to the Demag AC 100-4L all-terrain ...

Volvo’s EX2 an electrifying concept

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has unveiled its latest concept machine known as ...





Your window to the region’s construction sector

Gulf Construction, launched over 36 years ago, is an authoritative and respected journal that provides unmatched coverage of the Gulf region through annual country and project reports, editorial features, news, contracts and tender information. Each month, the magazine provides editorial coverage on a wide range of topics which are of interest to ...





Diary of events

Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond.   JUNE 14-16: West Africa Building and Construction Ghana, a construction and building technology expo, in Accra, Ghana. 20-22: China Trade Week – South Africa, a sourcing fair  for Chinese products, at Durban ICC Arena, ...





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