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Cashing in on affordability

The coronavirus pandemic that is currently plaguing the world – despite causing punishing impact on many sectors of the economy – may have a silver lining for the Northern Emirates by unlocking the potential of their real estate that boasts greater affordability, serene surroundings and larger spaces than their wealthier neighbouring emirates. ...

Arada wins success despite challenges

Arada, the developer focusing on building fully integrated communities in Sharjah, has ...

Al Zahia makes progress on 3,700-home plan

Construction work has been launched on the fourth neighbourhood at Al Zahia, a premier ...

Northern Emirates projects at a glance

Link for Northern Emirates at a glance ... ...





Euphoria on Europe

When key components of The Heart of Europe in Dubai are completed by the end of this year, the idyllic sustainable project will bring the essence of Europe to the Middle East – homes, ambiance and climate et al. The first-of-its-kind project in the GCC region, the second home and tourism island destination has a number of innovative products that have...

Crystal Lagoons set to spread across Mena

Hotels that boast a beach access command higher room rental values and witness up to a 200 ...

Al Semsam makes design statement with Trespa

Innovative and functional ventilated façade systems by Trespa are the “go-to ...





Bahrain airport Phase Two expansion to start

Hill International says it is getting ready to start work on Phase Two of the Bahrain International Airport expansion, having handed over the first phase of the project in August. The global project and construction management firm is providing project management services for the Airport Modernisation Programme (AMP).   With a targeted completion...





Milestone on Kuwait Airport terminal project

Kuwait International Airport marked a major construction milestone last month when contractor Limak Construction cast the last of the 36,964 precast concrete shell cassettes required for the inner roof of its new Terminal 2 (T2) project. Fabricated entirely on-site, the unique steel and concrete composite structures will cover a total area of 282,179 sq m ...

Understanding responsibilities

As precast concrete projects increase in popularity in the Gulf, it is important to ...





Site nears completion with 210m work hours

With one year to go for Expo 2020 Dubai, the race is on to finish off all developments related to the mega event on time. More than 210 million work hours have already been completed safely on the site and all permanent Expo-led construction done with fit-out, landscaping and construction of country pavilions set to conclude by year-end. In a report for ...

Finland’s Snow Cape 90pc complete

Finland has announced that work is in full swing on its country pavilion, Snow Cape, being ...

Monaco’s pavilion work enters fast-track

Work on the country pavilion of Principality of Monaco is gathering pace with the external ...





MH TechTalk#3: Varnish, a silent killer in hydraulic systems

In the third of the TechTalk series on the importance of oil cleanliness for equipment, leading hydraulic solutions provider in the Middle East MH HYDRAULICS focuses on another culprit responsible for oil contamination – varnish, and highlights a solution from Des-Case RMF Systems, a market leader and manufacturer of advanced filtration ...





Tadano rolls out new all-rounder crane

Tadano, one of largest crane manufacturers in the world, is introducing the new telescopic boom crawler crane in the 180-tonne capacity class. An all-rounder crane, the GTC-1800EX  has an actual lifting capacity of 156 tonnes and a maximum load moment of 590 tonne metre (MT). Developed and built in Zweibrücken, Germany, the crane made its concept ...

SPX unveils new cooling tower

SPX Cooling Technologies, a full-line, full-service industry leader in the design and ...





The Big 5 Saudi to make Riyadh debut next year

The Big 5 Saudi, the leading construction event in the kingdom, will be held in Riyadh next year for the first time, according to the organiser dmg Events. To be held from May 24 to 27 at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre, it will run alongside new co-located events, namely FM Expo Saudi, Saudi Clean Expo, HVAC R Expo Saudi and Stone ...

Light Middle East rescheduled to September

Light Middle East, the region’s premier exhibition and conference for lighting held ...





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