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Bowled over!

Leading interior solutions provider Havelock One has been maintaining a foothold on the entertainment and food and beverage (F&B) fit-out market within Saudi Arabia with a string of striking projects. These include restaurants, cinemas and even bowling and entertainment centres. Among its successfully completed projects is the latest venue of Yalla! ...

Fount of knowledge

Drawing inspiration from the ancient falaj irrigation systems that allowed people to grow ...

Saffron glows with Studio N’s vision

Architectural lighting design and supply consultancy Studio N says it has completed the ...

Sweet success for trio

The newly completed Cipriani Dolci restaurant at Fashion Avenue, The Dubai Mall stands ...

MasterPatio takes home a Red Dot design award

European aluminium solutions provider Reynaers has announced that its MasterPatio sliding ...





New rule to spur realty

While the construction scene in Makkah and Madinah has been relatively quiet over the past year or so due the restrictions posed by the global coronavirus pandemic, these two holy cities are slowly but surely setting in motion plans for increased activity over the medium term. These plans have just received a further impetus with the lifting of the ban on ...





Limak constructs landmarks in region

Limak Construction of Turkey, which has built a sound reputation in its home country since its establishment over four decades ago, has been demonstrating its prowess in a diverse range of mega infrastructure projects in the Gulf region since it broke into the Kuwait market barely a dozen years ago. Among the most prestigious projects in its portfolio is ...

Elkon plant for Omani readymix company

Elkon, a leading Turkish concrete batching plant manufacturer, says it has successfully ...

Mertoğlu keen to spread cheer in region

Mertoğlu, a leading brand in urban furniture and playground equipment in Turkey, ...





Seal of approval for healthy buildings

The Immune Building Standard (Immune) – which certifies the built environment’s level of immunity to withstand health challenges and minimise the impact of a pandemic and other bacteriological or toxicological threats – last month marked a major milestone with the world’s first building having achieved the highest certification level ...

Buildings should be ‘interactive and reactive’

Today, and in fighting this awful coronavirus, it has never been more pertinent to test ...

Daikin launches two air purifiers for MEA

Daikin, a leading global innovator and provider of advanced, high-quality air ...

Honeywell unveils new air cleaners, sensors

Honeywell Building Technologies (HBT), a leading building controls company, has expanded ...

Khind HVLS fans boast energy efficiency

Khind Solutions – a part of Khind Middle East, a major electrical appliances and ...





AI set to transform construction sector

Atificial intelligence (AI) is set to become an integral part of the construction process. With building information modelling (BIM) extending further across the project lifecycle, the shift to data-driven design and construction is resulting in increasing amounts of data being generated in all phases of a project. Stakeholders throughout the ...

Intelligence instead of number crunching

Whereas fictional characters such as Gyro Gearloose’s Little Helper or Arnold ...





Dewa’s showcase to highlight sustainability

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said it will be at the upcoming Expo 2020 Dubai with a large pavilion, characterised by a contemporary design that aligns with its role as the expo’s official sustainable energy partner. Its pavilion highlights the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world ...

Luxembourg to gift its pavilion to the UAE

The tiny European nation of Luxembourg will gift its Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion to the UAE, ...

Singapore’s innovative urban solutions on show

Singapore’s innovative urban solutions will be presented on the global stage at the ...

New Zealand sheds light on human connection

New Zealand has unveiled more details and a video about how the nation’s theme ...





Famco rolls out new heavy-duty Volvo trucks

Dubai-based Al-Futtaim Auto & Machinery Company (Famco) has launched the new cutting-edge Volvo Trucks range in the UAE market, thus reinforcing its leading position in the emirates. With the support of the Swedish truck brand, Famco has invested in state-of-the-art facilities and software to ensure world-class levels of service. The new-generation FH,...

Liebherr truck boasts ‘highest’ payload capacity

Liebherr Group has launched  its new mining truck, T 274, that bridges the gap ...





Geberit updated BIM plug-in: comprehensive yet simplified

With its latest update, Geberit is expanding its BIM offering with up-to-date product data for the digital planning of sanitary installations. For many sanitary engineers, plumbers and architects, Building Information Modelling – or BIM, for short – is already the standard when it comes to the digital planning of construction projects. In 2019, ...





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