In line with the global buzz around the environment and climate change which was brought to a peak last month during the COP27 conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, The Big 5 show in Dubai is set to launch its own initiative to discuss the construction sector’s impact on the environment when the premier event opens this month. Global and regional ...

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The GCC region is a key market for the UK’s construction goods and services ...

ACI offers building code seminar at show

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is offering a seminar, “Building Code ...

UIC confident of repeat performance this year

Buoyed by the response it received during previous Big 5 events, the Saudi-based United ...

Rotolining expert to show unique offerings

Polycon Gulf Limited, which has made a mark as the only company in the UAE to offer ...

The cement industry is notorious for carbon emissions, generating five times more carbon dioxide (CO2) than its steel counterpart.  Emissions from cement producers in the Mena (Middle East and North Africa) region are currently about 35 per cent higher than the global average and yet they can reduce their CO2 emissions by up to 50 per cent through a ...

Concrete steps toward decarbonisation needed

It’s time for the whole industry to move on from “we need to...” to take ...

Acciona pushes ahead with its green agenda

Acciona, a leader in the provision of regenerative solutions for a decarbonised economy ...

Ma’aden, Gulf Cryo in carbon capture deal

Saudi mining giant Ma’aden has signed an agreement with Gulf Cryo, the regional ...

Dubai pioneers off-grid clean energy solution

Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, one of the world's largest ...

As the gateway to the two Holy Mosques of Makkah and Madinah, Jeddah in the Western Region will always be a vibrant market for the construction industry, with the prime driver being a demand to provide modern and sustainable infrastructure services  for the city as well as to a growing number of pilgrims to the region. Whether it is the Haramain ...

Global destination on way

Construction work is under way on an ambitious project to redevelop the heart of Jeddah ...

KRB quality concrete for Jeddah Port expansion

Al Kifah Ready-Mix & Blocks (KRB), a leading supplier of readymix concrete and ...

Ideal Standard, which officially inaugurated its new Design and Specification Centre in Dubai early last month – is focusing on growing its operations to meet local and international demand, according to its CEO for the region. “We plan to grow our operations to meet demand while also expanding our human capital across the Mena (Middle East and ...

New design centre inaugurated

Ideal Standard, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative bathroom ...

Geberit focuses on the finer details

Swiss sanitary solutions provider Geberit continues to focus on creating elegant, ...

Ritmonio brings wellness products to homes

Italy-based Ritmonio has expanded its iconic Diametro35 series of taps with Diametro35 ...

Leading German formwork specialist Paschal says its latest innovations such as the NeoR lightweight formwork as well as the first-of-their kind formwork features it has introduced attracted keen interest among the thousands of visitors at the recent bauma 2022, the largest construction machinery trade fair in the world. Following its highly successful ...

CBI HQ project banks on Doka solutions

Formwork solutions from Austria-headquartered Doka have been used in the construction of ...

Over the past two decades, the Middle East’s construction industry has directly been impacting the paints and coatings market, with some dynamics that have been reshaping it over the past 10 years. Future Market Insights has estimated the paints and coating market of the Middle East to reach a valuation of $4,690.2 million in 2022. Sales prospects in ...

Hempel grows; its PFP coating is EN certified

Global coatings manufacturer Hempel has announced that its Hempafire Pro 400 passive ...

Claims and disputes are battering the world’s major capital projects, which are facing significant overruns in costs and delivery, and global headwinds are threatening further exacerbation of the scenario, according to the findings of a recent analysis. Claims and disputes on 1,602 projects in 100 countries – worth a combined capex (capital ...