Jeddah is poised for a major transformation as Saudi Arabia embarks on a grand ambition to modernise and revitalise the historic Red Sea port city in a bid to position it as leading global economic and cultural powerhouse. These mammoth efforts are now fuelling optimism in the construction sector, which has gained further momentum with the recent ...
Waterfront living
A vibrant new community centered around an 11-km-long man-made canal – the first of ...
Major transformation
Over the past year, four key components of the $20-billion Jeddah Central development ...
A series of futuristic, lifecycle net-negative carbon commercial towers boasting the region’s first ‘experiential sensory design façade’ are earmarked to be built in the Middle East. Based on the Forbes International Tower concept, the 55-storey towers are planned for Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The Forbes International Tower ...
Wasl Tower set to be one of the most sustainable
Façade work is currently in progress on the 64-storey Wasl Tower, which is set to ...
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The region’s largest and most-influential construction industry event, Big 5 Global returns this month to Dubai with an even stronger international presence, featuring 2,200 exhibitors from more than 60 countries. The 44th edition of the construction showcase is set to open at the Dubai World Trade Centre on December 4 covering the full spectrum of ...
Graniser Ceramics in spotlight
Graniser Ceramics, a leading Turkish producer of glazed porcelain tiles, will be ...
Sanipex to showcase comprehensive solutions
Sanipex Group, a leading UAE-based solutions provider for ultra-stylish indoor and outdoor ...
The Middle East, which is currently hosting the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in the UAE, is intensifying its focus on its net-zero emission targets. In view of this, the region’s $2 trillion construction boom offers it immense potential to become a global leader in sustainable building ...
GRI scores well with prestigious landmarks
Gulf Rubber Industries’s (GRI) pioneering efforts in developing environment-friendly ...
UAE debut for Volvo CE electric machines
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), a leader in construction solutions, is set to ...
The automation of material handling is rapidly expanding within the logistics domain, driven by factors that span from budget management to ensuring health and safety standards. Organisations throughout the supply chain are actively seeking ways to lower operational and production costs while decreasing manual labour. Enterprises are utilising automation to ...
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Bobcat forklifts enter logistics market
The logistics market has recently welcomed a new contender in the forklift trucks segment: ...
JuffaliTrucks’ new website eases purchase
Saudi-based JuffaliTrucks, a subsidiary of Juffali Commercial Vehicles (JCV) specialising ...
Hilti unveils equipment management solution
Two years after joining forces, Hilti and Trackunit are launching a van inventory and ...
Sustainability is deeply ingrained in Hansgrohe's DNA, and it is a core value that guides every aspect of its business, says the leading German manufacturer of showers, shower systems, bathroom and kitchen faucets and kitchen sinks. The company was one of the first in the sanitation industry to start looking at water and energy efficiency of its ...
Geberit ONE melds design with function
Leveraging its extensive expertise and nearly 150 years of experience, Geberit ...
Paschal Concrete Forms, the regional office of German formwork manufacturer Paschal-Werk G Maier, is now offering contractors in the Middle East its innovative NeoR lightweight formwork, which is a further development of its popular Modular universal formwork boasting impressive versatility as well as a clever design. “The NeoR lightweight formwork ...
Concremote delivers key benefits on site
Doka Gulf, a leading provider of formwork, scaffolding and engineering solutions, and Alec ...
The construction sector is no stranger to the terms “agile” and “agility”. In recent years, there has been a strong drive to pitch agile approaches as a silver bullet answer to the industry’s numerous issues. Agile, a software development approach, has been marketed in construction for its emphasis on flexibility, waste ...
