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Powering ahead with a $195bn urban transformation

Saudi Arabia’s capital is in the midst of a massive urban transformation, with a skyline and infrastructure pipeline that underline its drive to become a global hub for commerce, culture, tourism and sport, in line with the kingdom’s Vision 2030 ambitions. Construction output across the kingdom reached $148 billion in the first half of 2024, up ...

World’s tallest sports tower: coming up soon

Sports Boulevard, a monumental project poised to transform Riyadh’s urban fabric and ...

World’s largest park comes to life

King Salman Park, Riyadh’s landmark urban green space and a central pillar of Saudi ...

Expo 2030 Riyadh: Masterplan sets out ‘prototype for future cities’

World Expos are evolving from temporary spectacles into showcases for lasting urban ...

ROSHN Group makes progress on mega Riyadh communities

Saudi Arabia’s largest multi-asset developer ROSHN Group is pushing ahead on its ...





ALUPCO-Parkolay alliance driving urban parking solutions

Urban mobility challenges demand smart, high-tech solutions. ALUPCO, a trusted Saudi industry leader with deep market knowledge and experience, and Parkolay, a Turkish specialist in automated parking, are setting new benchmarks for innovative parking and urban mobility solutions in Saudi Arabia. As cities grow denser, one of the most pressing urban ...





Building momentum for growth

Qatar’s construction sector is charting a new era of expansion marked by robust government-led infrastructure programmes, private sector partnerships, and visionary national strategies. The country’s construction market size is projected to be $52.34 billion in 2025, with expectations to reach $64.29 billion by 2030, representing a compound ...

Simaisma gathers pace with Trump-branded golf course, theme park

Qatar’s ambitious Simaisma coastal development, a massive $5.5-billion tourism and ...

West Bay’s coastline set for transformation

Global and regional developers have been invited to participate in a public-private ...

Projects at a glance

Link for Qatar's projects at a glance ... ...





Maraya Zujaj meets high-end needs with clear solutions

Maraya Zujaj, a newly established Saudi glass company backed by Bahraini partners, has entered the market to serve Saudi Arabia’s booming construction and glass-processing sectors as a supplier of raw materials and engineered solutions for national development projects. In an exclusive interview with Gulf Construction’s BINA GOVEAS, General ...

Kuraray launches blockchain for interlayers, marks success

Kuraray, a global leader in laminated safety glass solutions, is shaping the future of ...

Installux Gulf boosts regional presence, unveils new solutions

Installux Gulf, the Middle East arm of France-based Installux Group, is strengthening its ...

Emirates Glass, ClearVue partner to put power in panes

Emirates Glass, a subsidiary of Dubai Investments, has signed a five-year agreement with ...

Guardian Glass launches Claria: glass specs simplified

Guardian Glass has announced the launch of Claria, a generative AI-powered assistant that ...





Tadano launches new 1,250-ton crawler

Tadano has rolled out the CC 78.1250-1, the next evolution of its 1,250-ton capacity lattice boom crawler crane. This new model builds on the success of its predecessor, the CC 68.1250-1, with major enhancements in performance, safety, efficiency, and transportability, making it ideal for the demanding heavy-lift sector, particularly the growing wind power ...

Tadano completes acquisition of IHI Transport Machinery’s unit

Tadano has finalised the acquisition of the transportation system business of IHI ...

New Liebherr cranes give Haji Hassan boost in market

Bahrain-based Haji Hassan Cranes has recently expanded its fleet of 13 mobile cranes with ...

WOLFFs to rise as kingdom’s tallest tower cranes at Qiddiya

Wolffkran has begun executing its contract to supply a full turn-key tower crane package ...

Raimondi moves to acquire Terex lifting businesses

Italy’s Raimondi Cranes has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire key ...





Geberit delivers efficiency across whole water cycle

Water is the foundation of life, vital for nutrition, essential for hygiene, and indispensable in sustaining economies and societies. Within our homes, offices, hospitals, schools, and public buildings, its journey follows three fundamental stages: supply, use, and drainage. While this cycle may appear straightforward, managing water within modern buildings ...

Acciona advances water reuse and digitalisation

Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona has marked significant progress in the water ...





Making a contract through WhatsApp

Construction being what it is (expensive), it’s natural to expect that parties will take extra care in formalising their agreements. That’s the theory anyway. We have looked before at the risk of creating contracts inadvertently through letters of intent and similar instruments. Today we’ll look at an English Law dispute about some ...





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