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Doha Metro tunnel work on target

Qatar Rail said the work at the Doha Metro line was progressing well with the tunnelling phase on track for completion by 2017. It announced the successful relaunch of its tunnel boring machine (TBM), Al Mayeda, at the Corniche station of the Doha Metro’s Red Line following repair work after a flooding incident. Hamad Ibrahim Al Bishri, the deputy ...

Arcadis secures $22m deal

Arcadis, one of the world’s leading natural and built asset design and consultancy ...

Qatar building material costs to surge

The cost of construction materials in Qatar is likely to jump as the host nation ...

Top European firms vie for $1bn Oman project

Leading international companies including French group GDF Suez, Singapore-based Hyflux, ...

Work to start on new UK naval base

Work is due to start on a new British naval base in Bahrain, which aims to deter regional ...





AVI rolls out first Volvo truck at KAEC facility

Arabian Vehicles & Trucks Industry (AVI), a joint venture between Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery and Volvo Truck Corporation, has commenced production at its new facility located in the Industrial Valley of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Saudi Arabia’s Western Province. AVI’s state-of-the-art facility was designed by a ...

X-Architects reveals winning masterplan for Makkah

Dubai-based X-Architects has unveiled the winning masterplan for Makkah, which aims to ...

Pilosio to support mammoth Madinah mosque expansion

Pilosio, a leading European player in the production of scaffolding systems for the ...

Himoinsa delivers 29 gensets for Haramain rail project

Multinational energy company Himoinsa has delivered 29 generator sets to provide standby ...

$394m deal awarded for airport expansion

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has awarded a ...





Green light for $1.5bn Al Maryah project

Gulf Related, a leading regional real estate development company, said it has won approval from Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) to start work on the Phase One retail component of its $1.5-billion mixed-use project coming up on Al Maryah Island in the UAE capital. A 3.1-million-sq-ft mixed-use development, The Al Maryah Central aims to create an urban...

New facility on way

UAE-based Mohebi Logistics, a leading vertically integrated supply chain management ...

R Hotel property Phase Two begins

The second phase construction of R Hotel’s new property in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, ...

Abu Nasir takes delivery of Terex all-terrain crane

Abu Nasir General Transport Establishment has taken delivery of a Terex AC 100/4L ...

Bids sought for car-park

The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has invited developers to submit proposals for car-parking ...





Building designers tackle fire safety

The Safety Design in Buildings Conference held in Bahrain has underlined the importance of fire control regulations and safe design in buildings in reducing damage to property and loss of lives. Construction industry experts came together at the conference held at the Intercontinental Bahrain Hotel on June 8 to debate fire safety standards and practices in ...

Renewables focus of Power-Gen conference

The 13th annual Power-Gen Middle East Conference and Exhibition (PGME) will focus on ...

Summit gets smart on streetlighting

The innovative trends in streetlighting and the benefits to the society will be ...

Two new shows to be launched

Two new trade shows – one related to stone products and the other to heating, ...

Update

Turkey to host LED lighting expo Preparations are in full swing for the 11th edition of ...





Diary of events

Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond.   JULY 1-3:    VICB - Vietnam International Construction & Building Exhibition, an exhibition on construction and building industrial machinery, equipment, products, services and technologies, at the Saigon Exhibition and ...





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