All posts tagged "construction"
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ConstructionRAK Properties signs $8m enabling works for resort
RAK Properties, Ras Al Khaimah’s largest property developer listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, has announced the signing of a $8.16 million enabling works contract with Al Nuaimi Group for the upcoming Anantara Resort & Spa within the Mina...
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ConstructionChinese firm in JV to build Lusail Stadium in Qatar
Qatar’s 2022 World Cup organiser has revealed that one of the tournament’s stadia is to be built by a Chinese construction firm in partnership with a Qatari company. The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) announced the main contractor...
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InterviewsIn profile: Hamad Al Ameri, Trojan Holding
In June 2016, Trojan Holding, an Abu Dhabi-based local construction conglomerate, announced the launch of a countrywide vocational initiative that would give 100 of the UAE’s engineering students an opportunity to gain some invaluable on-the-job experience at its companies. This...
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AnalysisSpreading the word on new Dubai fire codes for cladding
Speakers and attendees at this year’s Middle East Facades Summit all had a similar message when it came to the recent moves to improve fire safety in high-rise buildings in the region – namely that tougher building regulations must be...
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AnalysisSecond life: Used machinery market gets a lift
With an atmosphere of cautious optimism pervading the region on the back of low oil prices, equipment manufacturers and dealers will tell you that machinery sales are not what they used to be a year ago. However, this does not...
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AnalysisWhat makes a good design and build contractor?
Of the various procurement routes used by the construction industry, design and build (D&B) is steadily becoming one of the most advocated methodologies worldwide. One reason is the programme efficiency that this route offers to developers who have become more...
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InfrastructurePortuguese-Turkish consortium wins major Oman port infrastructure work
A consortium of Portuguese engineering and construction company MSF Engenharia and Turkish contractor Serka Taahhut has won a major package of infrastructure works at the port of Duqm in Oman. The $281 million contract, which was awarded by the Special...
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FeaturesMoving mountains: How the UAE’s highest road was built
It may be only around a couple of hundred kilometres from bustling Dubai and even fewer from Ras Al Khaimah city, but step onto the 36 kilometres of winding mountain road that leads from the sands of the northern emirate...
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MachineryCaterpillar chairman and CEO to retire in 2017
Caterpillar has announced that its chairman and CEO, Doug Oberhelman, will retire on March 31 next year. Oberhelman, who has spent more than 41 years with the global construction machinery giant, led the company to its highest sales and revenue...
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MachineryManitowoc Cranes awards Elite Dealer status to Kanoo Machinery for Saudi operations
Manitowoc has awarded Elite Dealer status for Saudi Arabian operations to Kanoo Machinery, its long-standing distribution partner in the Middle East, making it only the fourth dealership in the entire region to achieve the designation. The global construction equipment major’s...