Opinion: Middle East companies behind the curve in using technology to drive higher productivity

Andrew Skudder, CEO, CCS, on the power of cost savings and improved project management to weather a tumultuous time for the industry....

The power of effective communications in construction

ProTenders analysis finds that Kingdom will continue to lead GCC construction market with a strong pipeline of urban projects. The construction market...

Analysis: Oil price rise boosted construction in H1 2019

Increasing oil prices are strengthening the outlook for the construction sector across MENA, says Mace. The MENA region is currently expanding at...

A decade of success – Interview with Trojan Holding’s Eng Hamad Al Ameri

Trojan Holding’s managing director says running the firm as a big family has kept it strong. Ten years seems like a long...

Interview: Why ABB/Hitachi have entered a $11bn Power Grids Business joint-venture

Venu Nuguri, senior group VP. Power Grids Business, South Asia, MEA from ABB chats with MECN . Venu Nuguri, senior group VP,...

Interview: James Lee, president, LG Electronics MEA

Exclusive: LG’s MEA strategy for local growth and how the HVAC sector has adapted to new requirements in the industry. In the...

It’s time to change AI’s bad rep

WSP's David Kimmerly, operations director – Property & Buildings, Technical Management on why AI and Data play a bigger part in your...

Is a carbon-zero city a reality?

Mark Farley, director of Building Services, WSP examines if our green urban ambitions are achievable and, if so, at what cost?. What...

‘We have the firepower to build Saudi’s future,’ Red Sea Project chief tells MECN

John Pagano on creating a tourist destination the size of Belgium from scratch, while keeping things sustainable. At the start of the...

Market advice: Best practices for tender and RFP submissions

Andrew Skudder, CEO, CCS, looks at South Africa; a complex, high-risk and low-margin market, with little room for error. South Africa’s 2019...

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