Features
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Height of safety: working on elevated platforms
The International Powered Access Federation’s first Middle East event looked at how to ensure safety while working with powered access platforms. Safety...
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Ten things we learned at Pre-INTERMAT
The Pre-INTERMAT event was a chance for companies to preview new machines and company news ahead of the April 20-25 show in...
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Ahmed Al Muhairbi’s green ambitions for Dubai
Head of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy explains his strategy for making the emirate the global capital of green economy. The...
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Infrastructure milestones #12: The UAE’s nuclear energy plan
The first nuclear-energy project in the Gulf is set to meet 25% of the UAE’s energy needs. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation...
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Why China’s Dongfeng Trucks wants to sail to success
Firm’s sponsorship of the Volvo Ocean Race is about creating a premium image, and not a cheap ‘n’ cheerful one, says sports-marketing...
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Snapshot: London’s ‘Walkie Talkie’
London’s infamous tower at 20 Fenchurch Street recently opened its sky garden, which was instrumental in the controversial project gaining planning approval....
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Rail: Egypt’s fast track to recovery
Big Project ME looks at the impact railway investment will have on Egypt’s economic revival. Four years after a populist uprising that...
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Scott Lambert gives counsel on why legal advice matters
The head of Al Tamimi's construction practice explains why it’s vital contractors get the right type of legal advice. For the last...
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Why I Chose My Job: Andy Hewitt, Hewitt Construction
Andy Hewitt, founder of Hewitt Construction Consultancy, explains how he got where he is today. When I turned 18, I went to...
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Tall storeys at first CTBUH event in Dubai
The Dubai chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat held its long-awaited inaugural event in December. Dubai may be...