UAE President orders 300km road system

Road system will service 51 residential areas will help facilitate trade, commerce and tourism to the emirate. The UAE President, HH Sheikh...

Abu Dhabi sees 14.9% rise in August construction wages

Sector saw prices rise across a number of building material groups, compared to 2011. Prices of several groups of building materials in...

Oman’s $2.6bn road project comprised of 11 packages

Oman’s major Al Batinah Expressway project is to cost around $2.6bn and will be completed in 11 packages, according to an official...

Oman re-tenders rail project

Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has announced tenders for the Sultanate’s multibillion dollar National Railway Project are to be floated soon....

Bahrain floats causeway tenders

Construction firms have been invited by the Bahraini Ministry of Works to submit their bids for Phase II of the maintenance and...

Oman floats $285m Duqm port tenders

The Oman Ministry of Transport and Communications is set to float tenders soon, worth an estimated$285.86m and divided in two packages, for...

1.6km high towers a reality

Current construction can do it, but the challenge is to find materials replacing cement and steel. US architect Timothy Johnson has said...

DSI wins Iraq oil and gas EPC contract with Italy’s Sicim

UAE-headquartered Drake & Scull International (DSI) has been awarded the share of a $354million EPC contract for the pipeline installation at the Zubair Oil...

60% of cable market supply from undefined sources

Ducab manager highlights safety concerns for uncertified products. As much as 60% of all flexible cable wire in the UAE market is...

Light and compact from Doosan

Doosan Portable Power has launched a new 50 Hz version of the company’s LSC (LightSource Compact) portable light tower for markets in the...

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