Abu Dhabi contractor classifications update

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has modified the contractor classification regulation of 1980 to enable contractors for buildings, roads, sewage...

Larsen and Toubro’s profits rise 32%

Expects to maintain growth for the whole year.. India’s largest engineering and construction firm has reported a 32% increase in net profit...

Economic factors prevent use of low-carbon cement

Heat recovery or increased use of fly ash and slag named as more effective measures. Low CO2 alternatives to Portland cement “will...

Saudi prince claims Dubai real estate is not ready to recover

Prices must lower substantially for demand to reach equilibrium with supply he says . The nephew of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has...

China construction firm expects massive loss on KSA rail project

Shares in China Railway Construction slumped after it announced expected $623m loss on saudi rail development. Shares in China Railway Construction slumped...

Construction to commence on Abu Dhabi-funded Yemen dam

Dam deemed one of Yemen's key strategic projects to boost agricultural production . Work on Yemen’s US $98.6 million Hassan Dam, funded...

Abu Dhabi to invest $59.9b in hydrocarbons

Emirate invests in large-scale projects to develop its oil and gas sector . Abu Dhabi is planning to pump nearly AED 220...

EEI advertises 100 construction jobs

Construction firm launches recruitment drive in Saudi Arabia and Singapore . Construction firm EEI Corporation needs at least 100 workers to be...

Saudi Arabia awards $587m road contracts

KSA counteracts effects of global economic crisis with increased public expenditure . Saudi Arabia signed contracts worth 2.2 billion riyals (US $587...

Dubai transport expansions will go ahead

Dubai RTA extends deadlines for tram, metro and Palm Jumeirah monorail completion. Completion of Dubai’s tram, metro and Palm Jumeirah monorail network will...

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