HLG reportedly makes 25 senior-level executives redundant

Contractor reported to owe more than $1.1bn to its Australian minority shareholder, Leighton Group. [caption id="attachment_14841" align="aligncenter" width="340"] Habtoor Leighton Group has...

Value of awarded deals hits $62 billion in Saudi construction boom

Figures short of historical threshold of $72 billion, NCB report says. [caption id="attachment_14845" align="aligncenter" width="449"] The value of awarded deals in Saudi...

Rashid Hospital Tunnel project reaches 96% completion

Project comprises of construction of roads and two tunnels to help ease traffic congestion. [caption id="attachment_14836" align="aligncenter" width="290"] The Rashid Hospital tunnel...

Qatar Airways head slams Bechtel over Doha Airport delays

Akbar Al Baker claims that contractor had been ‘complacent about meeting regulatory requirements’. [caption id="attachment_14831" align="aligncenter" width="479"] Akbar Al Baker has blamed...

Phase one of Dubai backed Kochi SmartCity to begin July 1

Kerala chief minister says phase one of the project will be completed with 18 months. [caption id="attachment_14826" align="aligncenter" width="451"] Kochi Smart City...

DSI awarded $49 million MEP contract in Qatar

Details of project to be released shortly, UAE based contractor confirms. [caption id="attachment_14820" align="aligncenter" width="449"] Drake and Scull International has won a...

Quake hits near Iran’s nuclear city, 30 dead

UAE coastal cities feel aftershocks of earthquake in Bushehr. [caption id="attachment_14807" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Iran was hit by a 6.3 richter scale earthquake...

GDI takes delivery of world class drilling rig

The rig, built in a record time of 15 months, will work in Qatar. [caption id="attachment_14801" align="aligncenter" width="369"] The rig, built in...

Gehry promotes cloud based buildings

Famed architect collaborates with cloud based storage device. [caption id="attachment_14796" align="aligncenter" width="348"] Frank Gehry has promoted the use of paperless design for...

Construction boom to drive KSA heavy equipment growth

Organiser of Construction Machinery Show 2013, being held April 14 – 17, predicts surge in interest as machinery demand grows rapidly. [caption...

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