All posts tagged "construction"
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ConstructionRAK Properties signs $8m enabling works for resort
RAK Properties, Ras Al Khaimah’s largest property developer listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, has announced the signing of a $8.16...
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ConstructionChinese firm in JV to build Lusail Stadium in Qatar
Qatar’s 2022 World Cup organiser has revealed that one of the tournament’s stadia is to be built by a Chinese construction firm...
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InterviewsIn profile: Hamad Al Ameri, Trojan Holding
In June 2016, Trojan Holding, an Abu Dhabi-based local construction conglomerate, announced the launch of a countrywide vocational initiative that would give...
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AnalysisSpreading the word on new Dubai fire codes for cladding
Speakers and attendees at this year’s Middle East Facades Summit all had a similar message when it came to the recent moves...
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AnalysisSecond life: Used machinery market gets a lift
With an atmosphere of cautious optimism pervading the region on the back of low oil prices, equipment manufacturers and dealers will tell...
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AnalysisWhat makes a good design and build contractor?
Of the various procurement routes used by the construction industry, design and build (D&B) is steadily becoming one of the most advocated...
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InfrastructurePortuguese-Turkish consortium wins major Oman port infrastructure work
A consortium of Portuguese engineering and construction company MSF Engenharia and Turkish contractor Serka Taahhut has won a major package of infrastructure...
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FeaturesMoving mountains: How the UAE’s highest road was built
It may be only around a couple of hundred kilometres from bustling Dubai and even fewer from Ras Al Khaimah city, but...
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MachineryCaterpillar chairman and CEO to retire in 2017
Caterpillar has announced that its chairman and CEO, Doug Oberhelman, will retire on March 31 next year. Oberhelman, who has spent more...
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MachineryManitowoc Cranes awards Elite Dealer status to Kanoo Machinery for Saudi operations
Manitowoc has awarded Elite Dealer status for Saudi Arabian operations to Kanoo Machinery, its long-standing distribution partner in the Middle East, making...