Sweden?s Atlas Copco rebrands its Construction Technique business area following the sale earlier this year of its road construction equipment division to France?s Fayat Group
Source: New feed
Month: July 2017
Kuwait's Sheikh Jaber causeway to open in 2018
Worth $2.4bn, the 36km cable-stayed bridge is currently 80% complete, and will reduce travel time between Al-Sabiya City and Madinat Al Hareer by 45 minutes
Source: New feed
The region's cleaning techniques are dated, experts
Health, wellbeing, environment and factors contributing to the sick building syndrome need to be considered by FM companies
Source: New feed
Expert: Indirect evaporative cooling on the rise in UAE
Australia-headquartered Seeley International says that owners are turning to innovative indirect evaporative cooling technology in the UAE
Source: New feed
Faithful+Gould appoints new head of programme management
Paul Sweeney has been appointed as the head of programme management for Faithful+Gould’s business in Saudi Arabia
Source: New feed
Deyaar awards $163m contracting deal for Midtown project
Deyaar Development has awarded Belhasa Engineering and Contracting Company as the main contractor in a $163m (AED600m) deal for its Midtown Afnan and Dania districts
Source: New feed
Bahrain to open family courts complex in September
The 8,000sqm facility comprises 14 rooms, which will be used as a lower court, a high court, a court of appeals, and related offices
Source: New feed
Abu Dhabi Fund finances $1.1bn worth of projects in Egypt
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has awarded a total of $1.1bn (AED4bn) worth of grants and concessionary loans to Egypt
Source: New feed
Fire breaks out at UAE petrochemicals factory
Civil defense teams from all seven emirates were reportedly involved in the firefighting operation, with no injuries recorded from the incident
Source: New feed
Al Naboodah’s HSE manager makes the case for leading indicators
In the wake of Al Naboodah?s 2016 sustainability report, the group?s SHEQ manager, Robert Munn discusses the limitations of lagging indicators as a measure of safety on site and points to the need for a more proactive approach
Source: New feed