Author: Kasun Illankoon

In 2018, Renault Trucks recorded its fourth consecutive year of sales growth. The manufacturer has announced a rise of 7.6% in MHDV, and 15% in LCV. Breakdown in invoicing per destination: • Europe (excluding France): 26,830 units invoiced (+13.5%) • France: 23,581 units invoiced (+10.1%) • Rest of the world: 4,457 units invoiced (-8.8%) Significant growth in volume in Europe In a dynamic European market for vehicles over 6 tons (up 4.2%), deliveries of Renault Trucks vehicles are up 7.6%. This has led to a slight increase in the French manufacturer’s market share, up 0.1 point to 8.5%.In the over 16-ton segment, Renault Trucks’ market…

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by Patrick O Callaghan, CEO of Off-Site Engineering Solutions, a Dubai based Engineering Consultancy, specializing in advising on design and delivery of Off-Site, Modular and Prefabricated building systems. By 2050 the Middle East and Africa will be home to around 3.4 billion people – this is likely to be more than the populations of China and India combined (World Economic Forum, May 2018); Such an unprecedented boom will present challenges as well as opportunities, including how to provide homes and infrastructure for such growth; The Middle East has seen the fastest growing urban populations in the world for the past 50 years and longer – with…

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Emaar Malls, the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by Emaar Properties, today announced the appointment of Emaar’s Chief Strategy Officer Hadi Badri as Chairman of the Board of Namshi. Namshi is the Middle East’s leading online fashion destination that was fully acquired by Emaar Malls recently. Emaar Malls will be establishing a new Board of Directors for Namshi, consisting of global digital and e-commerce industry experts, to drive its growth strategy. This Board is to be chaired by Hadi Badri. Hadi Badri said: “The success story of Namshi is truly inspirational. Going forward, Namshi has tremendous growth potential, and…

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We caught up with, Asif Khan, General Manager GENAVCO, and Saif Khan, Senior Sales Manager GENAVCO, who give us an insight on how the company’s road construction equipment has performed.

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ECC Group has re-affirmed its position as one of the most established and diverse contracting companies in the region with significant progress on Mirdif Hills, the mixed-use project developed by Dubai Investments Real Estate Company, with 70% of construction achieved on Janayen Avenue and Nasayem Avenue, and 40% of construction achieved on Al Multaqa Avenue.

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Walid El-Hindi has over 20 years of professional experience in the Real Estate Development Sector. As the Chief Executive Officer of IMKAN Properties, he is responsible for the Global Real Estate Portfolio for the holding company, Abu Dhabi Capital Group. In addition, Walid holds the position of Chief Executive Officer for Capital Group Properties in Egypt, responsible for the Development of Alburouj, a fully mixed-use development with 25,000 residential units, Smart Village East Office park, and a major cultural hub. His previous experience included working for AECOM and Elness Swenson Graham Architects. As a member of the Executive Committee of…

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Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that global trade enabler DP World, as part of its digital transformation initiatives, has selected the Infor GT Nexus Commerce Network as the technology backbone to power its Global Supply Chain Platform Initiative. DP World’s objectives for strategic growth require innovative logistics digitalisation capabilities to power a new business initiative that will extend the value of its port and trade facilitation services to customers around the world. The DP World Global Supply Chain Platform Initiative will bring supply chain stakeholders and processes together on a single global,…

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