Structural steel manufacturer, Al Shafar Steel Engineering (ASSENT), has announced the expansion of its facilities located at Dubai Industrial Park (DIP).
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Global law firm, Clyde & Co, has expanded its shipping practice with the appointment of Ian Chung as a new partner in its Dubai office.
Fire struck Kuwaits $775mn cultural centre on Monday just two months after the building opened its doors to the public. Emergency services managed to douse the blaze at the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center in Kuwait City without fatalities or injuries, according to Kuwaits official news agency, KUNA. The blaze hit the roof of the complex building, away from the theatre and music buildings, the venue said in statement adding that events and activities would continue as planned. The SSH-designed building actually consists of four separate structures – each containing a distinct performance space – designed to resemble jewels. The Cultural…
Logistics provider, Agility, opened 557 sqm Life Sciences Excellence Centre (LSEC) at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in the Indian city of Hyderabad.
Dubai Ruler, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, welcomed Frederick Smith, the president and CEO of US-based FedEx.
Cofely Besix Facility Management has secured a contract to provide services to Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. The initial contract is for a 3-year period, and includes full hard, soft and civil facility management services including operations and maintenance of electrical systems, HVAC and ventilation systems, potable water, fire detection systems, life-safety critical systems, elevators, BMS, low voltage systems and civil infrastructure work. Cooling of the buildings is provided via an energy efficient district cooling plant located within the confines of the site to assist natural cooling elements of the building design. Energy Management plays a key role in the scope…
Six Construct has completed a project that has doubled the capacity of an aggregate handling terminal in Mesaieed for Qatar Primary Materials company (QPMC). Completed in partnership with Danish firm FLSMidth, the project has doubled the capacity of the Gabbro Terminal by replacing the current operation system with a state-of-the-art conveyor system to boost annual turnover to 30 million tons of aggregate. The subsidiary of Belgian contractor BESIX was responsible for building the auxiliary infrastructure, such as sub-stations and weigh bridges, and installing the electro-mechanical equipment. Within the first few months of the project, Six Construct was also awarded two…
Turkey was the UAEs 15th biggest global trade partner, sixth largest importer, and 13th top exporter for the entire 2015.
Beachfront tower project is scheduled to complete by the end of 2019.
The total value of GCC railway projects in the pipeline stands at more than $240bn at present, with $69bn worth of projects currently under construction.