UPS has signed a sponsorship agreement with AmCham Abu Dhabi to support the Women in Business Committee in the UAE to explore professional development.
Author: Paromita Dey
Contracts awarded mostly for industrial and residential projects.
Barwa Real Estate Company has awarded the construction contract for the extension of its Barwa Village project to Insha Contracting and Trading. The deal is worth QAR 63mn ($17.3mn) and is expected to take 18 months. The four floor project will be built on a plot area of 11,096 m2. The ground and mezzanine floors contain 56 shops, 10 food and beverage units, and four anchor stores with areas between, in addition to a supermarket. The first, second and third floors will contain 177 residential apartments. Infrastructure work includes construction of two distribution substations and all required utilities for electricity,…
Saudi Aramco announced the successful installation and functional test of the Baker Hughes TransCoil rigless deployed electrical submersible pumping system
SOHAR Port and freezone has named 2017 its Year of Logistics. In the first of two part series, CEO Mark Geilenkirchen, shares insight from an exclusive report by MEED on the trends that will shape 2017
Chinese contractor scoops infrastructure deals with the RTA and DAMAC.
Foster + Partners has won the prestigious competition to design a new luxury hotel and serviced apartments in the heart of Makkah. Inspired by traditional Arab architecture, the mixed-use project by Jabal Omar Development Co. will create a new gateway along the route to the Grand Mosque for pilgrims from the world over, the UK-based architect said in a statement. Luke Fox, Head of Studio and Senior Executive Partner, Foster + Partners who attended the ceremony said: Makkah is one of the most unique cities in the world. As the home of the Holy Kaaba – the holiest site in…
Leighton Contracting gets to work on Al Mutahidah Towers on Pearl-Qatar.
Firm awarded project in association with architects HKS and engineering firm WSP.
Boom lift specialist Genie has introduced a new safety accessory that alerts when an operator disconnects the breakaway cable located near the platform control panel. The Genie Lift Guard Contact Alarm features an activation cable fitted above the boom lifts platform control panel. When pressure is applied to the cable, it disconnects and activates the system. When the system is activated, all machine lift and drive functions are stopped to prevent additional movement in the platform, as well as an alarm sounds and beacons flash, notifying everyone near the Genie boom lift that the operator may require assistance. The Genie…