Interviews

One Za’abeel: A site visit to the heart of Dubai

An exclusive tour of the Ithra Dubai's mixed-use destination project. In many ways, the community of Zabeel in the eastern part of...

Women in Construction: EDGE’s Merehan Kika

"The sooner companies give women the opportunity, the sooner this sort of thinking will disappear". "In the construction industry, there is a...

Women in Construction: Tatjana Dzambazova, AI strategist, Autodesk

AI strategist Tatjana Dzambazova talks about machine learning, data and the future of construction. To support the drive towards gender balance in...

Women in Construction: Godwin Austen Johnson’s Tia Lindqvist

"It is important for anybody, regardless of gender, to believe in their own abilities and knowledge". “I have been very well supported...

At the helm: Exclusive interview with Volvo CE’s new CEO Melker Jernberg

Melker Jernberg discusses the global and Middle East markets and how the equipment giant i=s navigate the times ahead. For a man...

KEF Katerra excited about disrupting Middle East construction

KEF Infra and Katerra on breaking new ground in the region's industry . Technology and construction have always had a symbiotic relationship,...

Interview: The next leap in construction

Paul Wallett, regional director, Trimble Solutions Middle East & India, talks to MECN ahead of September's Construction Summit in Dubai. Paul Wallett,...

Ready for new challenges – Hamish Tyrwhitt interview

Gavin Davids sits down with Hamish Tyrwhitt, CEO of Arabtec Holding, to talk about how the homegrown construction giant is re-energised. Back...

The MEP Masters – An interview with Mark Cairns, CEO, B&W

Mick Cairns, CEO of Black & White Engineering, discusses how data, modelling and building occupancy should drive MEP. Construction projects comprise hundreds...