Qatar: All infrastructure projects will be underway in 2012

All 220 infrastructure projects will be underway by the end of the year, officials at Ashghal have revealed. Following the announcement that...

The road goes on: UAE clarifies exceptions to summer working hours

The UAE’s ministry of labour has clarified the types of work that will be exempt from the summer midday break rules that...

Volvo trials no driver truck and car technology on Spanish highways

First the wheels came off the Spanish economy and now hands have come off steering wheels of Volvo trucks and cars on...

Look, no hands! Volvo’s 120 kph highway self driving car and truck test

Saudis want to work as crane operators

Jamil Assafiri, deputy general manager, Saudi Cranes says that young people in the Kingdom view the construction industry as a viable industry...

Space Shuttle Enterprise on Hudson River

Al-Ghodwa helps Iraqi ministry to keep flowing

The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources has deployed a fleet of JCB machines as it looks to develop crucial waterways in the...

Keeping operator skills sharp

It goes without saying that buying construction equipment can be an expensive exercise. It can be a maddening fact that despite the...

Terex takes Space Shuttle Discovery to its final frontier

US contractor J F Lomma has helped to deliver Space Shuttle Discovery safely to its final resting place at Washington’s famous Smithsonian...

Genie targets 15% share of telehandler market

Genie’s Middle East and Southern Africa general manager, Sharbel Kordahi, believes the company can grab a 15% share in the Middle East...