KONE to supply 418 elevators, escalators for Riyadh Metro line

Order will consist of 262 KONE escalators, while 156 elevators will be installed. KONE Corporation, the Finnish elevator and escalator giant, has...

Abu Dhabi airport’s Midfield Terminal opening pushed back

No reason given for delay of complicated airport project, which will now open in 2019. The opening of Abu Dhabi airport’s $2.94...

In profile: Wael Allan on bringing Drake & Scull back into focus

Big Project ME meets with Wael Allan, the new CEO of Drake & Scull International, to hear about how he intends to...

Al Futtaim breaks ground on 78,000sqm site in Dubai

New mall will be part of the Jebel Ali Development, a mixed-use master-planned community. The Dubai-based Al Futtaim has broken ground on...

Dubai’s DEWA, General Electric discuss closer ties

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority chief meets senior GE delegation. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director & CEO of Dubai Electricity and...

Emaar’s Alabbar upbeat after ‘tough’ 2016

Emaar chairman said he is hoping for a better year. The chairman of Emaar, Dubai’s largest listed property developer, says he is...

Abu Dhabi’s Al Maqta’a bidding hall processed $3.8bn in tenders in 2016

59 tenders for service, infrastructure and operation projects were processed by the UAE government-backed entity. Al Maqta’a bidding hall, the entity set...

Dubai’s Emaar hires new CEO for development

John Carfi joins Emaar Properties as chief executive from Australian property group, Mirvac. Dubai’s Emaar Properties has hired a new chief executive...