Construction sector is UAE’s biggest employer with 1.5m staff

Sector tops list of major employers, as total UAE workforce increases by 10% in 2014. The construction sector is the biggest employer...

Dutco Balfour Beatty wins $408m Dubai Creek project

Meraas appoints contractor to build waterfront hotels, markets, restaurants and retail outlets. Dutco Balfour Beatty says it has been awarded $408.3 million main construction...

Drake & Scull wins $91m contract for hotel on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

Engineering subsidiary of Drake & Scull International to undertake MEP works for mixed-use development. Drake & Scull Engineering (DSE) has been awarded a...

George Berbari airs strong views on HVAC

DC Pro boss wants to change perceptions of district energy and green MEP. It only takes a few minutes of conversation with...

Dubai property prices drop, rents flat in Q1, says JLL

Residential rents remain ‘relatively flat’ while sale prices see ‘marginal decline’, consultancy says. Dubai saw subdued real-estate activity in the first quarter of 2015,...

Construction workers torch building site, 17 cars in UAE strike

Protest in Ras Al Khaimah apparently sparked by death of worker after fall from fifth floor of under-construction building. Construction workers in...

Saudi Binladin bags Nshama Town Square contract in Dubai

Saudi-based contractor to carry out deep services contract for ‘affordable’ residential project. Saudi Arabia’s Binladin Contracting Group has won an early works...