Caterpillar introduces new Next Generation 36t excavators

New Cat 336 and 336 GC reduce maintenance costs and increase fuel efficiency by 15%. Caterpillar has introduced its new Next Generation...

Terex Cranes appoints new director for customer support in EMEAR region

Longstanding Terex team member Guntram Jakobs to take over position for company’s mobile cranes in the region . Terex has announced the...

Nakheel awards Ali Mousa & Sons Contracting $150mn Dragon Towers contract

Nakheel says construction underway on $194 million residential twin towers at Dragon City . Nakheel says it has awarded Ali Mousa & Sons...

Trojan Holding MD says 5yr expat retirement plan will have a ‘huge positive impact’ on UAE

Hamad Al Ameri tells Big Project ME that new law is a response to the demand from the market. The introduction of...

Volvo CE inaugurates new global HQ in Sweden

Equipment giant moves into Campus Lundby in Gothenburg, sharing premises with other Volvo Group companies. Volvo Construction Equipment has moved into its...

Genie launches production of new S-65 XC telescopic boom

First XC boom produced in Terex-owned company’s Italian factory to be sold in Middle East and rest of EMEAR region . Powered...

Riyadh Metro project 75% complete

Work is said to be progressing at 250 individual sites across the metro network. Work is progressing steadily on the Riyadh Metro...

Survey finds UAE construction industry is generally positive on short term prospects

UAE scores 65/100 in Ventures ME study of business sentiment in the market. A new survey conducted by Ventures Middle East Market Research...

Tadweer opens construction and demolition waste recycling facility in Abu Dhabi

New operation located in Ghayathi offers minimum processing capacity of 31,000t of aggregate per month. The Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer)...