Work on Jeddah flood projects on schedule

4,986 workers have worked for more than two million hours to get the projects running smoothly. Construction works on Jeddah’s long term...

Hyder goes on UK hiring spree to meet Middle East demand

Concerns raised over a brain drain of resources and industrial talent from the United Kingdom as GCC demand is predicted to grow...

Omnix increases focus on KSA’s construction market

Kingdom's burgeoning construction market to grow to $86bn by 2013, Autodesk distributor says. Omnix International, a distributor of digital software imaging solutions,...

BuildingSMART launches second BIM survey

Industry body aims to measure regional BIM adoption rate of IT in the construction industry. BIM industry body BuildingSMART MENA & India...

Rashid Hospital tunnel 75% complete

$200m tunnel project scheduled to be completed by June 2013, executive director of RTA confirms. One of Dubai’s biggest traffic obstacles, the...

Duqm signs long term agreement with NBO to fund Frontier Town

Long term loan facility agreement to fund the development of Phase 1 of Frontier Town. The National Bank of Oman (NBO) has...

Steel prices on the decline

Expert predicts shut downs because of oversupply, leading to lower prices. Colakoglu Metalurji, a Turkish steelmaker, expects that as margins get squeezed...