Kingspan opens first UAE office

UK-based Kingspan insulated panels has expanded into the Middle East with the opening of an office in Dubai.. UK-based Kingspan insulated panels...

Building suppliers request secure payments

Middle East suppliers have stressed the importance of secured payment methods when dealing with client requests for longer payback periods.. Middle East...

Factory in a can launched in Dubai

Framecad, in conjunction with New Zealand trade and enterprise, has launched its fully-contained mobile factory for producing steel frames for construction in...

Qatar?s US subsea tunnel to go ahead

Qatar will go ahead with plans for a 12km subsea tunnel linking Doha’s new airport with the financial centre at a cost...

Firms urged not to hike cement prices

The UAE Contractors’ Association has called on cement producers in the country to withdraw their decision of increasing the minimum price of...

Three workers crushed by wall collapse

Construction mistakes blamed for fatalities onsite. Three Indian labourers were killed and one was injured when a brick wall collapsed at a...

CPC to open six factories in Al Ain

Six new factories are to be opened in Al Ain this year by the Construction Products Holding Company (CPC). Six new factories...

Qatari Diar partners with Bin Laden Group

Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company and Saudi Binladen Group (SBG) have signed a shareholders’ agreement to establish the QD-SBG Group. Qatari...