New ME and Africa man for Doosan

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment has appointed a new head for its European, Middle Eastern and African business. Current VP EMEA region Martin...

Siemens breaks ground on Saudi gas turbine facility

Manufacturing facility will be completed by 2013 and will create job opportunities for young Saudis.. Siemens, the German manufacturer of electrical infrastructure...

Solving the Time-Cost Continuum

Why does an extension of time not automatically entitle a contractor to prolongation costs?. A contractor often believes that an extension of...

Finding answers in IPD

Author, industry expert and construction business visonary, Ted Garrison, explores the benefits of integrated project delivery. There are many problems facing the...

Regional real estate and market impact

Mohammed Nawarah, country manager for DORMA KSA gives a run-down of the top GCC markets and the impact of their varying real...

World class fire safety systems needed in GCC

Joint venture with Eurotech to introduce fire and life safety provider into Bahraini market. The director of Bahrain’s Yusif bin Yusif Fakhro,...

Siemens, Kahramaa and Qatar University sign R&D agreement

Two year research and development agreement aimed at supporting the rapid development of Qatar infrastructure in the build up to the 2022...

Qatari firms wanted for road rehabilitation

Ashghal, Qatar’s public works authority, has issued a raft of tenders for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads throughout the city....

Piech chess game nears climax as he joins Scania board

The appointment of Volkswagen’s chairman Ferdinand Piech to the board of Scania has increased the likelihood that the German giant will soon...

Saudi company building Cat’s new Indonesia plant

Dammam-based Zamil Steel’s Vietnam operation is to help build Caterpillar’s new large hauler truck and bulldozer plant in Indonesia. Zamil Steel Buildings...