Putzmeister board did not know it would be sold

Sany’s Changsa plant has been described as something Putzmeister can only “dream of” by its owner Karl Schlect.. Sany’s Changsa plant has...

Skid Steers for Afghanistan

Tetra Tech in Afghanistan? has issued tenders for Skid Steers. Meanwhile the Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Program (AREDP) (hereinafter referred to as...

Convention Centre Oman

Construction tenders have been issued for the ?Oman Convention Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), following the completion of site preparation near Muscat....

Energy efficiency programme launched

WSP Environment and Energy and Bayer MaterialScience to collaborate on “state-of-the-art” solutions. WSP Environment and Energy and Bayer MaterialScience AG have signed...

Infrastructure prioritised in Kuwaiti NDP

National Development Plan includes US$7bn metro plan. Kuwait’s National Development Plan (NDP) will see the country’s infrastructure receiving huge investment over...

“Overall sustained growth” predicted for GCC banking sector

“Specific opportunities for banks that can manage a fast expansion” report states. A report from global management consultancy firm A.T. Kearney predicts...

“Majority of construction companies believe green is a nuisance”

Co-principal for Chalabi Architekten speaks out ahead of World Eco Construct. The co-principal of Austrian architecture firm Chalabi Architekten & Partner has...

Major mixed-use scheme in Turkey launched on the international stage

A major mixed-use scheme featuring two 46-storey high towers, designed by global architecture, urbanism and design practice Broadway Malyan for leading Turkish...

UAE Tender Prices to Remain Flat in 2012

Follows 3% price fall Q4 2011, says EC Harris . Tender prices for construction work in the UAE are to remain “flat”...

Missing cultural roots

By Romi Sebastian. AECOM’s assistant project manager for the Doha Port project, Romi Sebastian, asks why traditional architecture is ignored today ...