Dubai set to issue Al Maktoum airport tender

A tender for works to expand Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport to handle 120 million passengers a year will be issued on...

Features

Project profile: Doha Festival City, Qatar

Construction work on Doha Festival City continues apace, with its massive mall scheduled to open its doors to the public on September...

Construction

ALEC in deal to expand Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport

The contractor ALEC has signed a deal to expand the Al Maktoum International Airport terminal building to more than double its existing...

Construction

UAE construction safety experts call for more information sharing

Health and safety experts have called for greater information sharing within the construction industry to allow for better prevention of onsite accidents.Big...

Construction

Gulf construction in 2016: Experts give their outlook

Both interesting opportunities and challenges await the Gulf construction sector in 2016, leading executives told MEConstructionNews.com as part of an industry outlook for next...

Features

Heavy hitters: ALEC execs on the GCC machinery market

Progress is impossible without change. This sentiment is at the core of ALEC’s values, as Mark Oberholzer, PMV manager, and Barry van...

Construction

Construction industry shines at Big Project ME Awards 2015

Brookfield Multiplex and ALEC’s Kez Taylor were among the big winners at last night’s Big Project Middle East Construction and Sustainability Awards...

Interviews

ALEC chief exec Kez Taylor on why collaboration is key

Collaboration. For many a contractor in the GCC, that word represents something of a utopian dream. Look around the thousands of construction...

Construction

ALEC boss welcomes formation of Saudi contractors’ association

The formation of a contractors’ association in Saudi Arabia could bring positive benefits to the kingdom’s construction industry, the CEO of ALEC has...