In profile: Hamad Al Ameri, Trojan Holding

In June 2016, Trojan Holding, an Abu Dhabi-based local construction conglomerate, announced the launch of a countrywide vocational initiative that would give...

Analysis

Spreading the word on new Dubai fire codes for cladding

Speakers and attendees at this year’s Middle East Facades Summit all had a similar message when it came to the recent moves...

Analysis

Second life: Used machinery market gets a lift

With an atmosphere of cautious optimism pervading the region on the back of low oil prices, equipment manufacturers and dealers will tell...

Analysis

What makes a good design and build contractor?

Of the various procurement routes used by the construction industry, design and build (D&B) is steadily becoming one of the most advocated...

Infrastructure

Portuguese-Turkish consortium wins major Oman port infrastructure work

A consortium of Portuguese engineering and construction company MSF Engenharia and Turkish contractor Serka Taahhut has won a major package of infrastructure...

Features

Moving mountains: How the UAE’s highest road was built

It may be only around a couple of hundred kilometres from bustling Dubai and even fewer from Ras Al Khaimah city, but...

Machinery

Caterpillar chairman and CEO to retire in 2017

Caterpillar has announced that its chairman and CEO, Doug Oberhelman, will retire on March 31 next year. Oberhelman, who has spent more...

Machinery

Manitowoc Cranes awards Elite Dealer status to Kanoo Machinery for Saudi operations

Manitowoc has awarded Elite Dealer status for Saudi Arabian operations to Kanoo Machinery, its long-standing distribution partner in the Middle East, making...