KEO’s Mark Grogan on two decades in UAE construction

Mark Grogan, manager, contracts and quantity surveying at KEO International Consultants, has a freewheeling chat about his two decades in the UAE.Mark,...

Features

Site visit: Gotrade workshop in Dubai

At the Gotrade workshop in Ras Al Khor, Dubai, two trucks are parked in the yard with bright red Palfinger loading cranes...

Property

Dubai property prices drop, rents flat in Q1, says JLL

Dubai saw subdued real-estate activity in the first quarter of 2015, with new housing coming online amid cooling sentiment in the market, a report...

Construction

Dubai tackles 500 construction-site issues in first quarter of 2015

Dubai Municipality officials have addressed more than 500 complaints, requests and issues related to projects under construction in the first quarter of this...

Construction

Dubai builders required to use ‘green’ concrete from April

All new buildings in Dubai will have to be built with ‘green’ concrete starting from April, the city’s municipality has announced.Builders will have...

Fleet

More CNG infrastructure needed in Middle East, truck makers say

The UAE and wider Middle East need to have more infrastructure in place to support vehicles running on alternate fuels like biofuel...

Fleet

Dubai goes green with biodiesel-powered municipal vehicles

Dubai Municipality today signed an agreement with the UAE-based Neutral Fuels, a biodiesel manufacturer, to replace diesel in municipality-owned vehicles.In an event coinciding...