Earthquake resistance mandatory for all new Saudi residential buildings

Saudi Arabia's Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing Ministry has announced that all new residential buildings across the Kingdom will only receive approval...

Industry News

Doosan Bobcat to provide $1mn worth of equipment to help earthquake relief efforts

Doosan Bobcat has said it will provide construction equipment for relief and recovery activities in the earthquake-stricken areas of Turkey. On 6...

Construction

Dubai’s Deyaar starts construction of school in Nepal

Deyaar Development has started construction of a school in Nepal, in a project it has undertaken as part of the Dubai Cares...

Construction

Japan’s Tadano ships 1,000th GR-800EX rough-terrain crane

Japanese crane manufacturer Tadano has marked the shipment of its 1,000th 80-tonne rough-terrain crane, the GR-800EX, a model launched in “chaotic circumstances”...

Construction

Nepal quake: Qatar World Cup workers ‘not allowed home to bury dead’

Nepalese construction workers building World Cup stadiums in Qatar have reportedly been denied compassionate leave to attend funerals or visit relatives following...

Construction

7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Iran, hundreds feared dead

[caption id="attachment_14892" align="aligncenter" width="364"] Office workers in TECOM wait for the all clear after tremors shook Dubai following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake...

Construction

Quake hits near Iran’s nuclear city, 30 dead

[caption id="attachment_14807" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Iran was hit by a 6.3 richter scale earthquake on Tuesday.[/caption] A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck close to...