Balfour Beatty Vinci adopts digital concrete testing on HS2

A digital measuring system for concrete, Verifi, has been successfully trialled by Balfour Beatty Vinci across the HS2 project. The firm said...

Experts

Intensifying economic pressures to drive change within construction and engineering companies

In the wake of the turbulent COVID-19 pandemic, the construction and engineering industry will need to continue its fight to become more...

Construction

ALEC’s digital vision revealed

As one of the biggest contractors in the region, ALEC has been involved in some of the most high-profile construction projects in...

Construction

ALEC launches Strategic Project and Developments division

Dubai-headquartered ALEC has unveiled a new division - Strategic Projects and Developments - that will specialise in alternative engagement models including design...

Construction

A new hospitality benchmark rises in Qatar

Located within the $45bn Lusail City development spanning 38sqkm across four islands, the Rosewood Doha is the Middle East’s new ultra-luxury destination....

Machinery

Weir Mineral partners with Eriez to offer coarse particle flotation systems

Global mining solutions provider Weir Minerals has partnered with Eriez Flotation to design and develop coarse particle flotation (CPF) systems, the companies...

Construction

Digital construction is critical to sustainable development says ALEC’s Andy Boutle

Digital construction is front of mind for many in the built environment; it is seen as a potential equaliser that can be...

Technology

ALEC steps up digital construction focus, earns BIM Kitemark certification

ALEC is one of the biggest contractors in the region and as part of its ongoing drive to embrace digital construction technologies...

Machinery

Cummins introduces Centum Series generators

Cummins Inc has introduced the first set of Centum Series generators designed to meet precise power needs with high-efficiency engines that fit...

Technology

“The convergence of digital twins and the Metaverse brings in tools for data generation and behavior prediction”

‘Digital twins’ and ‘Metaverse’ are the buzzwords of the moment in the regional construction industry, as part of wider discussions about digitalisation....