WSP to buy Louis Berger for $400 million

WSP is to acquire consultancy firm Louis Berger in a deal worth $400m. Through the deal, Louis Berger will add 5,000 people...

Infrastructure

Shurooq and Besix form Qatra JV firm to build waste treatment plant

The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Besix will operate and maintain an existing wastewater treatment plant in the emirate, through...

Machinery

DAAC deploys 8t Raimondi cranes for Azizi’s Riviera project

Italy's Raimondi Cranes SpA says it has sold and installed two new topless tower MRT111s cranes to Dar Al Adham Constructions (DAAC)...

Construction

Creating a masterpiece – Art of Living Mall site visit

While Dubai may already have a plethora of shopping malls, such is the appetite for consumerism in the city that developers are...

Infrastructure

Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Company wins $203m desalination contract

A contract for a key desalination plant in Al Sharqiyah, Oman has been awarded to Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Company (DHICC)....

Construction

District One of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City begins work on Phase Three

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City, District One, a part of the master development for Meydan, has announced that construction has begun...

Machinery

Al Faris executes biggest-ever lift with 404t generator at Dubai power plant move

Dubai-based regional crane services heavyweight, Al Faris, recently performed a series of heavy lift operations for a power plant in the emirate...

Construction

Parkway Intl Contracting wins $80m Deira Islands resort construction contract

Nakheel says its $136 million joint-venture (JV) with Thai hotel group Centara Hotels & Resorts has awarded Parkway International Contracting LLC with the...

Infrastructure

SNC-Lavalin signs contract with Kipic for refinery project

SNC-Lavalin has signed a $180m contract with Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (Kipic) for commission management support services at the Al Zour...