Riyadh Metro materials testing deal awarded

Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS), a consulting organisation in the field of construction materials and geotechnical engineering, has been awarded a contract...

Construction

Deals awarded for $125m works at Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport

Two construction companies have been awarded contracts worth a total of $125 million to work on the expansion of the Al Maktoum...

Construction

IMG Worlds plans second Dubai theme park

IMG Worlds has announced plans for Worlds of Legends, a 186,000 sqm. indoor theme park in Dubai which will be bigger than...

Construction

Work on Emaar’s beachfront hotel starts in Dubai

Construction of The Address Residences Jumeirah Resort + Spa has commenced, with Middle East Foundation Group appointed as the enabling works contractor,...

Construction

Rotana plans 12 new UAE hotels by 2020

The hotel management company Rotana plans 12 new properties in the UAE by the end of 2020, adding 4,360 keys to its...

Property

India’s Shapoorji Pallonji starts work on first Mideast project

Shapoorji Pallonji International Property Developers, the Indian engineering and construction group, says it has started construction on its Imperial Avenue project in...

Construction

Falls in Saudi building costs set to ease

The rate of decline in construction costs in Saudi Arabia is set to ease next year, according to figures from real estate...

Construction

Dubai’s Arabtec names Hamish Tyrwhitt as CEO

The board of Arabtec Holding, the Dubai-listed construction giant, has announced the appointment of Hamish Tyrwhitt as the company’s new chief executive...

Construction

Cayan names contractor for Dubai tower project

Cayan Group has appointed Shapoorji Pallonji International as the main contractor for a two-tower hotel apartment and residential project in Dubai. Excavation...