Construction

Housing projects in KRG jumped in 2010

Housing and reconstruction projects by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in 2010 rose by 24 per cent with investment in the projects up by US$83mn.

Sandvik supplies equipment for Salalah bypass

The Salalah Bypass will be fully operational in 2011 after a year of construction work has taken place on the US$ 50.6mn high way development in Salalah.

Installation of machines on schedule at Ducab high-voltage plant in Jebel Ali

Ducab, one of the leading manufacturers of power cables in the Middle East, has announced that the machines? installation is progressing as per the planned schedule at its AED 500mn high-voltage Ducab HV factory in Jebel Ali

Bahrain awards housing contracts

Three contracts worth US$38mn to build hundreds of housing units in Bahrain was awarded to Almoayyed Contracting Group (ACG).

Arabtec wins contracts in the UAE and Egypt worth US$267mn

Arabtec, the largest builder in the United Arab Emirates by market value, has won contracts valued at US$96.9mn to build an underground car park in Abu Dhabi and residential villas in Egypt.