Saudi Arabia-based Gulf Consolidated Contractors Company (GCC) has bolstered its capabilities with the implementation of cutting-edge IT solutions from SAP, the world’s leading business software company. By integrating and enhancing…
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Bahrain construction sector back in business
Things are looking up in the construction industry, according to leading players in the sector who were claiming Bahrain was very much back in business after the disruption a year…
Construction machinery in big demand in Saudi Arabia as $750 billion in construction projects eyed
Globally the construction industry is showing signs of being on the up, leading to a revival in construction activity and the resultant demand for all types of construction machinery, said…
20 Saudi firms to join Project Qatar expo
More than 20 Saudi companies will explore Qatar’s construction opportunities at the Project Qatar 2012 exhibition to be held in Doha from April 30 to May 3. Qatar’s construction industry…
Belgian architects win Saudi palace job
Belgium-based DMG Architectural Solutions has been designated to design the new city palace in Riyadh, a report said. Danny De Munter, a Belgian architect specialised in high-end interior design and…
The project of Makkah road tunnel Approved
The Higher Commission for the development of Riyadh city approved awarding the project of executing the tunnel at the crossing between Makkah road and Slahuddin Al-Ayoubi road in Al-Malaz district…
Juffali opens new branch in Jeddah
Juffali Chemical Products Company recently inaugurated its new Arabian Chemical Polyurethane Systems House branch in Jeddah. Dr Souhail El Farouki, general manager of Juffali Chemical Group inaugurated the new branch,…
Saudi Binladin Group? invests SR1.5 billion in JEC
Saudi Binladen Group (SBG) has bought a strategic 16.63 percent stake in Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), owner of the Kingdom Tower project, for SR1.5 billion ($ 399.9 million) as part…
Doosan expands excavator attachment range
Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment has extended its range of attachments for excavators with a new line of heavy duty buckets and quick couplers manufactured in Europe. The new attachments, which…
Makkah railway station to cost $853 million
The Haramain Railway’s main station in Makkah will cost SR3.2 billion ($853.28 million) to build, Saudi Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry was quoted as saying. The minister was speaking after inspecting…
