Following the recent establishment of a branch of the Institute of Quarrying in the Middle East, CDE Global will be hosting a third technical evening which takes place this month (February 16) in Fujairah, UAE.

First Bahrain, an innovative regional real estate developer, has opened the first phase of its inaugural $45-million logistics development, Majaal. The facility, located within the Bahrain Investment Wharf (BIW), is now ready for tenants to move in and occupy its state-of-the-art storage spaces.

The GCC will see cautious rather than runaway growth in 2010, according to Emirates NBD’s senior executives. The GCC economies are set to see an average growth of between three to four per cent this year compared to last year, senior executives at Emirates NBD, the region’s largest bank by asset size, have said.

Work on Jeddah’s tallest tower has entered the final phase of construction, according to its developer Sageifat Al Safa.

Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company (BFHHC) has awarded Sumitomo Corporation a BD2.78-million (BD7.36 million) contract for the procurement, assembly, installation, testing and commissioning of a second 66 kV substation to be built this year at the Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) complex. According to the terms of the agreement, Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan’s largest trading firms, will supply the new city substation plant in collaboration with Japan AE Power Systems Corporation.

Sigma Paints, which last year took the industry by storm with its Guardian Nano that introduced nano-technology into the paint sector, has been overwhelmed by the response it has received to its Guardian range of products.

National Glass Industry (NGI) expects to complete supply this month of high-performance glass that will be used for the glazed façade of the Prime Minister’s Court in the heart of Manama, Bahrain.

Halcrow has recently completed a revision of the standard specifications for construction works of Bahrain’s Ministry of Works. The updated specifications have now been published and are ready for implementation. The specifications provide a single reference document for the design and construction of buildings, infrastructure and other civil engineering projects.

A revolutionary system that builds homes twice as fast may put an end to Bahrain government’s housing crisis, Housing Minister Sheikh Ibrahim bin Khalifa Al Khalifa has said.

Vision Electro Mechanical Company, a subsidiary of Construction Products Holding Company (CPC), has signed a SR1.31 billion ($346 million) deal, involving the construction of a landmark university. The sub contract, the second with Saudi Binladin Group, the main contractor for Princess Noura Bint Abdurrahman Girls University, Riyadh, involves provision of various electrical and mechanical installations in the construction of the building.

Mall to install 700 CCTV cameras