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UAE's construction sector will thrive beyond 2020
Government's initiatives, new and ongoing developments to drive construction industry The UAE's construction industry will thrive in...

nabeel kalo
May 5, 20194 min read
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Construction sector fears new 9pc wage increase for workers
New wage rises could push up cost of building an average home by €10,000 Construction workers are expected to receive a pay rise of more...
By Fearghal O'Connor
May 5, 20192 min read
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Contractor for Bloom District homes in Abu Dhabi to be named in Q4
EXCLUSIVE: CEO Sameh Muhtadi tells CW the project needs a builder with 'very strong infrastructure capabilities' Abu Dhabi-based...
By Jack Ball
Apr 18, 20192 min read
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Higgins appointed to build A2Dominion’s £40m project in London
Higgins Construction has been appointed as contractor by residential property group A2Dominion for its £40m housing project on Bath Road...
BY WCN EDITORIAL TEAM
Apr 18, 20192 min read
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Astaldi voluntarily defaults on 4 Florida DOT projects
The Florida DOT announced earlier this month that Astaldi Construction Corp. has voluntarily defaulted on four state highway projects...
BY Kim Slowey
Apr 18, 20192 min read
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$3.1B Federal Way Link light-rail extension advances
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has authorized the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) to move the...
By construction dive
Apr 18, 20192 min read
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Top 6 news stories of 2019 so far
Kier CEO Haydn Mursell resigns 18TH APRIL 2019 BY ED BRERETON Kier CEO Haydn Mursell resigns Kier CEO Haydn Mursell resigns Mr Mursell’s...
BY ED BRERETON
Apr 18, 20192 min read
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Ex-construction minister: Successors don’t ‘get to grips’ with industry
Former construction minister Nick Raynsford has claimed his successors are not in the post for long enough to understand the industry....

nabeel kalo
Apr 18, 20192 min read
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Roofing experts BMI looking to make an impact in region
BMI Group Middle East targeting the regional roofing and waterproofing market ahead of its launch in the region next month Back in 2017,...
By Gavin Davids
Apr 18, 20193 min read
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Build what they want and they will buy it,’ JLL’s Plumb tells Cityscape Abu Dhabi
JLL’S head of research Craig Plumb tells conference how UAE capital market will overcome challenges by responding to demand Market...

nabeel kalo
Apr 18, 20193 min read
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Dubai-listed DSI may sell stake in Abu Dhabi's Wahat Al Zaweya
Contractor's shareholders approve restructuring plan that includes the option to liquidate, close, or sell subsidiaries Drake & Scull...

nabeel kalo
Apr 14, 20192 min read
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Saudi Arabia's $500bn Neom may get 'submerged floating bridge'
Misk Foundation competition sees young Saudis designing 'Submerged Floating Tunnel Bridge' for the gigaproject A submerged floating...

nabeel kalo
Apr 14, 20191 min read
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Riyadh construction cost hike due in 2019 amid Saudi building boom
New Turner & Townsend research states Riyadh building costs to grow by 5% as mixed-use megaprojects emerge Middle East construction news...

nabeel kalo
Apr 13, 20192 min read
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UAE's 89km Sharjah-Khor Fakkan Road worth $1.6bn launched
Sharjah RTA says 22.8 million man-hours, 18,500 t of steel, and 1.5 million t of asphalt were used to build the highway HH Dr Sultan bin...

nabeel kalo
Apr 11, 20192 min read
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Arabtec, Robert Bird back 3D concrete printing hub at Dubai uni
Four-way agreement to see 3D Vinci Creations delivering a printer for the research centre at American University of Dubai UAE building...

nabeel kalo
Apr 9, 20192 min read
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Construction technology finds takers in GCC's largest firms
Construction companies in the Gulf are turning to technologies such as robotics and 3D printing to cut costs and build better Innovation...

nabeel kalo
Apr 1, 20192 min read
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