HLG awarded AED401m Dubai Tower Project
HLG Contracting has been awarded a contract valued at AED 401 million for the Construction of Al Garhoud Towers by Hasabi Real Estate, one of Dubai’s leading development companies. Al Garhoud Towers are located at Al Garhoud area near Dubai International Airport in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. HLG, operating as HLG Contracting...
Big Spend By Foreign Buyers Of Dubai Property
As a collection of seven separate emirates, there are some differences between emirates in the rules and procedures for buying property in the UAE. Here we are focussing on Dubai, where buyers from India, the UK and Pakistan make up the three largest overseas contingents. The market is certainly buoyant. Transaction reports from the Dubai...
Buying Property In United Arab Emirates
As a collection of seven separate emirates, there are some differences between emirates in the rules and procedures for buying property. For this guide we will focus on Dubai, where buyers from India, Pakistan and the UK make up the three largest overseas contingents. Buying an existing (resale) property in Dubai follows a similar pattern...
Nakheel awards AED1.5bn construction contract
Dubai master developer Nakheel signed a contract worth AED1.5 billion for the construction of its Al Khail Avenue retail, dining and entertainment hub – and announced that it is now bringing hospitality into the mix by adding a 252-room hotel to the complex. The contract was awarded to UAE-based Dhabi Contracting LLC, with construction set...
Dubai’s DP World inks Taiwan Port deal
Dubai-based global marine terminal operator DP World and the state-run Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of Kaohsiung Port’s Terminal 7 in Taiwan. The agreement marks the beginning of a joint effort to seek future business opportunities and to steer growth in Taiwan’s port infrastructure, while...
Turner & Townsend win Unilever’s Dubai plant deal
Turner and Townsend have been appointed to provide full project and cost management services for the construction of Unilever’s new manufacturing factory in the United Arab Emirates. The £250m (DH 1 billion) investment will enable the consumer brands giant to expand its innovative personal care products business across Middle Eastern and North African countries and...
Dubai Trains Expats On Law And Rights
An institute designed to educate expat employees in the emirate of the country’s laws and informing them of their rights and duties was launched recently, reports Gulf News. The Workforce Training Institute is currently in its preliminary stage of training Dubai’s blue collar workers, but by 2018, it is set to train expat employees across...
UAE: Workers Must Vacate Within 30 Days
The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has told employees living in accommodation provided by their employers to vacate it within 30 days after their service is finished, according to reports in Emirates 24|7. An HR executive with a leading UAE company, however, told Emirates 24|7 that employees can be given grace period...
DP selected CH2M for Dubai container terminal
DP World, a leading enabler of global trade and operator of 77 marine and inland terminals across six continents, has selected CH2M’s port and maritime experts to provide design review and site supervision services in support of the delivery of the civil, mechanical and electrical works for the new Container Terminal 4 at Jebel Ali...
Ssangyong JV wins $1.6bn Dubai projects
Korean builder Ssangyong has won three big projects in Dubai, UAE, worth $1.6 billion by forming a three-way joint venture with European contractor Besix and China State Construction Engineering Corporation, said a report. The consortium will first build the Royal Atlantis Hotel worth $840 million followed by the $386-million Palm Gateway project and an unnamed...
You Must Have Medical Cover To Enter Dubai
Anyone moving to Dubai for work or other reasons is no longer able to take advantage of the UAE’s public healthcare facilities. You must instead take out private medical insurance to cover the cost of your treatment. To make sure the new law is complied with you will not be able to apply for a...
ILF awarded UAE Solar Project
ILF named consultants for Dubai PV solar project. The Germany-based company, ILF Consulting said it has been awarded the owner’s engineer contract by UAE-based Shuaa Energy for athe 200MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant project in Dubai, UAE. A leading engineering consultant for solar power and desert environments, ILF has said the Shuaa 1 project is...