Laing O’Rourke wins design, build and fit-out UAE data centre project
Laing O’Rourke has been appointed by Khazna Data Centres (Khazna) to design, build and fit-out Khazna Data Centres’ Pods 4, 5 and 6 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi doubling its data centre capacity. The expansion will cover an area of around 31,000m² across the existing facilities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai out of which 7,500m²...
Acwa consortium wins $3.8bn Dubai solar park project
An ACWA Power led consortium has been awarded the fourth phase of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, by far the largest single-site CSP plant in the world, which will provide reliable and dispatachable electricity to the emirate during the day and throughout the night just as a fossil fuel power plant does....
Parsons wins US$408m Sharjah airport expansion deal
Parsons announced that it was recently awarded the project management services contract for the Sharjah International Airport expansion in the United Arab Emirates. The client is Sharjah Airport Authority. Parsons’ project/construction management role will include oversight of the planning, design, construction, and commissioning of the airport’s expansion. The Sharjah International Airport expansion project will be...
UAE Seeks To Lure Top Foreign Talent
The UAE government has approved a new visa system designed to attract top foreign talents in fields such as medicine, science and research to the country, Bloomberg reports Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as saying. “The United Arab Emirates is the land of opportunities,” Sheikh Mohammed said after a cabinet meeting. Attracting...
Downtime In The Middle East
If your expat assignment takes you to the Middle East, why not travel to these recommended places in your time off? Get away from your work assignment and truly explore your new environment, its culture and unique sights. Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai is a cosmopolitan oasis, a futuristic cityscape that towers over the Arabian...
EFS wins $122m FM contracts in Qatar, UAE
EFS Facilities Services, a regional leader in delivering integrated facilities management services across the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Turkey, today announced major contract wins worth AED 450 Million in UAE and Qatar. The company has secured contracts to manage the premises of a major government entity in UAE as well as projects in...
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...
Technip awarded ENOC refinery expansion contract
Technip have been awarded the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the design and construction of new processing units and ancillary units. The project will increase refining capacity by 70,000 barrels per day after completion. Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) revealed plans to expand the capacity of its ENOC Processing Company (EPCL) Jebel...
Interserve awarded £81m Ajman mall expansion
Interserve’s construction joint venture Khansaheb, has been awarded an £81 million contract by Middle East developer Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), to expand and upgrade the City Centre Ajman mall in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Under the contract, Khansaheb will more than double the size of the existing mall from 32,000m2 to 70,000m2, expand a...
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...
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...
Rising Need For Middle East Renewables Engineers
There was a significant increase in the number of renewable energy contractor roles in the Middle East during the first quarter of 2016, with engineers particularly in demand. The data comes from professional services consultancy Procorre’s latest analysis of recruitment trends in the Middle East. The figures highlight that Saudi Arabia is recruiting the largest...