Construction news in the Middle East | Page 3

An overview of news, trends and research in the Construction industry in the Middle East:

BRG adds five to UAE construction team as industry set to boom The Berkeley Research Group has bolstered its construction practice with five new directors and associates in the Middle East.
30 August 2019
Ramboll and Mott MacDonald announce senior appointments Engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald has appointed former Emirates and Dubai Airports exec Jenny Munro as the new leader of its aviation practice in the Middle East and South Asia.
29 August 2019
Consulting leak reveals crazy details of KSA's Neom development The fevered vision behind Saudi mega-city development Neom has been revealed after a leak of documents from some of the world’s leading consulting firms.
01 August 2019
Kuwait inaugurates the world's fourth longest sea-bridge Kuwait has inaugurated one of the world’s longest sea bridges – despite it presently going nowhere.
15 May 2019
Construction consultancy Drees & Sommer launches innovation hub in Dubai
18 April 2019
Abdulmajid Karanouh leads Drees & Sommer innovation in Middle East Abdulmajid Karanouh has been appointed as an international director of the Middle East branch of European engineering consultancy Drees & Sommer.
05 February 2019
Abu Dhabi hyperloop to begin construction by end of next year American transport-tech firm HyperloopTT has announced it will begin construction on the world’s first passenger hyperloop within the coming year, potentially slashing future overland travel time bet
02 November 2018
Fuzzy thinking can lead to poor local content policy, says Strategy& With non-OECD nations set to spend up to $57 trillion on infrastructure projects over the next 20 years, including a nearly $1.
14 September 2018
Saudi Arabia will need to learn from the past for future mega-project success Saudi Arabia will need to learn from past mistakes with respect to its current pipeline of mega-projects, writes Dan Cooper, head of real estate development strategy and investment for Deloitte in th
03 September 2018
Average value of construction sector disputes soars in the Middle East The average length of disputes in the Middle East construction industry is falling according to an analysis from global engineering, design and project management consultancy Arcadis, although the av
15 August 2018
Atkins selected for Oman Khazaen Economic City logistics hub project The British multinational engineering and design consultancy Atkins has been selected as the lead planning and supervision provider on Oman’s Khazaen Economic City development.
13 July 2018
GHD expands offerings in Middle East following office launch in Dubai Following on from its recent office launch in Dubai, Australian technical professional services firm GHD has expanded its advisory lines in the Middle East.
20 June 2018
Currie & Brown recruits Sporle Consulting for Middle East
11 June 2018
French firm Egis lands project management contract for UAE railway French engineering and consulting firm Egis have been awarded a lucrative contract to help Etihad Rail develop the United Arab Emirates railway network.
07 June 2018
McArthur + Company contracted for Palestine's largest ever shopping mall The soon to be completed, 60,000 square metre mall in the Palestinian city of Ramallah is set to be one of the most impressive in the Middle East.
06 June 2018
Dutch engineering consultancy Arcadis selected to build tunnel under Suez Canal Having previously designed and built the Ismailia twin-tube road tunnel, Dutch engineering consultancy Arcadis has been selected to build another sub-Suez tunnel 90 km to the south of its prior proje
01 June 2018
Lebanon signs consulting contracts for initial CEDRE projects The Higher Council for Privatization and Public Private Partnership has signed a historic agreement with multiple players in the private sector attracting over $11 billion in soft loans and grants.
31 May 2018
Engineering consultancies Astad and AECOM sign MoU to build Qatari airport Two engineering and consulting firms have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to find mutual business opportunities, and to collaborate on a new airport in Qatar.
30 May 2018
Saudi Arabia to consolidate consulting channels into colossal contracts Saudi Arabia is set to kick-start its stalled infrastructure pipeline by consolidating its outsourcing procedures, with individual consultancies to be hired for each of its state agencies and big con
17 April 2018
Ecofys leads project for energy-efficient buildings in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon Sustainable energy specialist firm Ecofys is leading efforts to promote the use of more efficient heating and cooling practices in the MENA building sector, with targeted pilot programmes underway in
11 April 2018
Orange signs ICT consulting deal for world's tallest tower in Saudi Arabia Orange Business Services have signed a deal to develop the information and communications technology infrastructure for Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower, set to be the world’s tallest building at a height
14 March 2018
Consultancy says Iraq needs $30 billion in FDI per year for stabilisation As an element of political stability returns to Iraq, the consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has said that the country will require $30 billion per year in foreign direct investment if its stabilisatio
22 February 2018
Design consultancy of Oman to partner with Qatar project managers Design consultants F&M Middle East of Oman have struck a strategic partnership agreement with the Qatari project management consultancy ASTAD.
21 February 2018
Imkan hires Ramboll to deliver project on Abu Dhabi's Reem Island Global engineering consultants Ramboll have been drafted in by Abu-Dhabi-based property developers Imkan to lead the first phase of their flagship Maker’s District project in the city.
09 January 2018

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