The UAE Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka secured Gold at the iF Design Award 2026 in the category Interior Architecture – Trade Fairs / Temporary Exhibitions. The recognition acknowledges the Pavilion’s interior architecture and visitor experience within Trade Fairs and Temporary Exhibitions category.
NMDC Group, a global leader in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and marine dredging, has signed up as the Enablement Partner for the fifth edition of Make it in the Emirates, the UAE’s national platform for industrial growth and transformation, which kicks off on May 4.
Leading construction and engineering firm El Seif Engineering Contracting has become the first organisation in Saudi Arabia to achieve certification to BSI ISO 56001 Innovation Management Kitemark. This complements El Seif’s existing Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Smart Cities Kitemark.
AUMA, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electric actuators, has undergone a reorganisation at the start of 2026 with a new organisational structure and an expanded executive board to face the challenges of the future.
Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of its largest private sector residential development - Jawharat Al Arous (Arabic for Jewel of the Bride) - being developed at an investment of SAR8 billion ($2.1 billion). Spanning 107 million sq m, it boasts 18 residential neighbourhoods that will house over 700,000 citizens as well as more than 80,000 prime plots.
The Saudi Water Authority (SWA) has announced that it has achieved a major global milestone at its Yanbu production plant by recording the lowest energy consumption level globally at 1.55 kilowatt-hours per cu m, reducing it from its earlier consumption level of 1.7 kilowatt-hours per cu m.
Dubai has moved to further ease residency access for foreign property investors, updating rules to make visa eligibility more flexible.
Euro Consult, an international multi-disciplinary engineering/consulting company, has announced that it has been awarded a major design contract by Saudi real estate group Adel for 10 new bridges within the masterplan of its New Dammam project in the kingdom's Eastern Province.
Across the Gulf’s glittering skylines, where cranes signal progress and megaprojects reshape the horizon, a more subdued story is taking shape beneath the surface. Rising inflation, supply chain disruptions and broader global uncertainty are steadily driving up living costs, placing increasing pressure on construction professionals, writes Matt Doran, Senior Regional Manager MENA, Chartered Institute of Building.
The World Cement Association (WCA) has called for greater global collaboration and technological advancement to navigate industry transformation.
