Construction & Real Estate

Construction & Real Estate

East Pipes signs deal to acquire material handling equipment

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry has announced that it had signed agreements with selected suppliers such as Saudi Liebherr and US-based Vaccuworx, a leading provider of vacuum lifting equipment for a number of industries, to acquire strategic material handling assets.

Construction & Real Estate

Aramco project Ithra gets Platinum Leed certification

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), an initiative of Saudi oil giant Aramco, has obtained platinum certification for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in the Operations and Maintenance category from the US Green Building Council (USGBC).

Construction & Real Estate

Havelock One Interior wins Kuwait mall interior renovation contract

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Havelock One Interiors, a leading fit-out contractor in the GCC, has announced that it has been appointed by Kuwait-based Tamdeen Group to deliver the interior renovation of its key retail destination 360 Mall at Al Zahra. The entire revamp programme will be delivered in four phases.

Construction & Real Estate

Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure Water Advisor to monitor water infrastructure

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Schneider Electric has launched EcoStruxure Water Advisor, a cloud-based intelligence platform that enables utilities to see what is happening in their infrastructure in real time.

Construction & Real Estate

Cityscape Global to highlight investment shift toward integrated developments

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Saudi Arabia’s ambition to welcome 150 million annual visitors by 2030, alongside an estimated $6.3 billion in potential private global real estate investment, is accelerating demand for integrated destinations that combine hospitality, retail, leisure and residential development, says a report.

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Musco launches new lighting solutions manufacturing facility in Dammam

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Musco, a specialist in sports and large area lighting and technology, recently opened a new manufacturing facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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Work in full swing on King Abdulaziz Road underpass

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Work is moving at a steady pace on the King Abdulaziz Road underpass in Riyadh with 88% excavation works already completed. This comes as part of the kingdom’s efforts to boost connectivity between project destinations and improve mobility along Prince Mohammed bin Salman Road.

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Al Ajimi Contracting inks Al Khobar Downtown substation deal

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Saudi Downtown Company, a unit of sovereign wealth fund PIF, has signed up Al Ajimi Contracting to build a substation as well as associated electrical infrastructure at its premium mixed-use development - Al Khobar Downtown - coming up in the kingdom’s Eastern Province.

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Azizi starts handover of units at Dubai residential tower

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

UAE-based Azizi Developments has officially begun the handover of residential units at its premium project, Azizi Central, located within the Al Furjan community in Dubai. A 12-storey project, it comprises 97 modern apartments with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units.

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Shamal picks ALEC Fitout for Jumeirah Zabeel Saray revamp work

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

UAE-based Shamal Holding has appointed ALEC Fitout, a leading fit-out specialist in the region, as main contractor for the first major phase of transformation of Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, one of Dubai's most iconic hotels located on Palm Jumeirah. The full completion of this phase is expected by early 2027.