The 12th annual CONFEX, a major industry event for the facility management sector ended on a successful note featuring over 800 participants from across 12 countries, thus cementing FM's role in the region's $2.7 trillion construction pipeline.
The construction of the Dubai Metro Blue Line has reached 10 percent completion, just five months after its ground-breaking ceremony in June 2025.
The construction sector maintained a remarkable growth in Dubai, with a value addition of AED16 billion ($4.36 billion) in H1 2025, said a report.
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), a world-leading aluminium smelter, said it has achieved a major construction milestone by clocking 40 million safe working hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI), thus reinforcing its position as a global leader in industrial safety.
Parsons Corp has secured a key design and construction supervision contract from Diriyah Company for Phase II of its mega project in Riyadh. The scope of work includes the delivery of a series of neighbourhood parks and over 55km of streetscape.
Construction across the Gulf continues to set global benchmarks for speed, scale, and ambition. And the region’s shift toward smart cities and data-centric infrastructure is introducing a new measure of success: how well a building communicates.
Construction across the Gulf continues to set global benchmarks for speed, scale, and ambition. And the region’s shift toward smart cities and data-centric infrastructure is introducing a new measure of success: how well a building communicates.
Kuwait has awarded a KD149 million ($488 million) contract to Turkish construction company Kuzu Group to build a wastewater treatment plant with a total 400,000 cu m per day capacity for the South Al Mutlaa city project.
Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has announced that it has started work on its second district cooling plant in Jumeirah Village Circle, which on completion, will have a production capacity of 37,000 refrigeration tonnes (RT).
Qatar's Public Works Authority (Ashghal) said it has begun implementing the roads and infrastructure development project in the West Umm Salal Mohammed area, at a total investment of QR1 billion ($270 million) as part of its comprehensive plan to develop infrastructure services across the country.
