Wednesday, 28 June 2017 06:40
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a contract worth US$67.52mn for the construction of a 40km water pipeline project along Al Qudra Streets, aiming to increase the supply... 
Wednesday, 28 June 2017 05:27
Boeing and Kuwait-based ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO) have announced a commitment for 20 737 MAX 8s at the 2017 Paris Airshow, valued at US$2.2bn at current list...
Tuesday, 27 June 2017 09:26
Italy-based Visa SpA, one of the world’s leading gensets suppliers, has been recently involved in a major building contract in Kuwait for the supplying of a first batch consisting of...
Tuesday, 27 June 2017 04:50
Iran has announced that it is working on a plan to develop sophisticated mini-LNG plants with South Korea to answer energy needs in remote areas of the country
Tuesday, 27 June 2017 04:30
Compressed air and Industrie 4.0 – Kaeser Kompressoren has the right solutions for deriving maximum benefit from this powerful combination
Monday, 26 June 2017 06:05
MAKE Consulting recently revealed that the wind power capacity in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region amounted to 676MW in 2016, as compared to 682MW in 2015, but has...
Sunday, 25 June 2017 06:08
Immensa Technology Labs, UAE’s leading additive manufacturing (AM) company, has launched the first 3D printing facility in Dubai, which comprises eight 3D printing systems and more than 30 materials for...
Sunday, 25 June 2017 04:00
Here is a brief overview of the week’s news on Technical Review Middle East, from 18th June - 22nd June 2017
Friday, 23 June 2017 16:01
Britain’s best-known music festival has once again opened its gates, this year with sunny days and balmy temperatures
Friday, 23 June 2017 06:12
American University in Dubai (AUD) has teamed up with the global security provider Dormakaba, aiming to provide opportunity to the students to design lever handles for Expo 2020 mobility pavilion
Wednesday, 21 June 2017 07:01
Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC), responsible for developing quality infrastructure and raising awareness on quality standards in Abu Dhabi, has unveiled a conformity assessment scheme to verify the...
Wednesday, 21 June 2017 06:05
With Saudi Arabia and Bahrain planning to build a new road and rail causeway linking the two countries, expressions of interest (EoI) have been invited from the private sector developers,...
Wednesday, 21 June 2017 04:58
A 35-year concession agreement between Abu Dhabi Ports and the Port of Fujairah was signed recently
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 06:14
Luxembourg-based Traxys Europe has signed contract with Oman’s Strategic and Precious Metals Processing (SPMP), a partnership that is aimed at supplying antimony-gold concentrates to the Oman Antimony Roaster (OAR), which...
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 04:26
The Abraaj Group announced that it has divested shareholding in Careem, the UAE’s leading transportation network company, to the Saudi Arabia’s conglomerate Kingdom Holding Company
Monday, 19 June 2017 06:32
Averda, an environmental solution provider in Middle East and Africa, has received ‘UAE Waste Management Company of the Year Award-Private Entity’ at the Frost & Sullivan’s Excellence in Best Practices...
The 2,500 exhibitors at The Big 5 2011, have been keen to discuss developments in the market and the activities they have been undertaking by announcing new contracts and products at the show.
Technology company, Elematic, announced a deal with SMEET Precast to provide a complete precast 300,000 sqm factory in Qatar, delivering machinery, equipment, software, and services for production of all structural parts (e.g. hollow-core slabs, walls, columns, beams and staircases). Swiss-based Sterilios Group unveiled its ground-breaking anti-bacterial product Microsilver, which is designed to kill bacteria without causing environmental damage.
Dubai’s own Emirates Building Systems unveiled its range of new industrial products this week, citing The Big 5 as providing “a unique opportunity to explore alliances and investment opportunities.” Similarly, global adhesives manufacturer, Mapei, unveiled its new Ultralite S1 cementitious adhesive. The “next-generation adhesive” is designed to bond all types and sizes of ceramic tiles and natural stones on internal and external surfaces, as well as thin porcelain gres tiles on floors and walls, including external façade.
Andy White, event director, The Big 5, said: “This year’s event has grown more than seven per cent on 2010 and the activity from the exhibitors has generated a real buzz. The Big 5 started over 30 years ago in Dubai, having become something of a barometer for the industry the event provides an excellent platform for participants to showcase their products and services and ascertain the market sentiment.
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