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Qatar gets Lean for the 2022 World Cup
The concept of Lean Construction has arrived in the Middle East. By minimizing costs and maximizing value on each project completed, challenging all stakeholders to develop and apply better ways to manage the overall construction process, this will transform the dynamics of the industry in the region.
International Construction Online Exclusive: Interview with Chairman of Qatar-based Contractor
The impact of Covid-19 has been felt by the construction industry around the world, although some regions have been harder hit than others. The Middle East is one such region, with analytics firm GlobalData cutting its construction output growth 2020 forecast for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to -2.4%, down from its previous forecast of 1.4%.
UrbaCon Trading and Contracting (UCC) Signs off Contract for Gewan Island’s Marine Works Project
United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl-Qatar and Gewan Island, has awarded UrbaCon Trading & Contracting (UCC), a subsidiary of Power International Holding (PIH) and Promar Marine Trading with the completion of marine works at Gewan Island.
Main Trunk Sewer Project in Doha South Achieves the First CEEQUAL Design & Build Award
The Public Works Authority’s Main Trunk Sewer (MTS) Project in Doha South has successfully achieved the Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment and Award Scheme (CEEQUAL) ‘Good Rating’ and became the first and only project in the region to obtain the CEEQUAL Design and Build Award.
Elegancia, Palmera, Stark Technology and Steel Master Participates in the 16th edition of Project Qatar 2019
Elegancia, Palmera, Stark Technology and Steel Master, subsidiaries of Power International Holding (PIH) participated at the Project Qatar 2019, the country’s only business exhibition specialized in construction and all related industries.