Qatari firms take home top honors at Project Qatar awards gala “As Project Qatar grew, our business grew,” says one local businessman

Some of the building and construction sector’s most innovative companies gathered in Doha Tuesday evening to take a look back at ten years of Project Qatar, a trade show-turned-institution that brings companies, foreign trade ministries, buyers and suppliers to Qatar each year. A total of 72 companies received awards in the categories of ten, nine, eight, seven, and six years of loyalty to Project Qatar. It is estimated that the nation’s booming construction sector has more than $110 billion in projects announced and to be tendered. Read the rest of this entry »

Visitors give Project Qatar high marks as they pursue business opportunities in the region’s fastest growing projects market

Project Qatar 2013, the 10^th International Trade Exhibition for Construction Technology, Building Materials, Equipment& Environmental Technology for Qatar brought 11,265 visitors to the Doha Exhibition Center on Monday, according to event organizers. Read the rest of this entry »

International companies flock to region’s fastest growing projects market boasting $110 billion in un-awarded projects

His Excellency Sheikh Jassim bin AbdulAziz Al-Thani, Minister of Business and Trade of the State of Qatar, joined trade officials and companies from around the world on Monday to officially inaugurate Project Qatar 2013, the 10^th International Trade Exhibition for Construction Technology, Building Materials, Equipment & Environmental Technology for Qatar. Read the rest of this entry »

Al Qahtani:  “Our expansion plan benefits everyone in the country”

Underscoring the importance that Al Meera is to the communities all over Qatar, Dr. Mohammed Al Qahtani,  Al Meera’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer officially announced the inauguration of Al Meera’s new Store in Nuaija as of May 2^nd. Read the rest of this entry »

SEIB is the Official Insurance Partner of Project Qatar

SEIB Insurance and Reinsurance Company LLC (SEIB) announced its participation in Project Qatar 2013 from May 6 – 9, at the Doha Exhibition Center. Read the rest of this entry »

Held in co-operation with the Public Authority of Electricity and Water (PAEW), the third annual Oman Power and Water Summit organised along with IQPC Middle East and GEC, attracted over 70 local and international expert speakers and panellists. The Summit was also attended by over 350 local, regional and international utility industry professionals, whose main interest was to discover the latest projects and tenders, benchmark best practice asset management strategies and determine how the energy policy review and PAEW’s HSE policy could affect the way they conduct business in the Sultanate. Read the rest of this entry »

Al-Hedfa succeeds Al Baker and pledges to work on the expansion of the company’s local and regional investments

Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development QSC has appointed engineer Hamad bin Ali Al-Hedfa as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Mr. Seraj Al Baker in a new step that the company believes will strengthen its efforts in bringing distinctive competencies to its workforce and help meet its corporate requirements. The changeover will take place on 1^st May 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been couple of years since Qatar was awarded the 2022 FIFA Cup – a repayment for years of intense lobbying and promises of a decade of infrastructure development. These promises were key: Qatar is by an order of magnitude the smallest country to ever host the world’s biggest sporting tournament, and the special challenges posed by a desert environment means that, realistically, the World Cup will be held more like an Olympics – in one city. Read the rest of this entry »

Drake & Scull International, a regional market leader in the integrated design, engineering and construction disciplines of Civil Contracting, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), Water and Power, Rail and Oil and Gas signed today an AED 180 million MEP Contract Read the rest of this entry »