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Saturday, 18 May 2013

Hundreds expected to attend smart city event in Doha next week

Hundreds expected to attend smart city event in Doha next week
The Middle East’s most anticipated smart city event taking place at the St. Regis Doha (pictured) on 22-23 April has attracted high-profile city leaders, urban planners, developers, sustainability experts and investors, along with the world’s largest technology firms eager to tap into the region’s dynamic smart city market. According to JoAnn Jain, Director at...

Qatar’s Construction sector looking to amplify capabilities in tightening spaces

Qatar’s Construction sector looking to amplify capabilities in tightening spaces
Mannai Trading Heavy Equipment Division General Manager Mr. Khalid Yousef said there is a growing need in construction to optimize functionality and productivity in tight spaces. This calls for the addition of more compact heavy equipment which has become a popular tool particularly as a project comes close to completion, when it can be difficult squeezing larger machines around...

Fahad Rashid Al-Kaabi is appointed new CEO of Economic Zones Company of Qatar

Fahad Rashid Al-Kaabi is appointed new CEO of Economic Zones Company of Qatar
The Economic Zones Company (EZC) of Qatar has announced the appointment of Mr. Fahad Rashid Al-Kaabi as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Al-Kaabi joins EZC from his role as the Chief Executive Officer of QPM bringing with him over 17 years of wide-ranging work experience in the areas of engineering, project management and top level administration. Prior to being appointed CEO of...

Qatar plans to build hotels and resorts in Ecuador

Qatar plans to build hotels and resorts in Ecuador
The Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Ecuador Freddy Arturo Ehlers on Thursday described his visit to Qatar as ‘historic’ and said that Qatar was planning to build hotels and resorts in Ecuador as part of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in tourism sector. Addressing a press conference at the Ecuadorian embassy, Ehlers who is heading a tourism delegation to...

A preview to luxurious living experience

A preview to luxurious living experience
Qatar Coral for Real Estate Development LLC – the foremost real estate developer and home provider of choice on The Pearl-Qatar – has opened the doors of its prototypes one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments to potential customers and buyers for them to have a first-hand experience of the unrivalled features of luxury, elegance and comfort at VB23, Viva Bahriya, The...

Traffic intersections to replace roundabouts on Corniche Road

Traffic intersections to replace roundabouts on Corniche Road
Plans are afoot to convert all roundabouts on the Corniche Road, except the one near Sheraton Doha, into traffic intersections. The project aims to ease the heavy traffic on the entire stretch of the road during peak hours on weekdays as also on weekends. The small intersection linking the Corniche with Souq Waqif will be expanded as part of the project. The Corniche Road currently...

Project Qatar looks back at 2012, gears up for 10th anniversary in 2013

Project Qatar looks back at 2012, gears up for 10th anniversary in 2013
Project Qatar, a premier international and regional construction, building, environmental technology, and materials exhibition, today announced milestones from last year’s highly successful event. Over the course of a decade, Project Qatar has grown into a strong partner for small and medium-sized enterprises in the GCC by empowering them to grow their businesses and drive progress in...

Msheireb Properties showcases career opportunities for young Qataris at QCF 2013

Msheireb Properties showcases career opportunities for young Qataris at QCF 2013
Msheireb Properties, a subsidiary of Qatar Foundation and Qatar’s leading sustainable developer, will showcase a number of career opportunities in a variety of business units and disciplines at the Qatar Career Fair 2013. Held under the patronage of His Highness, the Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the fair runs from April 1-6, 2013 at the Qatar National Convention...

New road to The Pearl

New road to The Pearl
ThePublic Works Authority (Ashghal) announced that the section of Lusail Street heading north from the south canal crossing to the Legtaifiya Lagoon Roundabout will be closed as of Monday 1st of April as part of the development works on the Lusail Highway (Map 1). Lusail Street users traveling north from the South Canal Crossing towards The Pearl, Lagoona Mall and surrounding areas will...

Domopan holds informative industry symposium on DomoGypsum

Domopan holds informative industry symposium on DomoGypsum
Domopan Qatar WLL, one of Qatar’s leading comprehensive engineering companies, hosted a workshop at La Cigale on a March 19th to acquaint guests with their fiber gypsum panels, DomoGypsum. Scores of designers, architects, engineers, and developers attended the one-day symposium to learn the technical details of the panels. “A result of our collaboration with international partners...

120 projects to be implemented in the building sector within two years

120 projects to be implemented in the building sector within two years
Public Works Authority “Ashghal” will carry out significant infrastructure developments to support the social and economic growth in Qatar. This development does only not focus on improving and maintaining the existing infrastructure, it rather extends to establishing colossal infrastructure projects nationwide. Ashghal will manage and coordinate the infrastructure development...

Domopan and Qatar Green Building Council join forces at ‘Innovate Qatar’

Domopan and Qatar Green Building Council join forces at ‘Innovate Qatar’
Domopan Qatar WLL, one of Qatar’s leading engineering solutions companies, and Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), a non-profit organization focused on sustainability in the construction sector, have teamed up at the ‘Innovate Qatar’ exhibition that took place at the Doha Exhibition Center from the 18th to the 20th of March. ‘Innovate Qatar’ is the country’s only event...

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