HVAC solutions provider Al Salem Johnson Controls (ASJC) has announced plans to build a new factory and training centre in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC)?s Industrial Valley, near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Construction
Bechtel?s David Welch predicts UAE construction growth
![David Welch, president of Bechtel Middle East, says Dubai 2020 will further boost the construction sector. (Image source: Giorgio Ungania/ Flickr)](/images/Bechtels_David_Welch_predicts_UAE_construction_growth.jpg)
David Welch, president of Bechtel Middle East, says Dubai 2020 will further boost the construction sector. (Image source: Giorgio Ungania/ Flickr)
Engineering and construction firm Bechtel?s David Welch has spoken of his confidence in the continued growth of the UAE?s construction sector
Work on Bahrain?s Dragon City progressing ahead of schedule
Bahraini developer Diyar Al Muharraq announced this week that work on its Dragon City project is progressing ahead of schedule
Caterpillar launches E-series hammers for excavators and backhoe loaders
![Unlike its predecessor, the Cat E Series hammer is easy to service and maintain. (Image source: Caterpillar)](/images/CatESerieshammer.jpg)
Unlike its predecessor, the Cat E Series hammer is easy to service and maintain. (Image source: Caterpillar)
Equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has launched Cat E-Series hammers for the MENA markets
633 new hotels under contract in Africa and the Middle East
![The data published in the report does not include ?unconfirmed? projects. (Image source: Shimona Carvalho/ Flickr)](/images/633_new_hotels.jpg)
The data published in the report does not include ?unconfirmed? projects. (Image source: Shimona Carvalho/ Flickr)
Provider of hotel industry performance forecasts, STR Global, has announced that there are 633 hotels under contract in the Middle East/Africa region in a new report published by the firm