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ABB secures $250m worth of orders from Saudi

New substations will be constructed and existing ones bolstered  

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Construction revival leads to robust 6.5% annual growth until 2015  
 

Flight concerns stop 550m Doha tower development

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UAE construction costs set to fall in 2012

UAE project contraction sees drop in demand for construction materials  

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ABB secures $250m worth of orders from Saudi

ABB secures $250m worth of orders from Saudi

New substations will be constructed and existing ones bolstered
 
 

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Face to face: Bill Jolly, KEO International

Face to face: Bill Jolly, KEO International

The Industry needs to become far more energy- and water-efficient
 
 

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Master planner

Master planner

Hilson Moran commercial director Tony Morris speaks to CW       1 Comments
 
 

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Value of life

Value of life

Recent scaffold collapses raise the spectre of poor health compliance
 
 

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Pictures: Through the lens of construction workers

Pictures: Through the lens of construction workers

Sharjah labourers offer insight into life as a worker in emirate
 
 

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Video: Volvo truck rollover test

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Top 5: World's wackiest architecture designs

Top 5: World's wackiest architecture designs

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Your thoughts on the summer midday work ban

Your thoughts on the summer midday work ban

Does the summer ban work, or does it just make the work day longer?       4 Comments
 
 

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GCC needs more to match Europe in water saving

GCC needs more to match Europe in water saving

Although awareness increasing, usage levels still far ahead of Europe       1 Comments
 
 

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2011 Construction Week Power 100

2011 Construction Week Power 100

CW's list of the most influential people working in GCC construction       3 Comments
 
 

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