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A training programme has been launched in the northeast of England in a bid to tackle predicted skills shortages in civil engineering.
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has set up a taskforce to probe the behaviour of construction recruiters following months of complaints from members.
Free zone authority says that enforcement of H&S regulations introduced last year has increased standards on site.
Construction consultant, Hill International, has announced that John R Brells has been promoted to senior vice-president in charge of the Middle East and North Africa for the company's construction claims group.
The Board of Directors of Emaar, The Economic City, has appointed Dr Abdulraouf M. Mannaa as the firm's managing director from the beginning of April.
Kuwait's National Ranges Company, or Mayadeen, has elected Khaled Jassem Al Wazzan as its new chairman and Maha Khaled Al Ghunaim as its vice chairman, following a board meeting last week.
Conservationists are threatening legal action which could delay the construction of a stadium in time for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, according to a report in the Sunday Independent.
The UK construction sector is facing a skills shortage, according to a report in the Financial Times.
When Construction Week asked contractors to get in touch if they could show off high standards of labour accommodation, Al Futtaim Carillion jumped at the chance. Monika Grzesik reports on the firm's efforts to keep its workforce happy.
Labourers from Bahrain's Jawad Eisa Contracting down tools after co-workers claimed to have been assaulted.
UAE-based Lamprell, which provides specialist engineering services to the international oil and gas industry, has announced the appointment of Scott Doak as chief financial officer.
Chinese labourers working for BUCC call for ‘recruitment' expenses to be returned but Ministry of Labour stands firm
Five directors are poached from other firms as consultancy looks to specialise
More than 770 civilians working for US contractors have died in Iraq since the US-led invasion began in March 2003
Stephen Exelby has been promoted to vice president of Hill International's Construction Claims Group, which is based in Dubai